[olug] OT - Windows network question

[Dan Staehr]

Some clarification...

Currently the network is a wired setup, with the DSL modem, then a 
linksys router, a switch and hub..I believe a cross over to the server, 
a Dell PowerEdge, running VMware Esxi for Base OS, and Windows Server 
2008 for the server OS.

There have been 8 workstations in the past, but the network will shrink 
to 3, maybe 4 workstations in the new office location which will be 
much, much smaller, hence the idea to go wireless rather than wired if 
possible.

I might opt for a wireless DSL modem, but run wired to the server. Thus 
eliminate the router, will I still need the hub and switch setup?

As for the current server shares, I would go in and remove the unused 
shares.

The current machines are on a volume license, but I doubt they can 
legally be transferred to a new owner, but haven't researched that, so 
its either nuke the drives of the extra computers and offer them without 
OS or replace with ubuntu or some other Linux distro.

I mainly work with PC's and have set up peer to peer, non-server 
networks for the most part, with shared internet access. So my server 
based network experience is limited.

Dan Staehr, President
Staehr Media Services
6117 NW 4th Street
Lincoln, NE 68521-3774
402-440-5869

On 11/14/2012 6:27 PM, dashrender at cox.net wrote:
> If you are not putting windows back on those machines, you can nuke 
> them however you want, then install ubuntu.
>
> As for wireless, if the machines are desktops and don't have wireless 
> cards in them you will have to purchase either internal or USB 
> wireless adapters for them.
>
> If the office is small enough you can probably get away with a linkage 
> wireless access point.  You should disable DHCP on it and not use the 
> WAN/Internet port.  Have your windows server provide DHCP to all 
> client machines.
>
> What are you using for a firewall?
>
> You mentioned connecting the DSL to wireless, what did you mean?
>
> Sent from my HTC smartphone on the Now Network from Sprint!
>
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Sheldon, Roger W" <Roger.Sheldon at firstdata.com>
> To: "Omaha Linux User Group" <olug at olug.org>, "staehrmedia at neb.rr.com" 
> <staehrmedia at neb.rr.com>
> Subject: [olug] OT - Windows network question
> Date: Wed, Nov 14, 2012 5:31 pm
>
>
> Dariks Boot n nuke yeh for sure. As far as wiping the drives and 
> reusing the license keys on a different machine? Hmmm I don't think 
> Micro$oft allows this unless you have a volume license key or 
> something of the sorts. I could be wrong again tho.
>
> Roger Sheldon
> Storage Engineer
> wk 402.777.7901
> cell 402.889.2585
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf 
> Of Justin Reiners
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:57 PM
> To: staehrmedia at neb.rr.com; Omaha Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [olug] OT - Windows network question
>
> boot n nuke for the drives, what kind of question do you have about 
> wireless networking? what distances are we talking?
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Dan Staehr <staehrmedia at neb.rr.com> 
> wrote:
>
> > Howdy,
> >
> > I realize this is a Linux group but I'm sure some of you can probably
> > steer me the right direction.
> >
> > I'm helping out a local non-profit who is moving to a new office. I
> > spent the day yesterday documenting their network and workstations.
> > They are reducing their network size from 8 machines to 4, including 
> a file server.
> > The server is using Windows Server and VmWare.
> > Fortunately all of the workstations and the server are only a couple
> > of years old. All of the workstations are Win 7 boxes.
> >
> > Question is one of configuring their DSL along with server wirelessly,
> > since their new office won't be easy to pull wire in. I do plan to
> > have a wired connection to at least one of the workstations and to the
> > server and router.
> >
> > Also, for the computers they are planning to sell, what is the easiest
> > way to clean the drives, and can the current OS's be reloaded. I'd
> > like to clean the drives, and reload them with Ubuntu maybe.
> >
> > --
> >