[Sugar-devel] Fwd: [Bug 419240] [NEW] Need instructions on how to set up a cluster of computers so they collaborate.

[Mike Lee]

I can go buy the 5 and 8 port models tonight to try. If one of these works,
then we'll at least have a basis for moving forward in the classroom. So
far, I don't think we have any confirmed working devices.

As I said in another email, I've tested the Linksys 5-port Workgroup Switch
with no luck.

Mike


On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:41 PM, Benjamin M. Schwartz <
bmschwar at fas.harvard.edu> wrote:

> Caroline Meeks wrote:
> > One piece of this will be creating a cluster in the hallway, that
> > collaborates locally but does not have internet access.  I've yet to get
> > this to work.  We need to translate from discussions of network segments
> to
> > very practical discussion of what specific model numbers can you buy at
> the
> > store and it will work for X number of computers.
>
> You should be able to use any "switch" with as many ports as you have
> computers.  For example:
> 5 ports:
> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0257750
> 8 ports:
> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0294506
> 16 ports:
> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0282106
>
> (The Microcenter in Cambridge happens to be my usual place to buy this
> sort of electronics.)
>
> All you should need is a switch like that, and one standard ethernet cable
> for each computer.  If you have a very large number of machines, you can
> start connecting multiple switches together, but this sounds unlikely to
> be necessary for your purposes.
>
> --Ben
>
>
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