Re: [K12OSN] More or less servers?

[Nakashima <pnakashi k12 hi us>]

Bandwidth is a big issue here. What about an 8 port 10/100 switch in each
classroom with a gig-e uplink back to a 8 port 10/100/1000 central switch?
Should provide enough bandwidth for 3-5 clients. I don't think a 10/100
uplink would (might be wrong thought).
--
 Peter Nakashima
 Computer Teacher
 Liholiho Elementary
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On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Jim Hays wrote:

> Putting a server in each classroom doesn't buy you much in this
> situation.  You could just put Linux on the computers themselves (to
> get rid of MS).  The idea it to leverage the power of the server to
> make the older computers run better.  Running a single server with
> more power would make more sense to me.
>
> I am running 35 computers in a term server situation on a single
> server and it works very well.
>
> I wouldn't consider a second server until I got over 50 clients.