Talk:Sun Ray

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[edit] X compatibility

Although it says in the article that 'Sun developed the separate secure bitmap-based network protocol "ALP" (Appliance Link Protocol) for the Sun Ray system', I wonder if these little machines can do plain old X-forwarding, without using the proprietary and possibly limiting Sun Ray Server software.

Sun Rays require Sun Ray Server Software. And SRs and SRSS talk to each other using ALP. --Toomuchham 21:12, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

BTW, do you also have to have a smartcard for these little machines to function, or can it also do without ?

As the article mentions, you can use SRs without smart cards. But using smart cards adds a level of authentication/security to your network. --Toomuchham 21:12, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Video performance

How well does the SunRay protocol/server software handle streaming of videos and flash content ? More specifically, would streaming a 640*480 movie at 24bpp be too much to ask ?

It's surprisingly good, especially with SRSS 3.1, which is much less of a bandwidth hog than its predecessors. Flup 10:41, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] deja vu  :-)

the link for

"Appliance Link Protocol"

in this article links back to...this article.

it would be nice to have some detail on ALP either in this article or a separate one. a comparison with VNC would be especially welcome.

thanx -ef —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.38.203.239 (talk) 13:44, 4 February 2007 (UTC).

Sadly, ALP is currently a proprietary/private protocol. Hence, any public detailed descriptions of ALP or comparisons to VNC is not (legally) possible. Toomuchham 23:54, 29 March 2007 (UTC)