[TriLUG] Hacking Society

[Jason Tower]

absolutely they can use it.  are you ever in the downtown area, if so you 
could just drop it off, and i'll ask the missus to make out a receipt for you 
in advance.  thanks ryan!

BTW - the nic works great :-)

On Tuesday 17 December 2002 08:20, Ryan Leathers wrote:
> I just checked the tfsnc.org web site - looks like a worthy cause.  If
> you can use it I will donate a decent 10/100 switch I have lying around.
>
> Ryan
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Tower [mailto:jason at cerient.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 11:30 PM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Hacking Society
>
> 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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