Re: [seul-edu] Linux computer lab

[Tad Walker <rswv@etv-sa.com>]

Please see www.ltsp.org and http://www.riverdale.k12.or.us/linux/k12ltsp.html
for information on the Linux Terminal Server Project.  I think it is an
excellent way to centrally manage many workstations.  If you use the LOCAL
APPLICATIONS option, you take advantage of the CPU on each client.  Machines do
not need hard drives, booting from central locations.

Cheers-

Tad



Les Richardson wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I've run a similar kind of lab for a couple of years except all
> workstations are dual-boot windows/linux. I run 3 servers for web, internal
> DNS, e-mail, proxy caching and windows networking (samba). In the linux
> workstation, the login process should nfs mount the server home folder so
> that all user files are available and the appropriate UID will give access.
>
> Another approach, besides using NIS, (which I haven't yet implemented) is
> to use LDAP. Get the client side software from:
> http://www.padl.com
>
> and of course use openldap.
>
> My setup is visible at:
>
> http://hhs.tfsd.sk.ca/network/schoolnet.html
>
> A Linux advocacy page I also have on Saskatchewan Education site here:
>
> http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/~ischool/linux
>
> Les Richardson
> H. Hardcastle School
> Edam, Sk. Canada