Hi, I have been thinking of a way to minimize the use of windows 
desktops in an environment where certian programs running on windows are 
mission  criticle. Here is the configuration I am thinking of.

1 windows 2K server, upon which the windows programs run. This will have 
terminal services activated. No activities requiring internet access 
will run on the win 2k server.

Several linux desktops. At least one of the linux desktops will be 
running Samba.

All data for all windows applications will live on the linux box running 
Samba.

The win 2k server will be frequently backed up to the Samba server, 
which itself will be backed up to some other media, possibly a Snap 
applience.

The linux desktops will use rdesktop to connect to the win 2k terminal 
server to run the windows only programs. General office work such as 
word processing, spreadsheeting, email , browsing will be run directly 
on the linux desktops.

All internet traffic will be routed through a  firewall running linux.

As a possible cost saving measure we could have 1 powerfull linux box 
running LTSP with the rest of the workstations old outmoded boxes, so 
that we don't have to buy any new computers.

Charlie
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