Thanks Guys- These are all great options. I use the W2K server because I'm lazy and it supports the A+ and Net+ curriculum that I teach at my High School. I also use Fedora to build out old boxes to serve as classroom bridge filters that control Internet access, so I may try modifying one of those to add the FTP capability. That would insure that the single box that links the classroom to the Intranet would also contain the images for the classroom.
Matt- Which product do you use to multicast the g4u images? Thanks again- Mike ========================================================= I had the same problem a while ago Mike. MSFTP was actually losing data on my uploads. Overall it's a crappy FTP server I've found. So, to answer your question, I've used Fedora with PureFTP and ProFTP and Ubuntu with PureFTP and ProFTP. In my opinion (and I am not trying to ignite the Fedora vs Ubuntu argument) Fedora has better integration for server. Ubuntu is flakey for server installations, at least in its latest form (Feisty Fawn). What I finally settled on was a Fedora server with PureFTP with an 80 gig hard drive and a gig network for the imaging section of the network. It's a P4 with 512 megs of ram. The most I've had this thing handle has been 12 PCs with multicasting the image out and multicast clients sucking up the image on the individual PCs. Individual FTP sessions, I've had it up to 6. Matt Smollinger Application Engineer for Convergence Technology AdvancedAV Advanced Technologies Group -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael L Owen Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [g4u-help] Most Reliable FTP Setups for High Volume Cloning? In the past I have used Windows 2000/2003 Servers running Microsoft's FTP to host all of my files. I find, however, that pulling more that two images at the same time will usually result in data loss for all of the sessions. Does anyone have any info on optimal setups for FTP regarding platforms, hardware, O/S, FTP Deamons, and maximum session counts? Thanks Mike _________________________________________________________________ http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=hmtextlinkjuly07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ g4u-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/g4u-help This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person is strictly prohibited. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply e-mail and then destroy the message. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of ADVANCED AUDIO VISUAL. Finally, the recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. ADVANCED AUDIO VISUAL accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ g4u-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/g4u-help _________________________________________________________________ http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=hmtextlinkjuly07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ g4u-help mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/g4u-help
