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EC&T Open Source Article
by Robb Bloomfield 14 May '03

14 May '03

Ian, Congrats on a great article in EC&T. For those that haven't seen it, it's well worth a read.

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet
by Chris Puttick 14 May '03

14 May '03

We have gigabit... and I'm not joking... -----Original Message----- From: Robb Bloomfield To: suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com Sent: 5/14/03 11:00 AM Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet >> We have 100Mb broadband Bl**dy hell!!! really?!?! What are you using to see whether a user has visited a site, what is your reporting tool? Our users authenticate with the proxy, and that is what tells us what they've been doing, and controls their access. -----Original Message----- From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:47 To: suse-linux-uk-schools Cc: Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet Well currently we don't have one! At least not on site - Each client has an ip in the range 10.112.44.x with the proxy being at a remote site. It all seems to work quite happily though. . Someone told our head of it that our proxy would be slowing it down (which I had my doubts about but still...) so we had the upheaval of changing it all about so that each client talked directly to our broadband providers proxy. I'm not sure that the way you have yours is suitable for us though. Let me clarify: I need to be able to say that user x did/did not look at the site www.somethingdodgy.com I don't want each user to have a "Windows account" and a "Linux Account" so want to be able to use the username/password from the win2k domain. for both. It is each individual user that needs to authenticate. cheers, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robb Bloomfield" <rebloomfield(a)royallatin.bucks.sch.uk> To: <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:39 AM Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > Let me clarify slightly... > > The proxy used to use our NT4 server to authenticate, so we only had one username and password... then we moved to Active Directory without knowing that IGEAR can't talk to it, so we had to set up proxy accounts, hence two usernames and passwords. > > Each student is fully accountable, as our Linux clients with Konqueror are able to pick up the proxy and authenticate quite happily. I can also manage the proxy via its web interface using Linux.... > > What are you using for a proxy? > > -----Original Message----- > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:21 > To: Robb Bloomfield > Cc: > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > According to our Grid for Learning T&C's each user must be accountable for > what he/she has viewed on the net. Authenticating them against their Win2k > domain usernames, using SAMBA was best way I thought, but any other views > on this anyone? > > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robb Bloomfield" <rebloomfield(a)royallatin.bucks.sch.uk> > To: <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:18 AM > Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > The machines should be fine to run just a web browser, and I would say > that depending on your setup, you wouldn't even need a SAMBA server. We're > using an I-GEAR proxy through our local grid for learning, which works no > problem on linux clients. The authentication is done by the proxy, as it > can't query Active Directory in it's current build.... > > > > HTH, > > > > Robb > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:08 > > To: suse-linux-uk-schools > > Cc: > > Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Whilst I have played a little with Linux over the years, I wouldn't say I > > was an expert by any means, and I have just joined this list. > > > > I work for a school in London, and we have a pile of Pentium 200 machines, > > with 32MB and 2Gb disks gathering dust in the corner. > > > > Rather than bin them I am keen to put them to good use as internet > terminals > > (probably fat client) > > > > We are going to be running a RM Connect 3 network, that is Win2k/XP as our > > main network. The users would have to be authenticated by the Win2k > domain, > > but other than that I cant foresee any restrictions. > > > > Would these machines be able to cope with this? They would only need to > run > > a web browser, and possibly email. So nothing fancy. Just Log In > Browse > > internet > Log off > > > > I also have the use of a 300MHz server 256MB 10Gb. > > > > I figured I could use the server as a samba server, which will allow me to > > authenticate to the Win2k domain I think, with the clients running a > > stripped down GUI with a browser. > > > > Any ideas on the best GUI/browser combination to use? > > > > > > Anyone tried something like this? I'd like to hear from you! > > > > And any other ideas/advice/input is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks all, > > > > Dan > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet
by Robb Bloomfield 14 May '03

