Re: [SLUG] Low power domain controller / user authentication ?
Hi Greg, The NSLU2 is a device from Linksys that is Linux based that was originally designed to share a USB drive over a network. It uses less than 10W. It is eminently hackable. My one is running Debian, but you have so much options with this device. http://www.nslu2-linux.org/ Regards Joseph On Sunday 07 January 2007 16:16, Greg Wright wrote: > Hi All, > > Sorry I do not post much, but I do have a question that I would like > to ask here... > > I have used a mixed network for my own use for years, primarily I > always had Linux doing the grunt work for web services & serving, but > I also always had windows boxes, the problem is, as the network grows > or as I replaced PC's, I always kept the old boxes on the network, > needless to say a while ago I started looking for ways to save power > & space and reduce heat build up - my work area was like a sauna at > one point :) > > Anyway, to cut to the chase, I still need a box to do authentication > and to act as a domain controller, but I would rather use a cheap > dislkless device that sleeps when not called upon, does anyone know > of a device like this ? or if I must use a PC, is there a CD or say > USB key Linux distro that can be cut down to just Samba ? > > I have a couple of Nettel ne2520 embedded devices if somone wants to > hack one to do what I want, they can have the other. > > Thanks in advance. > > > -- > > Greg -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Low power domain controller / user authentication ?
Greg, it all depends on what you want, for authentication of windows machines, I use SEL (SuSE Enterprise Linux) because it ties LDAP, Samba, DNS, DHCP and a few other services nicely together. it's foot print is about 1.5 gig mark but it allows for central authentication. back in the old day I would spend days trying to get LDAP, Samba, and login all to use one authentication process. all my other boxes are Gentoo. but you are after small foot print. Hi All, Sorry I do not post much, but I do have a question that I would like to ask here... I have used a mixed network for my own use for years, primarily I always had Linux doing the grunt work for web services & serving, but I also always had windows boxes, the problem is, as the network grows or as I replaced PC's, I always kept the old boxes on the network, needless to say a while ago I started looking for ways to save power & space and reduce heat build up - my work area was like a sauna at one point :) Anyway, to cut to the chase, I still need a box to do authentication and to act as a domain controller, but I would rather use a cheap dislkless device that sleeps when not called upon, does anyone know of a device like this ? or if I must use a PC, is there a CD or say USB key Linux distro that can be cut down to just Samba ? I have a couple of Nettel ne2520 embedded devices if somone wants to hack one to do what I want, they can have the other. Thanks in advance. -- Greg -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Low power domain controller / user authentication ?
you could always run vmware server on a powerful box and have a few machines on that. A machine running just authentication should not hit the machine very hard and it's using a maching you have on anyway. Also vmware server is free. Ben (recently i've done just this.) Greg Wright wrote: Hi All, Sorry I do not post much, but I do have a question that I would like to ask here... I have used a mixed network for my own use for years, primarily I always had Linux doing the grunt work for web services & serving, but I also always had windows boxes, the problem is, as the network grows or as I replaced PC's, I always kept the old boxes on the network, needless to say a while ago I started looking for ways to save power & space and reduce heat build up - my work area was like a sauna at one point :) Anyway, to cut to the chase, I still need a box to do authentication and to act as a domain controller, but I would rather use a cheap dislkless device that sleeps when not called upon, does anyone know of a device like this ? or if I must use a PC, is there a CD or say USB key Linux distro that can be cut down to just Samba ? I have a couple of Nettel ne2520 embedded devices if somone wants to hack one to do what I want, they can have the other. Thanks in advance. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Low power domain controller / user authentication ?
Hi All, Sorry I do not post much, but I do have a question that I would like to ask here... I have used a mixed network for my own use for years, primarily I always had Linux doing the grunt work for web services & serving, but I also always had windows boxes, the problem is, as the network grows or as I replaced PC's, I always kept the old boxes on the network, needless to say a while ago I started looking for ways to save power & space and reduce heat build up - my work area was like a sauna at one point :) Anyway, to cut to the chase, I still need a box to do authentication and to act as a domain controller, but I would rather use a cheap dislkless device that sleeps when not called upon, does anyone know of a device like this ? or if I must use a PC, is there a CD or say USB key Linux distro that can be cut down to just Samba ? I have a couple of Nettel ne2520 embedded devices if somone wants to hack one to do what I want, they can have the other. Thanks in advance. -- Greg -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
