Senior Center Computer Room

Wed Aug 15 17:13:04 BST 2007

How much larger? I have a pile of drives at the house. Let me do a quick 
check and find out what I have...

Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team wrote:
> The center has DSL and a DSL modem. I was going to use my Debian box
> with the 2 nic as a router/gateway with NAT, Squid, firewall, etc. The
> switch would be used to connect the 4 workstations to the server/router.
> Either of your proposed options is fine with me as long as we get others
> to donate the larger hard drives and other equipment needed.
> On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 11:43 -0400, Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team wrote:
>> That sparc IPX is useless, lol
>>
>> Here's how I think data should be handled in this situation:
>> Choice 1:
>> Have a dedicated box w/ 2 HDs doing software raid 1 and an NFS server. I
>> have a fileserver at my home doing raid5 on Debian, so I could set this up
>> (though I don't have a pc for it). All user data (eg, home dirs) would go on
>> the NFS mount.
>>
>> Choice 2:
>> Have a separate partition on the disk for all user data (eg, home dirs).
>> That entire partition could be rsync in a cron job across the 3 computers.
>> Though... I'm unsure how this works if one HD fails and starts spitting bad
>> data out. It could corrupt the data on the other workstations?
>>
>> I'm slightly confused on the network situtation. You said you would "provide
>> a server/router [and] network switch". Does the center already have
>> computers with internet? If so, that would mean they have a router. I wasn't
>> sure if you were intending your dual-nic box to be a router/gateway and do
>> NAT. If they already have a router, then you can easily just use a switch
>> for the ubuntu boxes, or you may not even need to if you can get enough
>> connections.
>>
>> Craig Younkins
>>
>>
>> On 8/15/07, Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team <ubuntu-us-md at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>> I have 1-2 Dell 720 printers, same as the Lexmark and two monitors I may
>>> be interested in getting rid of myself.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team wrote:
>>>> All donations are appreciated.
>>>> On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 10:20 -0400, Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Can I donate a 17 inch and a 15 inch Monitor?  ( both working very well
>>>>> until recently when I bought a LCD)
>>>>> Can I also donate Lexmark Z73 all in one printer? (works well, except
>>> it
>>>>> needs printer cartridges)
>>>>>
>>>>> Currently, I have no spare PCs, but I do have a spare Sparc IPX (its
>>> almost
>>>>> useless with 500 MB disk).
>>>>>
>>>>> Please let me know, I can spare some time too if needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> -GGR
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/15/07, Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team <ubuntu-us-md at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>>> As long as I'm available on the day that this is going in I'll be more
>>>>>> than
>>>>>> happy to come out. I can also contribute a router/firewall to the
>>> effort
>>>>>> no
>>>>>> matter when it happens. I don't have any PCs to throw at this
>>>>>> unfortunately.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 8/15/07, Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team <ubuntu-us-md at lists.ubuntu.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The timeline is very flexible since we are donating our time and
>>>>>>> equipment.
>>>>>>> On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 23:14 -0400, Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team wrote:
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> Do we have a timeline for this project?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have offered to set up a computer room for the residents at the
>>>>>>>>> Oakcrest Senior Center in Catonsville. The center will provide the
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> DSL
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> connection and I wanted to provide a server/router, network switch
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> four Ubuntu  workstations. Unfortunately, due to the age of the
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> server
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> box that I am donating, it has Debian and not Ubuntu installed
>>> along
>>>>>>>>> with two network cards.
>>>>>>>>> I have four 17" CRT monitors and a number of old PII and PIII Dell
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> boxes
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> that I can contribute. I would like to have some used P4 boxes that
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> we
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> could use in place of the PII. The center will also purchase a new
>>>>>>>>> printer for the room.
>>>>>>>>> I have also offered to provide training for the residents on the
>>> new
>>>>>>>>> system. I am seeking help from the Ubuntu group in acquiring
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> equipment,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> setup and training.
>>>>>>>>> Please advise if you would like to help with this project.
>>>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> - --
>>>>>>>> Justin M. Wray
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> wray.justin.ubuntu at gmail.com
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