14 May '03

hmm, well, could you not have a generic linux login, and then make the browser authenticate with a proxy such as squid? you can use squid with windows can't you, which is where SAMBA comes back in?? Or, if your internet usage monitoring is not tied to the users windows account, ie. you're not just checking their history ;) , just don't bother with the authentication part, and let the RM proxy do whatever it does.... -----Original Message----- From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 11:03 To: suse-linux-uk-schools Cc: Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > >> We have 100Mb broadband > Bl**dy hell!!! really?!?! ain't it sweet ;) > What are you using to see whether a user has visited a site, what is your reporting tool? > Our users authenticate with the proxy, and that is what tells us what they've been doing, and controls their access. Actually to be honest I doubt if anyone asked we would know. That is all down to our esteemed leader! I expect there is some proprietory RM utility that is inherently complicated to use. The linux part would be my responsibility, thats why I'm making it a bit more of a priority! I could I suppose authenticate each user, and then use a linux based proxy just to sit my internet clients behind, and do all of the logging on that? Dan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:47 > To: suse-linux-uk-schools > Cc: > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > Well currently we don't have one! At least not on site - Each client has an > ip in the range 10.112.44.x with the proxy being at a remote site. It all > seems to work quite happily though. . Someone told > our head of it that our proxy would be slowing it down (which I had my > doubts about but still...) so we had the upheaval of changing it all about > so that each client talked directly to our broadband providers proxy. > > I'm not sure that the way you have yours is suitable for us though. Let me > clarify: > > I need to be able to say that user x did/did not look at the site > www.somethingdodgy.com > I don't want each user to have a "Windows account" and a "Linux Account" so > want to be able to use the username/password from the win2k domain. for > both. It is each individual user that needs to authenticate. > > cheers, > > Dan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet
by Dug Stokes 14 May '03

14 May '03

I'm interested to find out where you get such a fast broadband connection? Care to share this info!? Please!? Dug Stokes Gilberd School -----Original Message----- From: Chris Puttick [mailto:chris@centralmanclc.com] Sent: 14 May 2003 11:07 To: 'Robb Bloomfield '; 'suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com ' Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet We have gigabit... and I'm not joking... -----Original Message----- From: Robb Bloomfield To: suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com Sent: 5/14/03 11:00 AM Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet >> We have 100Mb broadband Bl**dy hell!!! really?!?! What are you using to see whether a user has visited a site, what is your reporting tool? Our users authenticate with the proxy, and that is what tells us what they've been doing, and controls their access. -----Original Message----- From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:47 To: suse-linux-uk-schools Cc: Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet Well currently we don't have one! At least not on site - Each client has an ip in the range 10.112.44.x with the proxy being at a remote site. It all seems to work quite happily though. . Someone told our head of it that our proxy would be slowing it down (which I had my doubts about but still...) so we had the upheaval of changing it all about so that each client talked directly to our broadband providers proxy. I'm not sure that the way you have yours is suitable for us though. Let me clarify: I need to be able to say that user x did/did not look at the site www.somethingdodgy.com I don't want each user to have a "Windows account" and a "Linux Account" so want to be able to use the username/password from the win2k domain. for both. It is each individual user that needs to authenticate. cheers, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robb Bloomfield" <rebloomfield(a)royallatin.bucks.sch.uk> To: <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:39 AM Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > Let me clarify slightly... > > The proxy used to use our NT4 server to authenticate, so we only had one username and password... then we moved to Active Directory without knowing that IGEAR can't talk to it, so we had to set up proxy accounts, hence two usernames and passwords. > > Each student is fully accountable, as our Linux clients with Konqueror are able to pick up the proxy and authenticate quite happily. I can also manage the proxy via its web interface using Linux.... > > What are you using for a proxy? > > -----Original Message----- > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:21 > To: Robb Bloomfield > Cc: > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > According to our Grid for Learning T&C's each user must be accountable for > what he/she has viewed on the net. Authenticating them against their Win2k > domain usernames, using SAMBA was best way I thought, but any other views > on this anyone? > > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robb Bloomfield" <rebloomfield(a)royallatin.bucks.sch.uk> > To: <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:18 AM > Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > The machines should be fine to run just a web browser, and I would say > that depending on your setup, you wouldn't even need a SAMBA server. We're > using an I-GEAR proxy through our local grid for learning, which works no > problem on linux clients. The authentication is done by the proxy, as it > can't query Active Directory in it's current build.... > > > > HTH, > > > > Robb > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:08 > > To: suse-linux-uk-schools > > Cc: > > Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Whilst I have played a little with Linux over the years, I wouldn't say I > > was an expert by any means, and I have just joined this list. > > > > I work for a school in London, and we have a pile of Pentium 200 machines, > > with 32MB and 2Gb disks gathering dust in the corner. > > > > Rather than bin them I am keen to put them to good use as internet > terminals > > (probably fat client) > > > > We are going to be running a RM Connect 3 network, that is Win2k/XP as our > > main network. The users would have to be authenticated by the Win2k > domain, > > but other than that I cant foresee any restrictions. > > > > Would these machines be able to cope with this? They would only need to > run > > a web browser, and possibly email. So nothing fancy. Just Log In > Browse > > internet > Log off > > > > I also have the use of a 300MHz server 256MB 10Gb. > > > > I figured I could use the server as a samba server, which will allow me to > > authenticate to the Win2k domain I think, with the clients running a > > stripped down GUI with a browser. > > > > Any ideas on the best GUI/browser combination to use? > > > > > > Anyone tried something like this? I'd like to hear from you! > > > > And any other ideas/advice/input is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks all, > > > > Dan > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet
by Robb Bloomfield 14 May '03

