Hi Mark, at present we don't have any hardware but my advise to date has been
for the classroom servers -
Athlon 64X2 4400 2.3Ghz 2GB RAM 80Gb HDD
I was then hoping to use recycled Celeron 1.7Ghz 256/20gb as clients (as I can
source these for £30 each)
I aim to purchase these at the end of this week to set up the pilot classroom,
any other alternative suggestions would be welcomed!
As you have suggested this project as a topic for a PLUG meeting maybe we could
host one at the school so that members could get a clearer idea of what we are
trying to do. I could do some prep on machines as suggested by members and then
repay some of the generosity with tea, coffee and doughnuts! I don't mind the
idea of 'too many cooks' as at present I don't even feel that I can make beans
on toast when it comes to the complexities of Linux!!
Andy
----- Original Message ----
From: Phil Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Peterborough LUG - No commercial posts <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, 14 April, 2008 1:27:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Peterboro] Linux support for classroom project
Mark Rogers wrote:
> I'm sure we'll all stick our necks out to help you with this. What
> hardware do you have for experimentation?
>
> We ought to be able to set up a small test network using a handful of
> PCs and use that as a topic for a PLUG meeting. I'm slightly nervous
> about suggesting it as it may turn into a "too many cooks" project with
> the obvious consequences but as long as you expect that rather than a
> coherent training session it should be useful.
would breaking it down into pieces help - thin clients, the classroom
server supporting them, the central server providing common file storage
and user authentication, a web cache / content filtering (if required) /
firewall appliance etc ?
would be good for Plug and Linux to be seen helping a local school.
Phil
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