On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:03:50 +1000 Harry Sukumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am not sure where to start with this project Could you possibly be a bit more vague with regard to your requirements? What tasks, exactly, do you wish to accomplish? Since you mention Apache and Squirrelmail, I assume you want to set up a web server and email server. For what purpose? Internal use only? Public access? Do you really need a webserver to accomplish your purpose, or is Apache just a handy buzzword that you've heard about in the past? If, for example, the school has only dial-up Internet access, or if they pay by the megabyte for data transfer, then you might want to restrict external traffic in some way and setting up a public webserver isn't the way. Is the webserver for student projects? Of what nature? Teacher use? Online test administration? Student records? Posting report cards or attendance records? Something else completely? What else do you want to do? What are the specifications of the 25 computers that you have to do this job with? If they are low-powered machines, you may want to look at ltsp -- there is even a special "for schools" version of ltsp called k12-ltsp that may meet your needs right out-of-the-box. Are all of these computers intended to go into one or two rooms, i.e. a "computer lab"? Or is it one or two per classroom? What are the teachers going to do with the computers once they are in place? Is someone available to show them how to use them? (Don't just tell the teachers "here's a computer, have a nice day".) Please try to provide more specific information about your exact requirements, what you wish to accomplish, what tasks are going to be automated, and what hardware and connectivity you have available. Have you thought about the actual hardware outside of the computers themselves? Do you have routers and ethernet switches available? Can you get them if you require them? What about wiring between classrooms or desks? Can you run your own ethernet cable? Do you know where to get some connectors and a roll or two or three of cat 5? Got a crimper? Know where to buy or borrow one? That should give you some things to consider and look into -- it's the product of two minutes of thought on my part and I'm sure you can come up with a lot more than this if you give it some consideration of your own. Simply stated, don't start a journey until you know what your destination is. -- MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos