Hi Russell,<br><br>We run a pretty similar setup here at Westall, but I'm interested in how you manage the Mac authentication into Novell. A few staff have macbook laptops and so far we have been using windows virtual machines to do the Novell integration, anything easier would have a strong ease of use bonus.
<br><br>I understand Swinburne are also pretty heavily into Novell and Groupwise, I'm wondering how you'd respond to allowing a site visit to have a look over your setup and possibly seeing if we can arrange any mutual technology collaboration.
<br><br>Daniel Stefyn<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/17/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Russell Curr</b> <<a href="mailto:RUSSELL@avila.vic.edu.au">RUSSELL@avila.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
..and similar here Keith. We have Novell, Windows, and Linux servers. All authentication done via Novell; email on Groupwise, but use Linux for Moodle, Squid, Sarg, CUPS, PaperCut (to manage printing and web credits - works a treat). And we are starting to deploy Mac workstations (laptops and desktop systems) that authenticate into Novell. Have also started using VMserver after using VMworkstation for a couple of years.
<br><br>cheers<br>Russell<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------<br>Russell Curr<br>Network Manager<br>Avila College<br>Ph: 9831-9645<br>Fax: 03-9888-1202<br>email: <a href="mailto:russell@avila.vic.edu.au">
russell@avila.vic.edu.au</a><br>-------------------------------------------------------<br><br>>>> <a href="mailto:rgesthuizen@gmail.com">rgesthuizen@gmail.com</a> 07/17/07 11:39 am >>><br>Same here Keith, we run a hybrid network that happily supports Novell,
<br>Windows and Linux servers and a mix of workstations. Authentication by<br>Novell, application distribution and reimaging by Zenworks, print charging<br>with pcounter, some dedicated applications on a Windows server (bibliotech,
<br>markbook etc), Linux (mail / moodle / drupal / sarg / squid / squidguard<br>etc). I took some cues from Monash and Swinburne that run similar Novell<br>networks (where our Tech comes from).<br><br>Of course this isn't Highlander
<br><<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_%2528film%2529">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highlander_%2528film%2529</a>>and we are looking<br>to support a school, not a SOHO <<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_network">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_network</a>><br>network.<br><br>Instead, give some thought now towards virtualising and migrating all your<br>your network servers using VMWare technology. No reason you cannot run all
<br>these happily together on the one or two physical servers. Once done, you<br>can step back and reexamine your network services once hardware is removed<br>from the equation and the focus is put back onto services. :-)
<br><br>Regards Roland<br><br>On 16/07/07, Keith Richardson <<a href="mailto:keithcr@fastmail.fm">keithcr@fastmail.fm</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> Hi everyone - just back in Oz after 3 months away OS. Loved it, but have
<br>> come down to Earth with a thud...<br>> I am investigating switching our network from Novell to Microsoft 2003<br>> Server.<br>> Any advice?<br>> Cheers, Keith<br>> Keith Richardson<br>><br>> _______________________________________________
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