Morning is fine. I think Neil was interested in coming down also so we might try for say around 9.30?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/19/07, <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;">Daniel,<br><br>Tuesday 31st should be ok - morning would suit me better - how about you..?
<br><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:dstefyn@gmail.com">dstefyn@gmail.com</a> 07/19/07 12:52 pm >>><br>Hi Russell,<br><br>Sounds like this might go ahead pretty easily.
<br><br>At Westall we run a pretty similar system - moodle, squid as a linux proxy,<br>sarg, novell integration etc. Would be good to organise something.<br><br>This Tuesday we are doing a rollout, but howabout the following Tuesday
<br>(31st). Failing that, the Tuesday after that, 7th August? Or any days in<br>between, my timetable is flexible at the moment.<br><br>Perhaps we could schedule it so that both Neil and myself can come throw<br>some questions around together if both parties agree?
<br><br>Daniel Stefyn<br>Westall Secondary College<br>School: (03) 9546 3233<br>Mobile: 0417 149 492<br><br>On 7/19/07, Russell Curr <<a href="mailto:RUSSELL@avila.vic.edu.au">RUSSELL@avila.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>> Hi Daniel,<br>><br>> you are most welcome. Tuesdays would be the best day for me - less<br>> encumbered with classes. Gives me some suitable dates and we can then make<br>> arrangements.<br>><br>
> We have both staff Mac laptops (owned by staff) and a class set of Mac<br>> laptops, plus a few iMacs. We have not configured the staff laptops to<br>> automatically attach to the network, although staff can login to Novell and
<br>> access their home folders, via the wireless points around the school. I<br>> have an iMac on my desk that I am using for most of my day to day work, and<br>> we have this setup to authenticate via Netware. And I also run XP via
<br>> Vmware on the Mac so I can write reports with Markbook. I have been doing<br>> this for several months with no significant issues.<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:dstefyn@gmail.com">dstefyn@gmail.com</a> 07/18/07 4:01 pm >>><br>> Hi Russell,<br>><br>> We run a pretty similar setup here at Westall, but I'm interested in how
<br>> you<br>> manage the Mac authentication into Novell. A few staff have macbook<br>> laptops<br>> and so far we have been using windows virtual machines to do the Novell<br>> integration, anything easier would have a strong ease of use bonus.
<br>><br>> I understand Swinburne are also pretty heavily into Novell and Groupwise,<br>> I'm wondering how you'd respond to allowing a site visit to have a look<br>> over<br>> your setup and possibly seeing if we can arrange any mutual technology
<br>> collaboration.<br>><br>> Daniel Stefyn<br>><br>> On 7/17/07, Russell Curr <<a href="mailto:RUSSELL@avila.vic.edu.au">RUSSELL@avila.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:<br>> ><br>> > ..and similar here Keith. We have Novell, Windows, and Linux
<br>> > servers. All authentication done via Novell; email on Groupwise, but<br>> use<br>> > Linux for Moodle, Squid, Sarg, CUPS, PaperCut (to manage printing and<br>> web<br>> > credits - works a treat). And we are starting to deploy Mac
<br>> workstations<br>> > (laptops and desktop systems) that authenticate into Novell. Have also<br>> > 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<br>> charging<br>> > with pcounter, some dedicated applications on a Windows server<br>> > (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<br>> looking<br>> > to support a school, not a SOHO <<br>> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_network">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOHO_network
</a><br>> > ><br>> > network.<br>> ><br>> > Instead, give some thought now towards virtualising and migrating all<br>> your<br>> > your network servers using VMWare technology. No reason you cannot run
<br>> all<br>> > these happily together on the one or two physical servers. Once done,<br>> you<br>> > can step back and reexamine your network services once hardware is<br>> 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
<br>> 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
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