Hello Paul, You can do something like this without a problem with a simple web or ftp server running on the primary cache. I setup something similar, sharing the apt cache on the server to 20+ machines by pointing their sources.list to the cache box instead of the online machines.
I am still very interested in your idea however and would like to hear your thoughts on how we could extend Keryx to do something along these lines. We would be glad to help if we can, however most of us are extremely busy at the moment with school and other activities. Let us know what we can do and we will try to help! :-) On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 3:24 AM, Paul Brewer <drpaulbre...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm looking for something that can do remote configuration of LAN-based > ubuntu systems that are mostly isolated from the internet. > > Ideally the interface of the controller could be separated from the machine > that it runs on, perhaps as a client/server. > > This could be used for labs that sit behind firewalls for various reasons. > > My primary application is in creating a build-your-own-LiveCD website, > where the liveCDs are built on a captive machine that only has access to a > cache machine and not the full internet. > > I realize that your team is working on something a little different, but I > think an offline updater can address these areas and with a little thought > you could make a much greater impact than with offline updating alone. > > Paul Brewer > drpaulbre...@gmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~keryx<https://launchpad.net/%7Ekeryx> > Post to : keryx@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~keryx<https://launchpad.net/%7Ekeryx> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- Chris Oliver http://excid3.com
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