To all those who have replied to my questions and wanted to know the "why/what" of my set-up as an aid to figuring out what I am trying to do:
Though familiar with Unix/Linux for a long time, it has always been as a software developer with good sysAdmins to deal with all "that stuff". When I first got my machines, I could only view it within that framework and therefore set up a LAN in which I treat each machine as a standalone with just enough connectivity between them to help install (ssh and scp, with the occaisional memory stick). Hence, I assume that at any time, I will only be on one machine and the others are clones if need be. It also gives me a way to upgrade Fedora releases and make sure I like it before I adopt across the board. And, most importantly, if a machine goes burp, I can continue forward on the other machines while sorting out the problem on that burping machine (which just happened recently) In summary, I am not wanting (currently) to allocate one machine to handle tasks for the others. I'm trying to learn how one machine can / can't communicate with another. Once I am comfortable with that, I might be prepared to take the leap and try a more formal/proper network. Hope that helps understanding the context of my questions, And, of course, many thanks to all those who have helped as its one grand learning experience, Paul -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
