Andrew while there are many good places I use Resell Electronics 850 W Lincoln St, Phoenix, AZ 85007 6-4 M-F ignore the online store and just stop buy and think bulk prices more you buy the cheaper I typically buy the parts computers hp or dell I5 10-50$ then buy ram and hdd (behind counter) extra nick under 1-5$ and the installfest and a home server is done a laptop could be used but would need a second usb nick and running a laptop 24/7 ...as a router it would be smaller On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 12:11 PM, Andrew McRobb wrote: > @Todd, speaking of old PC's where do you go? Craigslist or word of mouth > in the group? -- Need to get another PC and parts for my upcoming farm next > month. > > Also, are you guys looking for volunteers for anything in the group, > besides Installfest? Have a pretty heavy background in web development. > > Thanks, > > Andrew > > On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 11:38 AM, Todd Cole wrote: > >> regarding router mods see >> https://dd-wrt.com >> https://openwrt.org/ >> https://advancedtomato.com >> Or I prefer to start with a old pc with two network cards and a switch >> one can or could also use a VM or LXC container or .. >> https://www.ipfire.org/ >> https://www.pfsense.org/ >> www.zentyal.org/ >> >> we have these ISO's on hand at installfests but there are a lot more >> options both hardware and software some simple some well,-- lots of options >> >> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Andrew McRobb >> wrote: >> >>> Process of going to a sr. living and upgrading the machines to add more >>> context to my last message since it’s a little out of sync. >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:16 AM Andrew McRobb >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Funny enough I was just thinking doing this for the holidays. What’s >>>> the process of doing this? >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:11 AM Stephen Partington < >>>> cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ususally a mix of both. I know I attended one at a Sr living center >>>>> that had a bunch of people from the area interested in swapping their >>>>> degrading XP install for something that does the job with less fuss. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 10:09 AM, wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Interesting... is this 10 - 25 new Linux users or people that gather >>>>>> together to learn Linux? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2017-12-13 21:04, Todd Cole wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Andrew >>>>>> We usually have most equipment and media on a server with PDF Books >>>>>> ISO we can install all major distro's. Most use debian based attendance is >>>>>> usually between 10 25 but Dec is usually >>>>>> on the quiet side and more project based the installs. we work on >>>>>> servers raspberry pi projects router mods--any linux project is fair game >>>>>> and expect 50% new users and 50% experts so between everyone >>>>>> we can handle a;most any project Todd >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 1:02 PM, Andrew McRobb < >>>>>> andrewmcrobb@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm completely new to meetups, and thought this would be the best >>>>>>> way to say hello in this sort of community. I'm interested in going to the >>>>>>> upcoming Installfest (not 100% sure if I can go or not), and had some >>>>>>> questions on what usually goes down. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> - What distro does everyone usually work with? (I'm mostly >>>>>>> comfortable with Debian distros and trying to get into FreeBSD) >>>>>>> - What's the outcome usually like? How many people usually show >>>>>>> up wanting to install Linux? How many come from Windows background? >>>>>>> - Should I bring anything to a Installfest to help out any? I >>>>>>> have a healthy amount of cables, DVDs (Debian 9 32bit, Linux Mint 18.3 >>>>>>> 32bit, FreeBSD 32bit), and some USB thumbs, and some networking gear. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks, hope to meet any of you there! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Andrew >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Todd Cole >>>>>> Ubuntu Arizona Team >>>>>> 4605 S PRIEST DR LOT 3 >>>>>> TEMPE AZ 85282-6507 >>>>>> toddc@azloco.com >>>>>> 602-677-9402 <(602)%20677-9402> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>>>> >>>>> Stephen >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Todd Cole >> Ubuntu Arizona Team >> 4605 S PRIEST DR LOT 3 >> TEMPE AZ 85282-6507 >> toddc@azloco.com >> 602-677-9402 <(602)%20677-9402> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Todd Cole Ubuntu Arizona Team 4605 S PRIEST DR LOT 3 TEMPE AZ 85282-6507 toddc@azloco.com 602-677-9402