On Saturday 15 March 2003 05:55, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 20:06:23 -0500 > > "Roberto Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Has anyone encountered this? How was this handled? What was the > > outcome? What can I do? > > Ask them if you can have the old machines. > > Check out the Linux Terminal Server Project, and figure out how to use > the old machines as terminals. > > If they don't want to use the hardware and your knowledge, someone else > will.
Kevin start out right but get the wrong conclusion. Up until the last paragraph he has the right strategy. You have to show that it work this time, then at the next crossroad they will ask to use your soulution /if/ your work has been convincing. Let them buy that large Dell and ask to get the old machines for your purposes. Install LTSP on them, remember you need one as a server, so maybe you need to reorganize a bit hardware in order to get the server a bit more powerful. Leave the best CRT and the fastest graphics card for the best of the rest. There are already projects with linux for schools that have finished setup for this, the one I know is in Norwegian so it won't help you, but look for one in your language on google. (Maybe you already know one). Make sure that the linux equivalents of web browser, mail reader etc. and openoffice gets cleanly installed. Set up Samba to talk to that Dell machine and any printers that are reachable by that Dell. Motto here is /transparency/. If there is only one Dell and many users, sooner or later somebody will have to 'migrate' to one of your LTSP machines if he or she want to browse on the web, read email from mum, get that classwork printed etc. There is no need to try to hide that they are LTSP linux by having a win desktop, that will only confuse your users as the desktops don't behave exactly as XP does. When you have succeded in setting up the LTSP, the server, samba, printing, openoffice etc. /leave it like that/. Don't touch the system unless there are bugs to fix or serious flaws appear. If the machines are unavailable because you are hacking around on a new version on xy you will ruin all your good credits. When they come and ask: "Roberto, how can we get more speed on those nice Penguin desktops?" You can think seriously for a moment, and then suggest: " Now, if we made that Dell machine into the server of the LTSP network ..." Roberto, seeing is believing. I wish you good luck, and report back if your efforts bring any result. -- Svenn -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
