[MLB-WIRELESS] Re: IF: Networking for the installfest

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 http://www.luv.asn.au/node.php?id=43


we dont need network or power cables?!?!? w00t


----- Original Message -----
From: "Vaskos Tsiatis" <vak at alphalink.com.au>
To: "melbwireless" <melbwireless at wireless.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Re: IF: Networking for the installfest


> What networking equipment do we need ?
>
> I can bring a small rack to mount gear in.
> I can also bring 1 x 16 port 10/100 switch
> and a 32 port 10 baseT hub.
>
> I have a few cat5 cables lying around I can bring.
>
> Vaskos
> -------
>
> Jason King wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 14:35, Andrew Griffiths wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> >
> > Hi wireless people :) <waves>
> >
> > >
> > > For the network at the installfest, this is the general plan (though
> > > subject to change).
> > >
> > > - We will be bridging the wired and wireless networks together.
> > >
> > > - For the clients, we will be using DHCP.
> > >
> > > - The network range at the moment is 172.16/23 (expanded format is
> > > 172.16.0.0-172.16.1.255 netmask of 255.255.254.0, I suspect with a
DHCP
> > > lease time of 2.5 hours this should be plenty), people needing static
IP
> > > addresses are asked to email off-list, and I'll give you one for use
on
> > > the day.
> >
> > I'll put this up on the latest news page for the installfest.
> >
> > >
> > >    - I noticed on the luv site that vendors and that where there
before,
> > > did they want/need network access?
> >
> > well , the only "vendor" we've got per se , is merant (they've donated
> > some money).  I haven't been told if they need internet access or not.
> > I'll ask.
> >
> > > - Can I get general list of which server will be providing what, as we
> > > can make this easily known so people know where to look.
> >
> > Troy Dack has the following:
> >    Debian 3.0
> >     RedHat 7,3 & 8.0
> >     Mandrake 8.2 & 9.0
> >
> >     Gentoo LiveCD-1.4 and  stage3 tar balls for Athlon,Tbird,XP and
> > P1,2,3,4
> >
> >     2.6GB of sources covering just about everything (X, Mozilla, KDE,
> > gcc, kernels)
> > He'll have kde 3.1 debs soon too.
> >
> > Tyson clugg has a server as well that he was going to bring along, he
> > will contact you shortly.
> >
> > >
> > >    - Do we have a server where people can upload isos and so on, for
> > > those bringing stuff for primarily swapping with a single person but
> > > maybe useful for more, (for example, the *BSD's)
> >
> > tyson probably.
> >
> > > - How many switches are needed and who can bring them? I've already
got
> > > two 8port 100/10 switches for the day, but there might need to be
more.
> >
> > Kim perkins said that strathcona could supply networking equipment,
> > but he hasn't been responding to email.  I'm going to ring him
> > tomorrow.
> >
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