On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:01, you wrote: > OK - here is the cat among the pigeons: > > While I think it is a great offer to use David's PC's for compiling, I > wonder if, considering all of the offers from people happy to bring their > "gruntier" boxes in, if we shouldn't just use them rather than David's? > > I suspect that it may be a little easier to set David's ones up initially > but how hard would it be on the other machines? Would it be quicker overall > to use the faster machines?
You just put the machines' names/ip-addresses in decending order of speed in the configuration environment variable and it's definitely the more the merrier! So David's ones come at the end of the queue. > Sorry I have more questions than answers but if we toss around everyone's > ideas now it should ensure we come up with the best solution. > > Regards, Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Kirk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 16 June 2003 2:49 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Gentoo Installfest > > > > There are 7 at the OSTC. > > > > Are you forgetting the server and firewall? > > Yes, yes I am. I wouldn't bother with the firewall though. We sort of > need that for internet connectivity. I'd also rather leave my mail server > alone. That makes 7 workstations (PII 300 64MB RAM) and the server PIII 733 > 256MB RAM). > > > > > David: How much power is avalable? > > > > I'm thinking about kilo-watts available out of the wall-socket(s). > > > > 26 'puters at ~250watts each ~= 7 kW -- quite a bit more than > > you can draw off a standard plug. > > Dunno. We can check it out on Wednesday. I have a Sparkey friend who has offered to look it over if we are in any doubt. > > > We will definitely need some long ethernet cables. I don't have > > > spares. > > > > Haven't you got some cable which could be made up? > > I have got some spare cable, but no RJ45 plugs to put on the end. If > anyone has some ready-made cables that would be much easier (and much more > reliable). I can borrow one of the official tools which is used to put the plugs on the ends of the cables. > I hope everyone has network cards in their PC's. If they haven't, the'll be sol. So I hope they organise themselves one. Gareth Williams: What has your Pentium I portable got? -- C. S.
