[plug] Plea for networking help for an N.P.O. (fwd)

[shayne]

Maybe WA needs a left-geek posse like nsw and it's cat at lyst Community access
tech collective, to provide support for non-profit/enviro/studenty etc
projects that have no bux... A community access network even better.....

I can *maybe* help remotely but that's probably it in my spare time....
Student life is getting intense right now!

----- Original Message -----
From: Anthony J. Breeds-Taurima <tony at cantech.net.au>
To: P.L.U.G. <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Cc: rhunter <rhunter at iinet.net.au>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 2:25 PM
Subject: [plug] Plea for networking help for an N.P.O. (fwd)


> Hello All,
> This came through to the PLUG committee.  I have Bob's
> permission to post it here.  If there is anyone able to help Bob then
> please contact him directly  Ta.
>
>
> Yours Tony
>
>    Jan 22-25 2003           Linux.Conf.AU            http://linux.conf.au/
>   The Australian Linux Technical Conference!
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 16:03:22 +0800
> From: rhunter <rhunter at iinet.net.au>
> Subject: Plea for networking help for an N.P.O.
>
> Hi folks,
> My name is Bob Hunter. I am trying to set up a small computer network
> for Environment House, in Eighth Avenue Maylands. The "network"at the
moment,
> is a "peer-to-peer" Microsoft Windows 9x workgroup of some 5 machines. I
> intend to set up a Linux Server and to convert most of the rest to Linux
> workstations running KDE or Knome under Linux. Most of the people are
pretty
> computer illiterate, and I have been training them in basic computing.
Before
> I got there they had no firewall or anti-virus software on their Windows
> systems, so it took me a while to clean and recover some of their data for
> them.
>
> I am a fairly good Linux user, but I am not confident that I can set
> up a secure and easy to use Linux system for these people without some
help. I
> am having some problems networking some of the Linux machines together. I
also
> need help with Samba so that we can network the windows machine. We may
also
> be getting an ADSL "modem" and I may need help with this too. At the
moment
> the Linux machines have Red Hat 7.2 on them, and a basic KDE GUI. Only one
or
> two of the machines are powerful ones. The workstation "earmaked " to be
the
> Linux server is a 1 GIG Hz Pentium with 256 MByte RAM and a 40 GigBytes
Hard
> drive and CDRW "burner".
>
> As we are non-profit, we cannot afford to pay anyone. However, we will
> supply the Linux guru with Pizza's drinks etc.  If parts require to be
> replaced, such as network cables or NICs that is OK. Perhaps if some
funding
> comes through, then we may be able to pay you. Otherwise, your help will
> contribute to the productivity of people who are working to improve our
> environment.
>
> Ideally, we would like the helper to turn up on a weekend for a few
> hours, as this is the only time when the PC's are not in use.
>
> Can someone help?
>
> Bob Hunter.
>
>