dbclinton wrote: > On Thu, 2008-04-17 at 18:33 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> i tried to connect three computers. first, i connected my laptop >> (toshiba laptop circa 2005) which got me to the boot screen. i logged >> in with the admin password. the desktop displayed shortly thereafter, >> however, there was high pitched hum coming from the speakers (a ray >> gun sound came to mind) and none of the icons did anything. the mouse >> did move, though. i hate to hold the power button to shut down the >> laptop. >> > > I have to admit that this is a bit above my pay scale, but you might > want to ensure that you've got enough server resources and that they can > get through the network: How much RAM is on the server? Is it actually > being read during boot? Are your cables, switch and NICs all at least > 10/100 mb/s? > Again, you might also want to look at syslog during and after the > clients boot to see if there's anything strange there. > > > Install something like iptraf on the server and see what it spits out in terms of network traffic...
Sameer >> also, i didn't realize the clients would be prompted for a password. >> how do i set the username and password for the specific clients? >> > > While logged on as admin, click on "System - Administration - Users and > Groups - Add User" > Good luck, > > > -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
