Hi Neill
On Wednesday 29 March 2006 17:33, Neill Lillywhite wrote:
i'm looking to revamp my home network now the kids want their own PCs and i'm looking at configurations
i've done a fair bit of reading around this and am currently tinkering with fedora 5 trying to get it to act as a PDC - with spectacular lack of success thus far it has to be said !!
This sounds like an ideal application for LTSP from www.ltsp.org - I've seen it in use in a domestic environment and it appeared to work well. This may not be the best system to set up without some experience of Linux, but it should provide some food for thought.
Of course, for file & printer sharing, a simple Samba server may suit your needs better. I've never needed to fully configure it, only once did I have to set up basic services for a solitary W95/98 box.. If I had to do it again, I would strongly recommend getting a copy of the "Linux Cookbook" by Schroder. It covers virtually all the topics encountered when building a network.
And when the cookbook fails to answer a question, we are always here to act as a safety net ;)
Regards, Paul.