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**bryce4president** · May 7, 2008, 08:20 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

How much are these puppies? It looks really awesome. If I was a CIO or in charge of hardware tech I would be pushing these for most users. Currently we use Lotus Notes for email, so that would be a drawback, we could forward them on to Thunderbird but then you lose all the "features" that the Lotus suite has to offer...

If I were setting up the tech standards for a company using green screens this would def. be the way to go though. Very nice.

Thanks for the heads up.

**bryce4president** · May 7, 2008, 08:23 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

One thought on the Wyse terminal issue. It may be a problem with your wireless routers. I know that some wireless routers do not perform as well as they should under heavy loads. Now, I only have a regular old D-Link at home, but my router will basically drop the internet connection to my comps at home once a day, and i don't know why. I would check your timeout settings on the router. Also check to see how many devices are connected to it and see how close it is at or near capacity and how often.

What kind of wireless routers are you guys using?

**jamief** · May 7, 2008, 10:07 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

cost is under $400 closer to $300

we are using 3com that transmits in a beam from main plant to a location about 300 yards away. This is heavy duty wireless "stuff" ...

Its a long story..but Im need to use the internal 5250 emulation so that I can define a static IP...... Im using this to route Barcode labels.
The Wyse terminals , when using client access off the thin client server stays up FOREVER....but then I get the IP of the server on all the devices (this no worky worky) .... It is the internal wyse 5250 that fails...

It even fails during testing here at my desk using a linksys access point.
I even went as far as buying a usb wireless card (again from wyse) to go
direct wireless rather than thru a hub....It too fails...

Its something to do with the keep alive function of their terminal emulation software.....
they cant seem to pin it down so Im trying BOSanova.

Ill let you know what I find.

jamie

**bryce4president** · May 7, 2008, 10:12 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

I was talking to another guy here about this and these seem like they would work GREAT out in the shop. Are they durable enough to withstand harsh shop conditions? They don't have any fan cooling on them so I wonder if they will over heat if they are in a shop that is 100 degrees...

**jamief** · May 7, 2008, 10:34 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

we use them in the shop which we drive semi's thru all year...
(rain, snow, sleet and hail)

we use lasers and plasma cutters to cut shapes outta plate steel... (HOT..HOT)
this causes it to snow steel particles.......the thin clients rarely have issues.........

jamie

Check this out

http://www.bosanova.net/thinclient/rbt366.html

**jamief** · May 12, 2008, 03:23 PM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

Just ordered 10 of these....... Great Thin clients like them so much better than the Wyse....... Sorry Bryce Im returning the LINUX model and going with CE...
We already have around 120 of these in production & i didnt want to mix them.

Got a great price IMHO of 325.00 per unit. (3 year full warranty)
The last Wyse we purchased were $270 but we cant get them to
work with our wireless......so the difference is acceptable.

jamie

From BOSaNOVA's sales document

The RBT Series delivers on the promise of increased performance
and low cost in a compact package. Assembled
in the USA, the RBT Series weighs less than 1lb allowing
you flexible mounting options and lower shipping costs.
The robust and fan-less construction allows for quiet and
reliable operation.
The RBT Series are 200% faster, 30% smaller, consume
less than half the power and run 30 degrees cooler than
the other "Mini" or Turtle shell type thin clients!
The RBT-366 is optimized to work as a 'Green Screen'
Terminal replacement with the features and flexibility of a
thin client. The setup requires no more than three entries
and the 5250 sessions are ready and working, no mouse
required.

**bryce4president** · May 13, 2008, 06:47 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

Can you hook a mouse up to these? A local printer?

Did you try the linux version? We don't have any thin clients at this time so I will make a suggestion to management that they get the Linux version. We would have to set up Thunderbird on them to get their mail from our Lotus Notes server but that shouldn't be a problem.

Have you seen any advantages of the CE version over the Linux version other than it fits your standard?

**jamief** · May 13, 2008, 07:26 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

yes mouse, local printer.

I only tried the LINUX version.......It comes with thunderbird installed...

The only reason I went with CE is cause the person here responsible for
all the other thin clients is a linear thinker and I didnt want to put a FORK
in the road..... I would have no issue using LINUX other than that.

I think I mentioned earlier you can get a 30 free trial by just calling them
and giving them an address. It got here in Two Days from RickVille (AZ)

jamie

**jamief** · May 21, 2008, 01:43 PM

Re: BOSanova thin client (CE)

Just went live with four BosaNova CE thin clients.... I set all four up with only iseries access.
I can lockdown the connections so that they cannot be changed as well as password
protect the configuration from inquisitive minds. I can also setup email and internet access
without burning a thin client server license.
(what else is needed from the windows side?

)

There is a free version of their tool named "BOSmanager"
from my desktop I can logon via VNC to any of the BosaNova
terminals on the network and change options...create sessions..even change IP's.
**Note ==> The changing of the IP will cause your VNC session to lock up

push down configurations to keep all devices the same....

If anyone has any questions please let me know.

jamie

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**bryce4president** · May 21, 2008, 01:51 PM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

Very Cool. I really should talk to my boss about these and then to his boss (CIO). It would make me look like one smart cookie and make our hardware people look like... slackers?

You say they go for $325 a piece? Do they do bulk deals?

**jamief** · May 21, 2008, 02:18 PM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

sure I think they said discount @50.... now remember you need a display and a keyboard...........

The last WYSE we purchased were $270.... but I like BosaNova so much better!

**bryce4president** · May 21, 2008, 02:26 PM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

well we already have displays and keyboards at the workstations. These would basically just replace the full tower that is there now. I would have to take a walk around the shop and find out how many it would be feasible to replace. But I'm pretty sure that company wide we could replace 50 machines with these thin clients. And if I CAN find 50 and get a discount that would take the price under $300 this could really be something.

**jamief** · June 6, 2008, 07:20 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

Since we were already talking thin clients....

We have a bit over 100 Wyse terminals laying about...and I liked the free
bosanova managment tool....I thought Id give a search for a like tool from
Wyse. well I found it here http://www.wyse.com/bundle/enterprise.asp

but the catch is there is no FREE version...

BTW using the Bosanova managment tool rocks...I can sit at my desk now
log onto the remote thin clients fix em and continue to work on expanding
my weight

(honestly in the short time Ive used it, it has saved me hours.)

jamie

**bryce4president** · June 9, 2008, 06:18 AM

Re: BOSanova thin client (LINUX)

Thanks for the continual feedback Jamie. This will help my case for these when I bring it up.

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