[KLUG Members] windows software to talk to linux

[Adam Williams]

>Ok here is a good one maybe... well actually several.
>First ... anyone have a good suggestion for a Windows
>software package (free type) that will do ssh and
>sftp?

putty.  Works great.  Almost makes me feel like I'm using a real OS.

>Second ...I am wanting to setup some terminal server
>(I know - it is a windows term) type stuff with Linux.
> I am looking for two things.
>Number one is that I need to find a free Xserver
>software package for Windows so that we can run Linux
>applications and/or desktop on Windows.

Good luck.  I'd recommend using vnc.

>Number two is that I want to find a thin client type
>of Xwindows terminal that will interface with Linux
>well.  Something relatively cheap I am thinking.  This

You can't beat a cheap PC without a hard disk.  You simply can't.

>is partly to show off some stuff at school and partly
>because I would really like to setup a couple of
>terminals around the house connected to my Linux box! 

http://www.ltsp.org

>I know that when the thin client concept was big a few
>years ago people like Wyse made stuff but I cannot
>seem to find anything now that seems to be the ticket.

ThinNIC I think is one of the last ones.  And guess what... there thin 
clients are little LX chassis PC's minus a hard disk.  Typically they book 
off an internal CD-ROM, running... you guessed it - Linux.

>I know that if anyone knows the answer to these then
>it will be someone on this list!

I have 5 LTSP clients in my house.  Works great.