I thought you guys were already set on getting a Linux lab? Anyhow
nobody ever
contacted me about the help I offered, the offer is still open......
Ditto. ;-)
Yes, don't think I've forgotten! I only really posted that recent message to show that there was interest in schools.
We've installed Knoppix on a handful of machines and have got Samba working. However, for the moment not much is happening with the project because the "Linux Lab" is currently being borrowed and used as a workshop for setting up a batch of 30 new PCs (with Windows 2000 I might add) and the Linux boxes were stuffed in a cupboard when I wasn't looking! That pesky IT Technician...
And for that I would just like to pause to quote our IT technician on two things:
"I'm going to order some A: drives" - they're called FLOPPY DISK DRIVES "So which company actually makes Linux then?" - argh.
Perhaps I could convince them to dual boot the new machines in addition the the Linux Lab - although they'd have to default to windows at the moment.
However, we would definately like to able to do the following in our Linux Lab:
- Use a Linux box as a print server and file server accessible from the Windows machines - nearly got this working
- Set up a web server for an intranet, preferably viewable from the outside world but port restrictions on our internet connection make this difficult - haven't tried this one yet, although I think it's very straight forward within our own network
- We'd really like users to be able to log on to a Linux box with their windows user name and password and access their windows "home directory". Someone said (I think it was a discussion with J and slef, or someone...) that it would be easier for all students to have a common username and password - say user: student password: student - and then use their own username and password to access their windows home directory on a samba share. Was this what you meant, or did I mis-understand? - this seems a bit messy and I don't have a clue where to start
- Does anyone have experience of getting Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 to run under Wine? Or perhaps could suggest a comparable HTML editor for Linux
If only I could pursuade Mr C to install Knoppix on one of the two new 4.8Ghz Dell servers we've just bought... mmmmmm