LAN configuration

Summary

There is one server. See below for specifications. The server is a Pentium III-based system that was built for me in 1999 by a local vendor in the Saratoga Springs NY area (Bob Tatar). It was state-of-the-art at the time, but is clearly superseded by now by much faster processors and greater standard RAM, as well as size of hard-drives available. It services requests to the Apache web server fine however. Almost no delay in response. On the other hand, there are relatively few hits to the server at any one time, so as the need grows, I will replace it with a much faster server and use the existing unit as a workstation.

There are currently 7 nodes. 2 nodes are thin client devices that use another workstation (see below) as the terminal services server. They can, but do not normally, access the other server. I can easily use the workstation myself while any number of others are accessing it through terminal services. There is not enough activity to degrade performance when other users access the workstation.

The other 5 nodes are stand-alone computers running either Linux Ubuntu or Windows XP Professional. They can run on their own or access the server or the server-workstation through remote means.

Details

Thin clients

  1. Wyse Model SXO Winterm S50
    1. Linux 6
    2. AMD Geode GX processor
    3. About $200 new
  2. Neoware
    1. Linux OS
    2. About $200 new

Workstations

  1. Dell Dimension L400c
    1. Intel Celeron processor 398MHz
    2. 320MB of RAM
    3. 4GB harddrive
    4. Windows XP Professional SP2
    5. No cost, probably $100-$200 if bought used
  2. Dell Dimension L400c
    1. Intel Celeron processor 398MHz
    2. 320MB of RAM
    3. 4GB harddrive
    4. Linux Ubuntu with Gnome
    5. No cost, probably $100-$200 if bought used
  3. E-machines T5010
    1. Intel Pentium 4 2.93GHz
    2. 1.49GB of RAM
    3. 123GB hard-drive 1
    4. 89GB hard-drive 2 external
    5. Dual-boot XP Professional, Linux Ubuntu
    6. Terminal services supporting unlimited clients
    7. $500 bought in 2006. Comparable system probably $300 now
  4. Vaio
    1. XP Professional OS
    2. No cost, same cost as others used $100 or so
  5. Lenovo X61 Tablet
    1. Intel Pentium 5
    2. 1.4GB of RAM
    3. 100GB harddrive
    4. Dual-boot Windows XP Professional and Linux Ubuntu with Gnome
    5. Bought new in summer 2007 for somewhat under $2,000

Server

  1. Intel Pentium 3
  2. Server running Linux Fedora 6.0
  3. No current cost, similar cost if bought used of around $100