On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 07:58:18PM -0800, Mark Presley wrote:
We are a school with Language College status and desperately need to upgrade/supplement our existing server.
We run an NT4 raid server, with only 1GB of free space (from 37.5GB available), CD Server (Avantis-not set up properly, due to supply of 'faulty s/w', Avantis only want £200 for s/w that works), with a mix of win95/98 workstations, (approx 130).
Which ever solution we opt for, it will have to be reliable and be maintained by 2 technicians whose enthusiasm far exceeds their knowledge (at the moment, but they are learning, quickly).
Suggestions please???
Since it sounds like your technicians are a bit inexperienced, I'd buy a server pre-loaded & configured with Linux/BSD from an outfit such as GND: www.gnd.co.uk ....I think. Also worth investing in some documentation IMO. There's a Samba book by O'Reilly & `Running Linux' also published by O'Reilly - which I still occasionally refer to even after using Linux for some 5 yrs. BTW, I don't have any commercial relationship with GND - I just bought a monitor off them a couple of years ago (my bit to support Linux firms:), but I've heard good things about them and they're clued up. Make a list of what software you're running (& want to run) on your NT server & people on this list can suggest suitable Linux alternatives.
Mark Presley Holy Family Catholic School Keighley
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