The only problems I have not overcome are:- * Getting the NIC's to boot from the ROM's (rather than floppies) * Getting sound on the clients
I am impressed that my clients and server all seem to run at the same speed when "doing stuff" - and when a programme is opened after being already open on another box it is almost instantly opened on the next box. Regards, Robert Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windscreen. -----Original Message----- From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2004 11:28 a.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Church Website... Perhaps we need Chris Sawtell's input on this? He set up an LTSP server for his son's school, on what many would regard as rather low specs for such an exercise. I suspect that if you have a machine that will run XP in any acceptable fashion, that you can run an ltsp server for a small number of clients on the same hardware, but I am guessing a bit. On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:19:47 +1300 "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as I know the "decent server" does not necessarily have to be that > grunty and the clients can be quite low spec. > > I would also suspect that if I can get my diskless PC's running at home > without much help (except from Gentoo documentation) then you would be able > to too. > > Regards, Robert > > Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windscreen. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Don Gould [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, 25 February 2004 10:57 a.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Church Website... > > Because I don't know enough about LTSP. > > Because I don't have 1 decent server - this will all be donated out of my > personal stash (and anyone else who cares to help). > > Cheers Don > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 8:35 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: Church Website... > > > > > > Why don't you bowl them over with an LTSP setup (One decent > > server and a > > bunch of el-cheapo clients) > > > > This way you could show them how powerful, cheap and flexible > > Linux can be. > > > > Regards, Robert > > > > Some days you are the bug, some days you are the windscreen. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Don Gould [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2004 9:25 p.m. > > To: CLUG (E-mail) > > Subject: Church Website... > > > > << File: Don Gould (E-mail).vcf >> www.westside.bowenvale.co.nz > > > > I'm working on a web site for our local church. As you can > > see it's all > > based on a Linux/Open Source platform. > > > > My next mission will be to introduce it to the church (yes, > > you're seeing it > > before they do). > > > > Subject to acceptance from stakeholders, it is my intention > > to set up a > > small set of computers at the church for people use. > > > > I'd like to set them up on a Linux/Open Source platform > > running a number of > > different versions of Linux. > > > > I also want to set up some machines running Windows 98/W2K/XP > > which will > > dual boot to Linux. > > > > Any help that you can offer would be appricated. > > > > I have some equipment but any that you would like to > > loan/donate wouldn't go > > a miss. > > > > The church has a growing IT community. I suspect they're mainly (read > > 'ALL') MS people. I see this as an opportunity to do a bunch > > of good things > > for everyone. > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Don Gould > > > > About vCard: This message has a 'vCard' attached. It has all > > my contact > > details in it. You can create vCards in MS Outlook (I used MS Outlook > > 2000). If you use Outlook you can drag and drop it direct into your > > contacts list. > > > > If you create and send me a vCard it saves me having to type all your > > details in to my computer (and making mistakes :). > > > > My computer is linked to my second hand Sony PEG-SJ20/G Palm > > Pilot (which > > I'd love to upgrade to a Sony P900 PDA/Mobile with a Blue > > Tooth ear piece). > > > > "Your vCard" --> "Outlook 2000" --> "PDA" = Less Time, Less > > Mistakes, More > > Productivity! :) > > > > Linux & Open Source Users: I belong to the CLUG Mailing List > > - It took me 10 > > years to learn to be productive with Outlook - How many > > installfests do you > > think it will take to become productive with Linux? > > -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
