ncomputing and Ubuntu 9.10

[Karl F. Larsen]

Christopher Chan wrote:
> Andrew Kane wrote:
>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Arun Shrimali <arun.reso at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> I found that n-computing is a leading provider of Virtual PC
>>> solutions. They claim to have 5% of all student seat computing in US,
>>> K-12 public school.
>>>
>>> Can anybody help me out "how to" setup  ncomputing (I have L230 and
>>> L130 models) with Ubuntu 9.10
>>> I also like users to share their experience about it.
>> I did a brief search and found some Ubuntu Forum threads relating to
>> n-computing:
>> http://www.google.com/cse?cx=012285703143635244993%3Ai9yr8qlpb18&q=n-computing&sa=Search&siteurl=crunchbang.org%2Fubuntu-search-engine%2F
>>
>> I'm unclear as to why this is necessary or desirable. Ubuntu is
>> already a multi-user system out of the box. The X Window system was
>> designed from the ground up to work over a network. Surely this has
>> been done before in a way that doesn't require a proprietary black
>> box?
>>
> 
> Please let know who else has a form factor like that of the Ncomputing 
> Targas.
> 
> Too bad Ncomputing has to use a proprietary protocol of its own and are 
> not able to create software up to the task. Otherwise, they would be 
> keepers. Right now, I am glad to be rid of them. No more complaints 
> about crashes, yada, yada.
> 

	After installing WindowsXP and Ubuntu 9.04 on a Shuttle Bare 
Bones with a fast AMD cpu and a 640GB hdd and 2 gb RAM I 
discovered why I like Ubuntu.

	The brand new windows could not reach the wired Internet. 
Ubuntu found it right away and had the driver needed.

	Had to get a DVD reader so that I could install all the 
drivers windows needed. Not sure how many were installed.

	Then installed the D-Link WiFi hardware. Ubuntu came up and 
Network Manager displayed two WiFi signals and I selected mine 
and it asked for the password which I gave it, and forgot the 
darn Keyring! I just didn't do a thing to it. It complained 
the password would be unsafe but I could care less! But now 
WiFi works fine.

	Had to use the D-Link cd-rom to load the windows driver so 
that WiFi works on Windows. You need to save the cd-rom 
because the driver sometimes goes away.

	Summary, windows is harder to load than Ubuntu 9.04 on a 
computer.


73 Karl


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