Hans,
I am not familiar with "LTSP-like" but I can setup an LTSP box (static IP).
For 9 clients, a 800 MHz Pentium class box with 512 MEG ram (might squeak by
with less) and 60 Gig Hard Drive should server well. Anyone got one of
those who is willing do part with it. We can always add memory.
I am experienced with Etherboot NIC's. They can boot from a floppy (cheesy)
or from a ROM chip onboard the NIC.
If the school has a non-Linux DHCP server (and I think it probably does) we
will need to deal with the ROM chip to configure them to ignore the
not-Linux DHCP. With floppies (cheesy) this is a piece of cake. With ROM
chips, we will need someone with a ROM burner (that is on my wish list).
One thing, my experience shows that GNOME has (or at least had) a memory
leak with LTSP. I had to convert the LTSP system to KDE. No flames please.
Other question. Will a server scheme work. Is there an Ethernet in place?
Is there cabling in place? Can the boxen(s) be located close to each other
such that a hub will work?
Also. I bought a 16 port Hub (not switch) at a thrift shop (can't resist a
bargain) the other day that I could donate.
Anyone got an 800 MHx box around (or do they)???
Anyone got a 60 GIG Dirve to donate (or do they)?
In short, if we can come up with the box, I will volunteer to set up the
server. Will want help with the clients. Clients are the easy part.
George
-----Original Message-----
> Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:31:35 -0700 (MST)
> From: "der.hans" <PLUGd@LuftHans.com>
> Subject: Re: Peoria Schools can't afford to replace stolen computers
>
> Am 16. Oct, 2003 schw=E4tzte Lee Einer so:
>
> >
> http://netscape.digitalcity.com/phoenix/news/article.adp?artic
> le=3D139416=
> 0&_dci_e_t=3Dincoming&_dci_a_l=3Dmy.netscape.com/index2.psp?cp
> =3Dmyfresh
> >
> <http://netscape.digitalcity.com/phoenix/news/article.adp?arti
> cle=3D13941=
> 60&_dci_e_t=3Dincoming&_dci_a_l=3Dmy%2enetscape%2ecom%2findex2
> %2epsp%3fcp%3=
> dmyfresh>
> >
> >
> > It would be great if we could cobble together a few Linux boxes and
> > donate them...
>
> They lost 9 of 45 computers. That means they still have a
> few. AZOTO can
> donate a few boxen for LTSP clients ( thanks to UAT for that
> donation ).
>
> One or more of their remaining computers could be used to
> serve up the LTSP
> setup.
>
> Note, they may need a LTSP-like rather than LTSP, but the
> physical setup
> remains about the same.
>
> Do we have a couple of people with experience with this type
> of setup who
> will volunteer for this? Please respond on list or write me
> at AZOTO.org.
> LuftHans is my username there.
>
> Once we have a couple of volunteers lined up, and only then,
> we can contact
> them and start finding out what their needs are and how we can assist.
>
> Anybody got kids in that district? In that school? It'd be
> good to have
> someone local for the contact person. Living in/near Peoria
> would be good
> enough. Having kids in the school system would be better.
>
> If we volunteer to help, we have to be prepared to see it
> through and help
> them if they let us. If we're not going to follow through
> it's better to no=
> t
> volunteer in the first place.
>
> ciao,
>
> der.hans
> --=20
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> uninteresting. - der.hans
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