On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Julius Szelagiewicz wrote: > Pete, > I have a decent 24 port switch and can get several, say 10, > workstions - bew via based, small boxes. i should be able to set up a dual > xeon 550 for a server too.time is harder, but i,m sure i'll be able to > help. julius
I can bring the Jammin-125's, but the screens are the hard part. Jim. > > On Tue, 10 Dec 2002, Peter Billson wrote: > > > Tom, > > 1) Support - Should not be a problem. Just need to be sure to schedule between >booth and Press Room > > > > 2) Cost - Also should not be a problem since we can provide labor and should be >able to supply any needed hardware (i.e. cabling, switch, etc.) > > > > 3) Reliability - Definitely not a problem! > > > > 4) Vendor - Can Brooke ask the vendor if they would be interested? This is >probably vendor specific. If the vendor is, say, Compaq or HP this would be a great >way to showcase their hardware if it is Computer Associates well... > > > > 5) Wireless - I have a HP WAP I can donate to the effort. If they are only going >to have a T-1 annd only service one room, one WAP would be plenty. > > > > Since we wouldn't be replacing the press room network, I am not sure how we can >showcase LTSP effectively. Most of the benefits to LTSP are "behind the scenes" - >i.e. low end clients, ease of maintaining the system, etc. - how do we showcase this? >Do we > > go with ratty old clients to show how well it works or slick looking Jammin-125s >or maybe a compilation of clients to show that it looks and performs the same >regardless of what you use? > > > > I think the key is who the vendor is and if they are open to the idea. > > > > Pete > > -- > > http://www.elbnet.com > > ELB Internet Service, Inc. > > Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting > > > > > > Tom Brown wrote: > > > > > > Spoke to Brooke Selby on phone. Here's the deal. The pressroom is > > > handled by a vendor, either the Jacob Javits Center itself or an outside > > > supplier. The Operations staff at the convention center work with Brooke > > > on her specs for the pressroom. Her specs are determined by her > > > budget, and she can't exceed budget. > > > > > > Brooke will decide whether the project is feasible based on these concerns: > > > > > > 1. Support - must have LTSP support onsite 24/7 during show. > > > 2. Cost - cannot add to her costs. > > > 3. Reliability - LTSP system cannot fail for more than a few minutes. > > > 4. Vendor - pressroom vendor must be willing to go along with adding > > > LTSP to their network. The LTSP network will be in addition to the > > > vendor's pressroom network, not replace it. Vendor may not allow us > > > to boot their boxes as LTSP clients. > > > 5. Wireless - #1 request from journalists is wireless access. > > > > > > Additional information. > > > > > > Media: 180 journalists at show; 12 in press room at any given time; > > > 50 in press room during peak times (lunch, dinner). Many want to > > > connect their laptops to the LAN via nics or wireless rather than > > > wait for terminal. > > > > > > LAN: yes; 1-2 printers on lan, orders 1 printer and adds another > > > if demand requires it; usually 4 spare ethernet cables for folks > > > to plug into their laptops; not sure of speed, either ISDN or T1, she's > > > checking with Operations > > > > > > Computer Equipment: 5-6 dual boot PCs (Lin/Win); some version of RedHat; > > > Operations says they can install any version of RedHat specified; > > > 1 Mac; no idea whether switch or hub or speed of LAN > > > > > > Tables/Electric Service: tables cost money and have to be ordered > > > in advance, doesn't really want to order more tables; no idea of > > > electrical service, probably per spec, which affects budget > > > > > > Wireless: None. Brooke's #1 request is wireless access for pressroom. > > > She has no budget for it. > > > > > > Dial-up: There are several phone lines available for dialup access. > > > > > > What'ya think? > > > > > > > > > Tom > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > > > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.openprojects.net > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek > > Welcome to geek heaven. > > http://thinkgeek.com/sf > > _____________________________________________________________________ > > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. 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