14 May '03

Let me clarify slightly... The proxy used to use our NT4 server to authenticate, so we only had one username and password... then we moved to Active Directory without knowing that IGEAR can't talk to it, so we had to set up proxy accounts, hence two usernames and passwords. Each student is fully accountable, as our Linux clients with Konqueror are able to pick up the proxy and authenticate quite happily. I can also manage the proxy via its web interface using Linux.... What are you using for a proxy? -----Original Message----- From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:21 To: Robb Bloomfield Cc: Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet According to our Grid for Learning T&C's each user must be accountable for what he/she has viewed on the net. Authenticating them against their Win2k domain usernames, using SAMBA was best way I thought, but any other views on this anyone? Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robb Bloomfield" <rebloomfield(a)royallatin.bucks.sch.uk> To: <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:18 AM Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > The machines should be fine to run just a web browser, and I would say that depending on your setup, you wouldn't even need a SAMBA server. We're using an I-GEAR proxy through our local grid for learning, which works no problem on linux clients. The authentication is done by the proxy, as it can't query Active Directory in it's current build.... > > HTH, > > Robb > > -----Original Message----- > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:08 > To: suse-linux-uk-schools > Cc: > Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > Hi everyone, > > Whilst I have played a little with Linux over the years, I wouldn't say I > was an expert by any means, and I have just joined this list. > > I work for a school in London, and we have a pile of Pentium 200 machines, > with 32MB and 2Gb disks gathering dust in the corner. > > Rather than bin them I am keen to put them to good use as internet terminals > (probably fat client) > > We are going to be running a RM Connect 3 network, that is Win2k/XP as our > main network. The users would have to be authenticated by the Win2k domain, > but other than that I cant foresee any restrictions. > > Would these machines be able to cope with this? They would only need to run > a web browser, and possibly email. So nothing fancy. Just Log In > Browse > internet > Log off > > I also have the use of a 300MHz server 256MB 10Gb. > > I figured I could use the server as a samba server, which will allow me to > authenticate to the Win2k domain I think, with the clients running a > stripped down GUI with a browser. > > Any ideas on the best GUI/browser combination to use? > > > Anyone tried something like this? I'd like to hear from you! > > And any other ideas/advice/input is greatly appreciated. > > Thanks all, > > Dan > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com > > > >

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Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet
by crowhurst 14 May '03

14 May '03

> >> We have 100Mb broadband > Bl**dy hell!!! really?!?! ain't it sweet ;) > What are you using to see whether a user has visited a site, what is your reporting tool? > Our users authenticate with the proxy, and that is what tells us what they've been doing, and controls their access. Actually to be honest I doubt if anyone asked we would know. That is all down to our esteemed leader! I expect there is some proprietory RM utility that is inherently complicated to use. The linux part would be my responsibility, thats why I'm making it a bit more of a priority! I could I suppose authenticate each user, and then use a linux based proxy just to sit my internet clients behind, and do all of the logging on that? Dan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:47 > To: suse-linux-uk-schools > Cc: > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > Well currently we don't have one! At least not on site - Each client has an > ip in the range 10.112.44.x with the proxy being at a remote site. It all > seems to work quite happily though. . Someone told > our head of it that our proxy would be slowing it down (which I had my > doubts about but still...) so we had the upheaval of changing it all about > so that each client talked directly to our broadband providers proxy. > > I'm not sure that the way you have yours is suitable for us though. Let me > clarify: > > I need to be able to say that user x did/did not look at the site > www.somethingdodgy.com > I don't want each user to have a "Windows account" and a "Linux Account" so > want to be able to use the username/password from the win2k domain. for > both. It is each individual user that needs to authenticate. > > cheers, > > Dan

