Meat Plow wrote:
On Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:21:22 -0700, D Yuniskis
wrote:

Meat Plow wrote:
http://www.ncomputing.com/Solutions/Howitworks.aspx
Thanks, but I'd already been there. :

E.g., it seems likely that you would want to be able
to specify the default *mode* (smart vs dumb) in which the
device powers up (of course, they may have simply failed to
see the use for this feature). Some of the prompts
suggest there *may* be hidden menus/modes, etc.
If you have one to look at or mess with I would assume it has DVI and
15 pin SUB-D interfaces. And their network appliances (terminals) have
a 15 pin SUB-D with RGB out along with PS2 for mouse/keyboard and an
ethernet connector. So it should work on either since VGA is RGB with
H&V sync.

What is it you mean by smart or dumb mode?
It's a combination TS client/LCD monitor.

So it has an ethernet, a keyboard and mouse connection built into the
monitor?

Yes.

Sorry if I seem dense but what all can you plug into the monitor
besides video?

Connectors a
- keyboard (ps2)
- mouse (ps2)
- ethernet
- power (DC)
- "speaker" (I assume this is an output)
- DVI
- "vga"

Front panel controls a
- power
- source (analog - digital - TS client)
- menu
- select
- (i.e., arrow left)
- (i.e., arrow right)

As an LCD monitor, it can be analog or digital (DVI and high density
sub-D "VGA" connectors).

As a TS client, it is smart enough to contact the TS server, etc.
(plus other clients built in for things like firmware upgrade).

E.g., if you turn it on, it *wants* to be "smart".
If you don't want to use it in this manner, you have
to tell it to switch to the analog (or digital) inputs
(i.e., "be dumb").

I would assume there should be a way to tell it the
default mode (TS vs. LCD) in which it should power up.
So, if you did NOT want to use it as a TS client, you
could "just" use it as a nice little (17") LCD monitor.
Folks who have played with them (*as* "dumb" LCD monitors)
are always confused when it powers up with a "pretty" GUI
screen -- and doesn't seem to respond to their keyboard!
(because their keyboard is connected to their PC and
their PC's output is -- currently -- not being shown
on the display!).

We've not had any luck trying to get them to behave as
TS clients so we can't decide if they are worth deploying
in that mode :-/

The server PC would have to run their software.

No, I think the server is just intended to run MS's
RDP (I may be mistaken, but the on screen displays seem
to imply that). Without technical info, its hard to say
authoritatively! :