Hi, RM Window Box is (usually) Win3.0/Win3.1 with security features supplied from DOS. We have a few on PC386/MCA Architecture. Unreliable - yes, Secure - moderately, integrateable - who knows? If they have the power, then why not use them as X-terminals? (a favorite topic here :) As far as replacing CONNECT is concerned, I don't know. Most of my own experience with WindowsBox/RM revolves around incompatibility with anything else. Maybe lose the RM security shell, and use straight Windoze (accepting that reinstallation is relatively easy when you can clone a diskdrive - full Win'95 clone takes me 20-30 mins). I can only say "Good Luck!!" Regards, Paul Ellison <SysAdm@edgecoll.clara.net> ----------

From: Matt Johnson <johnsonmlw@yahoo.com> To: suse-linux-uk-schools@suse.com Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] RM Connect and Linux Date: 18 May 2000 10:06

Firstly, I should say hi as I've not posted before. I'm the Network bod at St. Andrew's CE Primary. I've installed a 20 workstation network in the classrooms and across cummunal areas, such as corridors. I'm using SuSE 6.3 on the server, and it's pretty much doing everything (DHCP, WINS, PDC, file server, print server blah blah blah). I'm amazed at how quickly a zero experienced linux user can get this stuff up and running. And run it does!

I'm thinking of moving jobs. The school I'm looking at has 24 workstations BUT they're all RM Window Box and there's a copy of CONNECT on the server. How much scope am I going to have to integrate Linux? Can I completely replace the CONNECT server with a Linux box? Would that offer any advantage? How does the CONNECT server handle authentication? The Head says that at present it's all very unreliable. Am I actually going to be able to effect any change given this situation?

Anyone got any experience integrating Linux into an RM network?

Cheers

-- Matt Johnson ICT Coordinator St. Andrew's CE Primary Hertford

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