Thanks for the advice Ronny Next week we have a school holiday, so I will try it and let you know. I think I will reconfigure the printers (only half a dozen) and see what happens with the APs. If all else fails I will call in the network company to reconfigure the APs.
nigel > On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 15:07 +0900, nigel barker wrote: >> Sorry to bother you busy people (and thanks for the good work!), but is >> there a user list for skolelinux in english? >> >> If not, here's my question >> >> I have an established network on 192.168.0.0, which contains about 20 >> static IPs (servers, printers and wireless AP) >> >> I want to switch to skolelinux, becuase it looks like a much more >> complete >> solution than my current home made mandrake-ltsp, where clients and >> servers are all active on the 192.168.0.0 network (terminal servers >> serve >> clients according to MAC address). >> >> I would be happy to convert the whole network over, but the AP are >> configured in Japanese, and one of them is bridging two buildings, so I >> would rather leave them alone. >> >> Finally my question: >> Can I stick all my fixed IP devices (actually just AP and printers) >> behind >> a router (eg. IPcop), and have Skolelinux take over the rest of the >> network? Would users still be able to get the printers on 192.168.0.xx? >> And would wireless users be able to get to tjener from that side? I'm >> not >> clear how a terminal client on a private 192.168.0.xx from a ltsp server >> would access a printer on the 'main' 192.168.0.xx. I hope I'm making >> myself clear! >> >> Is this the best solution? >> >> sorry for taking up your time. > > Personaly i think the best solution is to migrate fully to a skolelinux > setup. http://developer.skolelinux.no/arkitektur/network-arch_en.png > It will save you grief in the long run and make upgrades easier. > > As long as you'r AccessPoints are Bridging devices the ip address on > them are only used for configuration of the device in any case. so you > can safely switch the whole network to skolelinux's default ip subnet > 10.0.2.0/23 just make sure you label the AP's with their ip address so > you can get access to them later for configuration. > > The printers should all be set to recive dhcp address and configured > with the printers mac addresses in the skolelinux main dhcp server. they > will then get the same address allways, from the range 10.0.2.30 - > 10.0.2.49. Windows hosts can print using a generic postscript driver > towards the skolelinux main server, or using the printers own driver > towards the printers ip address. > using the postscript driver have cut down on our windows maintainance a > lot since you only have to worry about that single driver. :) > > > IF you chose to retain you'r printers on 192.168.0.0/24. you'r ltsp > servers will be confused since they already have 192.168.0.0/24 network > on the thin-client subnet. if you want to go this path you can either > > Connect the printers static subnet to a 3rd leg on your firewall > 10.0.2.1. the default route should then be sufficient to obtain ip > connectivity. Provided you did set a default route in your printers ip > configuration. Many do not do this. > migrate each ltsp-server to use a different subnet from 192.168.0.0/24 > on the thin-client network. > > Or do 1 to 1 NAT from skolelinux printer range 10.0.2.30 - 10.0.2.49 to > your printer subnet to whatever ip's the printers have there. this can > also be done on a leg on the firewall. or a separate router. And do not > require a working default route on the printersubnet. > > > My recomendations is migrate fully to skolelinux network achitecture. > set your printers to dhcp, and be a happy camper. > > Good luck, and be sure to tell us what you did and how it worked out. > > with regards > Ronny Aasen > > > -- -- nigel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
