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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:57:32 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] How to set up network?
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On Mon Jun 29 05:44:58 EDT 2009, kotzkroete@gmail.com wrote:
> Alright,
> I have now set up a cpu/auth/file server and can login with drawterm.
> But I have not yet understood the concept of terminals in plan9 and
> can't find any useful information on it.
> Can somebody please explain to me what a terminal server in a plan9
> network really is and does, I didn't find anything helpful, plan9
> documention is really sparse.

i think you mean a terminal.  a terminal is a personal machine,
typically running rio(1).  the hostowner is you.  you can emulate
one with drawterm.  they are mentioned in the first three
paragraphs of /sys/doc/net/net.ps.

- erik