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet
by Robb Bloomfield 14 May '03

14 May '03

>> We have 100Mb broadband Bl**dy hell!!! really?!?! What are you using to see whether a user has visited a site, what is your reporting tool? Our users authenticate with the proxy, and that is what tells us what they've been doing, and controls their access. -----Original Message----- From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:47 To: suse-linux-uk-schools Cc: Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet Well currently we don't have one! At least not on site - Each client has an ip in the range 10.112.44.x with the proxy being at a remote site. It all seems to work quite happily though. . Someone told our head of it that our proxy would be slowing it down (which I had my doubts about but still...) so we had the upheaval of changing it all about so that each client talked directly to our broadband providers proxy. I'm not sure that the way you have yours is suitable for us though. Let me clarify: I need to be able to say that user x did/did not look at the site www.somethingdodgy.com I don't want each user to have a "Windows account" and a "Linux Account" so want to be able to use the username/password from the win2k domain. for both. It is each individual user that needs to authenticate. cheers, Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robb Bloomfield" <rebloomfield(a)royallatin.bucks.sch.uk> To: <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:39 AM Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > Let me clarify slightly... > > The proxy used to use our NT4 server to authenticate, so we only had one username and password... then we moved to Active Directory without knowing that IGEAR can't talk to it, so we had to set up proxy accounts, hence two usernames and passwords. > > Each student is fully accountable, as our Linux clients with Konqueror are able to pick up the proxy and authenticate quite happily. I can also manage the proxy via its web interface using Linux.... > > What are you using for a proxy? > > -----Original Message----- > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:21 > To: Robb Bloomfield > Cc: > Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > According to our Grid for Learning T&C's each user must be accountable for > what he/she has viewed on the net. Authenticating them against their Win2k > domain usernames, using SAMBA was best way I thought, but any other views > on this anyone? > > Dan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robb Bloomfield" <rebloomfield(a)royallatin.bucks.sch.uk> > To: <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 10:18 AM > Subject: RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > The machines should be fine to run just a web browser, and I would say > that depending on your setup, you wouldn't even need a SAMBA server. We're > using an I-GEAR proxy through our local grid for learning, which works no > problem on linux clients. The authentication is done by the proxy, as it > can't query Active Directory in it's current build.... > > > > HTH, > > > > Robb > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] > > Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:08 > > To: suse-linux-uk-schools > > Cc: > > Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > Whilst I have played a little with Linux over the years, I wouldn't say I > > was an expert by any means, and I have just joined this list. > > > > I work for a school in London, and we have a pile of Pentium 200 machines, > > with 32MB and 2Gb disks gathering dust in the corner. > > > > Rather than bin them I am keen to put them to good use as internet > terminals > > (probably fat client) > > > > We are going to be running a RM Connect 3 network, that is Win2k/XP as our > > main network. The users would have to be authenticated by the Win2k > domain, > > but other than that I cant foresee any restrictions. > > > > Would these machines be able to cope with this? They would only need to > run > > a web browser, and possibly email. So nothing fancy. Just Log In > Browse > > internet > Log off > > > > I also have the use of a 300MHz server 256MB 10Gb. > > > > I figured I could use the server as a samba server, which will allow me to > > authenticate to the Win2k domain I think, with the clients running a > > stripped down GUI with a browser. > > > > Any ideas on the best GUI/browser combination to use? > > > > > > Anyone tried something like this? I'd like to hear from you! > > > > And any other ideas/advice/input is greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks all, > > > > Dan > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet
by Robb Bloomfield 14 May '03

14 May '03

>>These machines will not perform at all well as fat clients - unless you don't >>want to run a desktop. We managed a P120 with 32MB RAM, was a bit slow, but once the browsers up, it was okay...

