Linux, Internet Cafe, Haiti...

[Joseph Kubik]

One question: would gigabit from the server to the switch and then
100mbit to the terminals make things quicker than just plain 100mbit
everywhere?

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-Joseph-

On 1/17/06, Jamon Camisso <jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> So I'm looking at simply purchasing a number of these systems to take
> down to Jacmel and configure them there:
> http://lesstech.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/45/products_id/170
>
> I'll have the hard drives taken out since it appears that the network
> cards (10/100) PCI have a cable that attaches to the motherboard? Is
> this perhaps the boot from LAN that I'm hoping it is? The systems have
> floppy drives so it isn't too much of a problem.
>
> The video cards are all 16mb AGP, more than enough to do the job
> according to what I've read on LTSP and such websites.
>
> Also, the sound is built into the motherboard, making it PCI if I
> understand built in components correctly (unless there is such a thing
> as built in ISA???). I've heard that esound will look after sound for
> each client computer. Can it look after line in (microphone) as well?
>
> One question: would gigabit from the server to the switch and then
> 100mbit to the terminals make things quicker than just plain 100mbit
> everywhere?
>
> Jamon
>
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