On Tue, 21 Jan 2003 09:37, David Kirk wrote: > Well, I've gone and done it (nearly). The Open Source Technology Centre is > nearly ready. > > I have leased an office, built some benches and purchased some computers. > Cabling and Internet connection go in this week. All that is left to do is > to install operating systems and some software on them. This is where I > need some help. To get us started, I want to install the following: > > Gateway PC - PII 266, 96MB, 13GB > ========== > IPCop or similar firewall > Caching DNS > DHCP IPCop has these functions built-in, and a webserver to configure it. I can set up an IPCop for you. ( got disk, will travel :-) > Web Server > Mail Server With all due respect, _NO_ you don't. Particularly the mailserver, unless you are going to have it set up as closed relay forwarding to another one inside the network.
> * I normally wouldn't load up a firewall with all these apps. I will move > some of them when I get another PC to act as the firewall. An adequate PC for the fire-wall can be got for just a few tens of dollars, it _really_ is not worth risking your net for that saving. > Server - PIII 733, 256MB, 13GB > ====== > Linux (I prefer Debian) > LTSP (and some apps to run over the network) > PartImage (server and a boot disk for the workstations) I'd put the mail and web servers on this machine too, in a DMZ (?). > Workstations - 7 x PII 300, 64MB, 3.2GB > ============ > Various distros of Linux/BSD to be saved as images on the server using > PartImage. Then people can choose the distro they prefer when they do > their courses. Cool eh? Having just done ( as the teacher ) a course where I too let the students decide for themselves which distro. they wanted to use. I landed myself into real problems because I did not know all the dark corners and "personality traits & defects" of all the various distros. I'd suggest that you stick with the dist. you know best. Also, in order that you have happy customers, it's very important that the students in the group have an approximately similar level of expectation, prior experience, and ability. > There is probably some other stuff that needs to be installed, but that's > what comes to mind at the moment. If you have any other bright ideas, let > me know. Printing? > Anyone who is interested in helping set up a network from scratch, or just > checking out the facilities is welcome to come along. I will be starting > at 11:30am on Saturday 25 January. I will also be in on Sunday from > 10:00am to finish the bits we don't get done on Saturday. Bring CD's with > your favorite distro's and software. If you have a spare CD ROM drive we > can borrow for the weekend, bring that too. The workstations don't have CD > ROM's and I only have 2 that I can bring along. Installing over a network ( 100MHz ) is a lot quicker than CDROMs. The quickest is to set up one machine and then to 'dd' the partitions over to the recipient disks. > Level 2 Highgate House > 182 Cashel Street > Christchurch > > It is just above the Loaded Hog. The entrance is on Cashel Street. You > have to go up 3 flights of stairs to get to the 2nd floor (the ground floor > is not at ground level). I'll put a sign on the door. > > Any help is very much appreciated. -- Sincerely etc., Christopher Sawtell
