From: Paul Sent: 31 March 2006 10:21

Hi Neill

On Wednesday 29 March 2006 17:33, Neill Lillywhite wrote:

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i'm looking to revamp my home network now the kids want their own

PCs

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and i'm looking at configurations

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i've done a fair bit of reading around this and am currently

tinkering

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with fedora 5 trying to get it to act as a PDC - with spectacular

lack

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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.

I have a feeling that I've seen a thread along similar lines somewhere on the Ubuntu forums (or maybe it was the wiki), anyway why not pop over to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ or http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ and see if the search facility turns up anything?

Regards,

Keith ____________ When you boil rice, regard the cooking pot as your own head. - Zen Saying