[Gllug] LDAP newbie

[Doug Winter]

On Thu 20 Mar Martin Stevens wrote:
> So I think what i want to do next is as follows, please someone let me
> know know if i'm barking up the wrong tree.
>
> [snip]
> 
> Which is the best way to do this ?

I'd recommend getting a small test network going if you have time, and
exercise every application your users have - it's the weird
vertical-specific software that can cause the real grief, rather than
the generic stuff.  I imagine there is software specific to schools that
your staff use, and it's probably pretty shonky.  

Finding out what is on people's desktops, and then getting your mitts on
the media can be one of the more difficult issues.
 
> Someone please tell me that I'm not mad.

You aren't mad :)  Sounds to me like you are on the right track.

> Oh and the final begging part..
> 
> I'm always on the lookout for PC's that can be reclaimed/reused, I'll
> also guarentee that any donations will use Linux :-) and any Cat5
> networking kit.

Can you collect from central london?

Incidentally, you might be interested in one of these:

    http://netstation.sourceforge.net/
    http://pxes.sourceforge.net/

doug.

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