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet
by Robb Bloomfield 14 May '03

14 May '03

The machines should be fine to run just a web browser, and I would say that depending on your setup, you wouldn't even need a SAMBA server. We're using an I-GEAR proxy through our local grid for learning, which works no problem on linux clients. The authentication is done by the proxy, as it can't query Active Directory in it's current build.... HTH, Robb -----Original Message----- From: crowhurst [mailto:crowhurst@hatchend.harrow.sch.uk] Sent: Wed 14/05/2003 10:08 To: suse-linux-uk-schools Cc: Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Using older machines for the internet Hi everyone, Whilst I have played a little with Linux over the years, I wouldn't say I was an expert by any means, and I have just joined this list. I work for a school in London, and we have a pile of Pentium 200 machines, with 32MB and 2Gb disks gathering dust in the corner. Rather than bin them I am keen to put them to good use as internet terminals (probably fat client) We are going to be running a RM Connect 3 network, that is Win2k/XP as our main network. The users would have to be authenticated by the Win2k domain, but other than that I cant foresee any restrictions. Would these machines be able to cope with this? They would only need to run a web browser, and possibly email. So nothing fancy. Just Log In > Browse internet > Log off I also have the use of a 300MHz server 256MB 10Gb. I figured I could use the server as a samba server, which will allow me to authenticate to the Win2k domain I think, with the clients running a stripped down GUI with a browser. Any ideas on the best GUI/browser combination to use? Anyone tried something like this? I'd like to hear from you! And any other ideas/advice/input is greatly appreciated. Thanks all, Dan -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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RE: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Suse and Winbind
by Chris Puttick 14 May '03

14 May '03

First, my condolences to yourself and your ysgol on the RM situation. Second, if you want to reincarnate the older machines, try playing with thin client, it's more productive in reducing school costs and so much more fun! Third, mount <your RM server>\<user's share> to /home/<username>/mywork - I'd probably investigate doing this with smbmount and smbauth. As a matter of interest, how much does it cost the school to keep up with RM? -----Original Message----- From: Gareth Edmondson To: Rob Keeling; SuSE Linux UK Schools Sent: 5/11/03 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Suse and Winbind Hi Rob, Thanks for getting back to me. > Define console? If you mean a bash shell then yes. By console, I meant Workstation. I have installed SuSE 8.1 with a KDE desktop (running Mozilla for Web, Open Office for productivity). The reason for doing this is to reincarnate some of our older machines (plus I enjoy fiddling). The school is running RM Connect 2.4 (soon to be 3). That is the reason I want the usernames and passwords to come from the NT domain. On Connect, each user has a work space called MyWork. This is held on the server's D drive, but gets mapped to a users N drive. D:\Users\Y98\Y98SmithJ becomes N:\MyWork when JSmith logs in. Any advice..? Regards Gareth --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Are you still wasting your time with spam?... There is a solution!" Protected by GIANT Company's Spam Inspector The most powerful anti-spam software available. http://www.giantcompany.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Keeling" <rob(a)rjkeeling.freeserve.co.uk> To: "SuSE Linux UK Schools" <suse-linux-uk-schools(a)suse.com> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 6:36 PM Subject: Fw: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Suse and Winbind > > Hi, > > > > Has anyone out there successfully got SuSE working with WinBind so that > > users can log on to a SuSE console with their NT/Win2K username and > > password? > > > > Define console? If you mean a bash shell then yes. > > > Once this is done, how easy is it then to map a work drive from the NT > > domain to a SuSE drive? > > With a fiddle factor I have managed to set up suse 8.1 to join a NT domain, > allow the > Domain users to log on with their home directory mounted from an NT server. > > I haven`t managed the same trick with X windows yet, but hopefully someone > is going to point out the glaring error tomorrow. > > Let me know what your trying to acheve. > > Rob Keeling > Network Manager > Queen Elizabeth`s Grammar School > > > > > Your help is appreciated, > > > > Many thanks > > > > Gareth Edmondson > > ICT Department: Ysgol Gyfun Gwyr > > 01792 870026 > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com > For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-unsubscribe(a)suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-linux-uk-schools-help(a)suse.com

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