Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Steve Litt
On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 21:25:00 + Rowland Penny wrote: > On Thu, 29 Nov 2018 16:19:44 -0500 > Steve Litt wrote: > > > On Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:55:03 + > > g4sra wrote: > > > > > > > How should this training room be best implemented for reliability > > > and ease of maintenance ? > >

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Simon Hobson
Steve Litt wrote: >> >> Do not run cables across the floor (taped down or otherwise), this >> would be a trip hazard. > > What other alternative is there for a temporary installation? Hung from the ceiling ? How practical that is depends on ceiling height, construction (suspended ceilings giv

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread g4sra
It's not an exhibition it's a room for training using simulation software (permanent classroom), think flight simulator game for 28+ people. Cabling is not my problem, the server and workstation software configuration is ;). NFS ? SAMBA ? Windows domain compatibility is not of consequence as the

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Rowland Penny
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 15:21:51 + g4sra wrote: > It's not an exhibition it's a room for training using simulation > software (permanent classroom), think flight simulator game for 28+ > people. Cabling is not my problem, the server and workstation software > configuration is ;). > > NFS ? SAMBA

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread g4sra
Which network authentication method would you suggest ? On 01/12/2018 15:43, Rowland Penny wrote: > On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 15:21:51 + > g4sra wrote: > >> It's not an exhibition it's a room for training using simulation >> software (permanent classroom), think flight simulator game for 28+ >> peo

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Rowland Penny
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 17:49:40 + g4sra wrote: > Which network authentication method would you suggest ? > > On 01/12/2018 15:43, Rowland Penny wrote: > > On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 15:21:51 + > > g4sra wrote: > > > >> It's not an exhibition it's a room for training using simulation > >> software

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread g4sra
One server and 28+ workstations all to be Linux, the rest of the network is inconsequential (firewalled off). On 01/12/2018 18:04, Rowland Penny wrote: > On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 17:49:40 + > g4sra wrote: > >> Which network authentication method would you suggest ? >> >> On 01/12/2018 15:43, Rowla

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Rowland Penny
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 20:46:58 + g4sra wrote: > One server and 28+ workstations all to be Linux, the rest of the > network is inconsequential (firewalled off). > OK, I would install the latest Samba I could get, which, as you will be running Devuan, will be from here: http://apt.van-belle.nl/

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Simon Hobson
g4sra wrote: >> How is the Linux server going to authenticate users, via /etc/passwd or >> other ? >> >> A lot depends on this, also the number of users will have a factor as >> well. > Which network authentication method would you suggest ? I think what Roland was getting at here is the numbe

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Rowland Penny
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 21:49:41 + Simon Hobson wrote: > g4sra wrote: > > >> How is the Linux server going to authenticate users, > >> via /etc/passwd or other ? > >> > >> A lot depends on this, also the number of users will have a factor > >> as well. > > > Which network authentication method

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Simon Hobson
Rowland Penny wrote: >> I think what Roland was getting at here is the number of users and >> how they are dealt with makes a huge difference. >> >> At one extreme, you have 28 seats, each one of them has a user such >> as "user1", and you can simply use /etc/passwd & /etc/shadow to >> manage th

Re: [DNG] Request for comments - training room

2018-12-01 Thread Rowland Penny
On Sat, 1 Dec 2018 22:17:58 + Simon Hobson wrote: > Rowland Penny wrote: > > >> I think what Roland was getting at here is the number of users and > >> how they are dealt with makes a huge difference. > >> > >> At one extreme, you have 28 seats, each one of them has a user such > >> as "us