RE: Upcoming PXES 1.0 WISHLIST

I'm looking for the ability to give a PXES CD to a staff member and let
them go home to their personal computer and boot off the CD.  So now
they have a work computer without us having to purchase and support a
computer for each of our manages.  So the items I would need in place to
do this are (My Wish List).

*	Support for a software VPN connection.  Some of my staff already
have a broadband Internet connection.  Having VPN support on the CD
would really be helpful.
*	For those staff that don't have broadband I would like to see a
dial-up client on the CD.
*	I would like to see a way to put the PXES config on a USB flash
drive.  That way I could create only one PXES disk and put each staffs
config on the USB flash.  So each staff could get to their own desktop
PC to remote control.  The USB flash could also be used to keep a
digital certificate for them so they don't have so may passwords to
remember.
*	I am asking for this one without knowing if it already exists,
(sorry).  Support for wireless cards that don't advertise their SID and
use WEP.  If this could also be saved on the USB flash that would be
very nice.  

My end goal would be for the staff to boot off the PXES disk.  

*	The disk would look for an Ethernet or wireless card.  (giving
priority to wire)

*	If the Ethernet card had an IP address it would then try to
access our VPN server.  

*	If it can then it will start a VPN session.  

*	If it can't reach the VPN server it will assume that they are at
a hotel that wants you to authenticate to them first.

*	It will then start a web browser to allow them to enter that
days code.
*	When the browser is closed it will then try to reach the VPN
server.

*	If after trying each Ethernet card it still is unable to
connect, then it will look for a modem. 

*	If it finds a modem, it will try to connect to our dial-in
server.

I know this is a little far fetched for now, but that is my pie in the
sky.
 
Thank you so much for creating and working on this project.  I just
found it a month ago.  
 

Jeff Cook
Network Administrator
Whatcom Educational Credit Union


 
 -----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Diego
Torres Milano
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 1:18 PM
To: PXES devel; PXES devel ES
Subject: [pxes-devel] Upcoming PXES 1.0 WISHLIST



PXES Universal Linux Thin Client Project: Wishlist


Now you can be a PXES designer too

Approaching 200,000 downloads (this just at SourceForge) and constantly
increasing its installed base, PXES user needs are getting difficult to
satisfy.

I have been receiving disparate request for new features and inclusions.
The problem is this demand is hard to satisfy so we are making a
Christmas Wishlist.

Take your pick. Choose whatever you think should be included. A poll
will be conducted with the most relevant points from the processing of
this wishlist components.




How do I rank my wish ?


Democracy

The most voted features will be included in PXES 1.0.




Donation

Become the sponsor of your feature. By making donations through
<http://sourceforge.net/project/project_donations.php?group_id=45684>
SourceForge or  <http://www.paypal.com/> Paypal (use the Paypal button
in PXES home page) your feature increases the possibility of being
included.




Testimonial

Give us a testimony of how PXES is helping your organization to save
thousands. This will count as a donation.




When does this expire ?

Whislist is open until new year's eve 2004.




-- 
Diego Torres Milano < <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]>
PXES Universal Linux Thin Client