[TriLUG] Hacking Society

[Jason Tower]

it just so happens that my wife works for a not-for-profit agency in downtown 
raleigh (tfsnc.org).  they currently have a 50-person office with mostly 
pentium 133s, win95, and no server, all sharing a 56k internet connection.  
pitiful isn't the word to describe their IT situation.  i am volunteering my 
time to get their computers and network in better shape.  i'm setting them up 
with RR on wed and routing it thru a linux firewall/nat/dhcp server. as soon 
as i get some halfway decent hardware i'll be setting up a samba server, and 
eventually moving their email inside to a dedicated server running postfix 
and imap, with a webmail package based on apache and mysql.  eventually i 
hope to connect their other two smaller offices with a VPN, again running 
thru linux boxes.  my ultimate long term goal is to get them all set up with 
linux thin clients running off an LTSP server(s) or something to that effect, 
but that's a way down the road.

the biggest problem is that they have absolutely no funds to purchase the 
necessary hardware for this rather involved project.  their entire network is 
currently running theu three or four daisy chained decrepit 10BT hubs.  they 
desperately need ethernet hardware, cat5 cabling (bulk and patch cables), 
UPSs, a 4 port KVM switch, two or three small/medium servers, backup tapes, 
memory, hard drives, NICs, print servers, printers, monitors, etc.  if anyone 
is willing to donate to a good cause (or can get their company to donate some 
stuff) the ageny would hugely appreciate it.  they are a 501(C) organization 
and can provide tax-deductible receipts for donated hardware.

in addition i may be able to use an extra pair of smart hands this wed when RR 
is supposed to be set up since i'll have to set up the router and make 
configuration changes on all 40+ PCs.

if anyone is interested in helping with hardware or hands, please let me know.  
thanks all-

jason

On Monday 16 December 2002 22:50, kevin at flanagannc.net wrote:
> Quoting Tanner Lovelace <lovelace at wayfarer.org>:
>
> I'm not sure if time would permit much in the way of participation on my
> part, but I have a suggestion for a project, not specific but.  I'd suggest
> some kind of networking work for a not for profit agency.  School
> computer/network setup, something like that.
>
>
>
>
> Kevin
>
> > On Mon, 2002-12-16 at 19:57, Ed Hill wrote:
> > > and the Hacking Society
> > >
> > >   http://www.hackingsociety.org/
> > >
> > > (which is more-or-less an outgrowth of the above LUGs) supports
> > > _weekly_ events where you can get help with Linux installs and
> > > configuration issues in addition to the normal "whatcha hackin' on?"
> > > fare.
> > >
> > > You folks back in NC should check out the HS web site and think about
> > > starting an RTP chapter!  ;-)  Its a great excuse to get together at a
> > > coffee house with 802.11b-delivered broadband and collaborate on Free
> > > and Open Source projects.  And drink a lot of coffee!
> >
> > Wow.  The Hacking Society is cool.  Anyone interested in starting a
> > chapter here? :-)  I have to run it by my wife, but I could potentially
> > offer my house for monthly meetings.  I've got good network connectivity
> > and wireless access. :-)
> >
> > As for a project to "hack" on, I'd like to setup a subversion server
> > that the LUG could use.  I'm sure there are also other things we could
> > find to do...  Suggestions?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Tanner
>
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