[RHCE] Re: First meeting
Jason Tower
rhce@trilug.org
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 14:29:01 -0500
in that case we can use my server, but we'll have to cross our fingers an=
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hope the workstations will work under ltsp. rock, if you want you can=20
download a few floppy images from www.rom-o-matic.net and see if any of t=
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recognize the broadcom chip. you'll have to guess which driver to use si=
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the broadcom chip isn't explicitly listed.
jason
On Thursday 23 January 2003 14:02, Rock Roskam wrote:
> I have harddisks and nics for your system. I was going to configure th=
e
> amd k6 box as a firewall/smb server.
>
> Rock Roskam
> Manager
> Eclectic LAN
> 9113 Leesville Road Suite 105
> Raleigh, NC 27613
> (919) 845-7407
> rock@eclecticlan.com
> www.eclecticlan.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhce-admin@trilug.org [mailto:rhce-admin@trilug.org] On Behalf Of
> Jason Tower
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 1:22 PM
> To: rhce@trilug.org
> Subject: Re: [RHCE] Re: First meeting
>
> the workstations may actually be too new to work (i don't know if there
> is
> etherboot support for the broadcom nic, and the 9700 video card may not
> be
> supported in the LTSP X package because it is quite new).
>
> the server is a little weak on cpu and memory to be an effective ltsp
> server.
> i have a couple of dell 500sc servers lying around (celeron 1200) if i
> can
> scrape up enough memory the group can use that for a little while. i
> don't
> have a disk for it though, can anyone donate an IDE HDD for the duratio=
n
> of
> the class (6gb or larger should be fine)? or we can use one of the
> workstations as a server if we stick in an additional nic.
>
> jason
>
> On Thursday 23 January 2003 11:45, Rock Roskam wrote:
> > I have:
> > 10 Workstation
> > p4 2.5 gig
> > ati 9700 pro
> > 120 gig 7200 rpm ata 100 HD
> > broadcom 10/100/1000 nic on motherboard
> > motherboard is ASUS p4pe
> > soundmax sound card
> > Promise IDE Raid
> > IEEE 1394
> > Main drive on removable bays
> > Cdrw
> > Dvd
> >
> >
> > Some extra hard drives and enclosures. I can set one box up as a
>
> server
>
> > with a dedicated hard drive no windows.
> >
> >
> > My server is
> > 1 amd k62 500
> > 256 mb ram
> > 20 gig hd
> > 2 tulip nics
> > 16 mb 3dfx
> > cdrw
> >
> > T1
> > 16 port hub 10/100
> > 8 port hub 10/100
> >
> >
> > Rock Roskam
> > Manager
> > Eclectic LAN
> > 9113 Leesville Road Suite 105
> > Raleigh, NC 27613
> > (919) 845-7407
> > rock@eclecticlan.com
> > www.eclecticlan.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhce-admin@trilug.org [mailto:rhce-admin@trilug.org] On Behalf
>
> Of
>
> > Jason Tower
> > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:31 AM
> > To: rhce@trilug.org
> > Subject: Re: [RHCE] Re: First meeting
> >
> > the server needs to have a moderately fast cpu and, for ten
> > workstations, i'd
> > say 512mb ram minimum. and two nics, one for the main lan and one fo=
r
> > the
> > thin clients. for the workstations, it helps if they all have the
>
> same
>
> > video
> > cards and nics, but most popular cards are supported (not all,
>
> however).
>
> > and
> > we'll need a seperate hub/switch for the workstations since they run
>
> on
>
> > a
> > seperate subnet isolated from the mail lan. i may have a spare cisco
> > 24-port
> > switch that i can spare for a little while. and i can possibly loan
>
> out
>
> > one
> >
> > of my servers if necessary. poor excuse for an ascii diagram:
> > |-------------------------------|
> > |=09=09=09eth0 |----->LAN, dhcp client (10.0.0.x)
> > | LTSP server=09=09|
> > |=09=09=09eth1=09|-----> thin client hub, dhcp server,
> >
> > (192.168.0.254)
> >
> > |-------------------------------|
> >
> > rock, can you post the specs for the server and workstations?
> >
> > jason
> >
> > On Thursday 23 January 2003 00:31, Scott Stancil wrote:
> > > Excellent! I have really wanted an excuse to set LTSP, but just
> >
> > didn't
> >
> > > see a need until you mentioned it. Do you think you could make the
> >
> > first
> >
> > > meeting? I will try to read up on LTSP again before the meeting so
> >
> > that I
> >
> > > may be useful; although, we will probably need to see what he has.
> >
> > Would
> >
> > > we need an inventory of the hardware--specifics to make sure it is
> > > supported?
> > >
> > > Scott
> > >
> > > > i'll probably attend a few meetings if possible (the ones in
>
> raleigh
>
> > > > anyway). and sure, i'll help set up the ltsp server. actually,
> > > > setting it up is a good exercise, it involves nfs, dhcp, tftp,
> >
> > remote X
> >
> > > > sessions, rpms, networking, and lots of little config files.
>
> it's
>
> > not
> >
> > > > directly part of the rhce exam, but learning all of the little
> >
> > tools
> >
> > > > and applying them in various combinations is what *nix is all
> >
> > about.
> >
> > > > jason
> > > >
> > > > On Wednesday 22 January 2003 22:36, Scott Stancil wrote:
> > > >> I assume this is not part of the RHCE. So does this mean you
>
> will
>
> > > >> volunteer to setup or at least drive the setup of LTSP at his
>
> shop?
>
> > > >> Scott
> > > >>
> > > >> > two words: thin client. set up ONE server, install LTSP, and
> >
> > boot
> >
> > > >> the workstations from an etherboot floppy. never touch the loca=
l
> > > >> hard disks.
> > > >>
> > > >> > jason
> > > >> >
> > > >> > On Wednesday 22 January 2003 19:59, Scott Stancil wrote:
> > > >> >> The hump day tends to be a bad day, Rock, at least for myself=
=2E
> >
> > Of
> >
> > > >> course, you won't satisfy everyone on the day. I have to say
>
> that
>
> > > >> if you are going to have ten plus RHCE-wannabe's installing on
> > > >> machines that you use in production is most likely a bad idea.
> > > >> Even if everyone is careful, your odds of escaping unscathed
>
> seems
>
> > > >> low.
> > > >>
> > > >> >>--
> > > >>
> > > >> Scott Stancil
> > > >> sstancil@geekrooms.com
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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