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Re: [school-discuss] Re: Linux Terminal Server

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k12osn@redhat.com

I can say that I'm using k12ltsp. I'm running a 1.5 ghz chip /1.5 gigs RAM with a 160 SCSI. I've got 25+ clients on a 10/100 switched network. OOo and firefox work without a hitch using icewm.

A fellow LUGite and I put the whole thing together with donations for less than $800. Knowing what I know now, the whole thing could have been done for less.

The k12osn list is swarming with people looking for specs on what to buy. Few talk about how to do networks on the cheap... sadly.

Good luck
Dennis



Karsten M. Self wrote:
on Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 08:46:31AM -0500, Jason Yeoman (jyeoman@bhncdsb.edu.on.ca) wrote:
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Hi Emilio,

We have been beta testing the K-12 Linux Terminal server project and it's
very simple to setup. The web site is http://www.k12ltsp.org/
Once you download the CD's you simply install on a server (the more ram
and higher processor speed the better). It sounds like you need boot
disks which are included with the server. The website has support and
documentation.

Does anyone have current server recommendations?  The existing docs are
from the 2000 timeframe.  Or 1.5 Moore's epochs ago.  Which would argue
for about 1-2 GiB and 1.7 - 3.4 GHz on a 4-5 spindle RAID5 filesystem,
if my ballpark is accurate.

I'm looking at a server for 10-30 clients (growing out the system).

I'm also curious if anyone's successfully used iMacs as clients on an
LTSP network.


Peace.