Recently I was evaluating the Thin Client solution from Sun, "Sun Ray", and one thing caught my attention. The Sun Ray clients run only a firmware, without OS. The firmware is responsible for getting the initial settings from a DHCP server, incluing the address of the Sun Ray Server. Once the client establishes a conversation with the Server it uses a X11 emulation over UDP, using a Sun protocol called ALP (Appliance Link Protocol). If there is a firmware upgrade the client downloads it from the server when powering up.
Sun Ray Security
Sun Ray Security
Sun Ray Security
Recently I was evaluating the Thin Client solution from Sun, "Sun Ray", and one thing caught my attention. The Sun Ray clients run only a firmware, without OS. The firmware is responsible for getting the initial settings from a DHCP server, incluing the address of the Sun Ray Server. Once the client establishes a conversation with the Server it uses a X11 emulation over UDP, using a Sun protocol called ALP (Appliance Link Protocol). If there is a firmware upgrade the client downloads it from the server when powering up.