Thanks all and Arun has got the point that I hesitated to express. On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Arun Khan <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Kenneth Gonsalves > <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2011-03-08 at 12:36 +0530, రహ్మానుద్దీన్ షేక్ wrote: > >> I have this requirement to setup a small lab, where we have ~30 PCs, > >> system should be the apt-cacher server. > > > > apt-get install dhcp on the server. Configure dhcp. done. The server > > should have two lan cards - the second one can be connected to the > > internet. The other machines will not be able to access as long as you > > do not install and configure squid. > > + don't give a default gateway in the DHCP service, disable > ip_forwarding in /etc/sysctl.conf and/or setup iptables to drop all > packets to the WAN, coming from the student work stations (put them in > a separate sub-net) > > > (btw, not giving the lab internet is a very very bad way of setting up > > an instructional lab) > > Having been involved in training, I used to feel the same way until I > realized that some of the students are more interested in surfing than > learning; not doing the exercises etc. and then later claiming they do > not follow the class. Blocking Internet access was the the solution. > > With the apt-cacher requirement, the OP is trying to balance the two needs. > > -- Arun Khan > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > -- Rahimanuddin Shaik నాని ॥రామానుజార్య దివ్యాజ్ఞాం వర్ధతామభివర్ధతాం॥ _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
