[RHCE] Re: First meeting
Jason Tower
rhce@trilug.org
Fri, 24 Jan 2003 10:00:35 -0500
there needs to be an etherboot image for the broadcom nic. if you can ge=
t one=20
from rom-o-matic.net then all is well, if not then we're SOL. it's not=20
really a bootable floppy with a kernel and modules, it's a very small,=20
specific piece of code that enables the nic to grab an IP address an down=
load=20
a kernel image via TFTP. the entire disk image is usually under 40k. se=
e=20
the ltsp docs for more info if you're interested.
jason
On Friday 24 January 2003 09:46, Dave Schwartzburg wrote:
> The Broadcom NICs should be supported. We have servers with them
> built-in at work, and they work fine with both Red Hat 7.3 and Red Hat
> Advanced Server 2.1 using the bcm5700.o module (we don't test 8.0 yet).
>
> I have helped another team at work create a new install/boot disk with
> the Broadcom module built into it by adding the module to the initrd
> image. They were then able to do a virtual floppy based kickstart
> install. I am not familiar with how LTSP works, am I wrong in assuming
> you would need a single floppy with support for the network card built-=
in?
>
> You should also check out the TG3 module, I think that supports some
> Broadcom cards as well.
>
> Let me know if I can be of any help,
> Dave
>
> Jason Tower wrote:
> >the workstations may actually be too new to work (i don't know if ther=
e is
> >etherboot support for the broadcom nic, and the 9700 video card may no=
t 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 1=
200)
> > 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 H=
DD
> > for the duration 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 ser=
ver
> >>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 sa=
me
> >>video
> >>cards and nics, but most popular cards are supported (not all, howeve=
r).
> >>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 raleig=
h
> >>>>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 local
> >>>>>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.
> >>
> >>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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