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Wed Aug 15 18:50:24 BST 2007

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Craig Younkins

On 8/15/07, Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team <ubuntu-us-md at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>
> Yup that Sparc IPX was last used 6 years ago, solaris 2.5.1, now it is
> just
> sitting my closet.
>
> If the hardware being donated is old, I would refrain from or not advise
> raid within the system itself. Instead we would get a cheap NAS which has
> RAID built-in.
>
> If we are going debian way, I have couple of copies of Xandros (2.1 / 3.0)
> which will work very well on P-II, P-III or P4 or even DSL would be a nice
> distro for just browsing, email and word processing.
>
> As I said I can donate the following:
> 1. 2 monitors (17inch and 15 inch)
> 2. Lexmark X73 all in one Printer
> 3. 4 port SMC 802.11b router. This has a firewall and NAT built in,
> supports
> mac filtering and remote administration.
> 4. My time in setup, training and any on-going support as needed.
>
> Please let me know when and where to show up.
>
> -GGR
>
>
> On 8/15/07, Ubuntu Maryland Loco Team <ubuntu-us-md at lists.ubuntu.com>
> 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:
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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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
> > > >>>>>
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