> Good Idea ofcourse, Linux has considerable advantage over windows 9x, It
> doesn't crash, but the users may get frustrated when they want to use a
> floppy (one has to mount and unmount a floppy) and/or to get a printout;
you can use mtools [ man mtools ] to use floppies, without mounting
> this happened with me when I installed RH 6.1 in my friend's CyberCafe, he
> has to remove that since nobody wants to browse on Linux. Though I am not
> discouraging you, Netscape is very notorious at displaying fonts, and it
> crashes sometimes when more instances of netscape are opened or when java
> based web pages are opened under linux (e.g., java based chess), the user
> cannot use dialpad, if he intends to call to usa or do voice chat.
for this better enable ipforwarding
I have been successfully running my own cafe as well as maintaining a
clients' one where I installed RHL 6.1/squid/samba/qmail/ipforwarding
for almost an year now. Surfing is from windows machines, server is
Linux, Network is true TCP/IP coaxial cable, printers HP Laserjet 4L and
HP 695Cci, modem is internal Genius 56K FlexV.
I am preparing a Linux-CyberCafe-Server Howto, and shortly it will be
available online.
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Jiju Thomas Mathew
[EMAIL PROTECTED], http://members.xoom.com/DigitelNet
Red Hat Linux release 6.1 (Cartman)
Linux Version 2.2.12-20, Compiled #1 Mon Sep 27 10:25:54 EDT 1999
One 100MHz Intel Pentium Processor, 16M RAM, 39.73 Bogomips Total
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