[frgeek-michiana] Warehouse Report - 12/16/2008
- From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:02:16 -0500
Present: Kevin, Phil, Chuq, Dave, Forest, Goose, John, Tom
:: FreeBoxes
Phil, Chuq, Dave and John worked on FreeBoxes and demans. Kevin
supervised and consulted.
:: DHCP Problem
The warehouse had crazy DHCP and no Internet. Goose and I attacked the
problem. We discovered the Linksys switch on table #1 was a router too
and was dishing DHCP, which it had never done before. We replaced it
with a simple switch. The VL 5.8 server network configurations needed a
touch up, and Goose did the job. Goose and I decided we need to copy the
valid network configs on the VL server to a safe directory where we can
reference them. This is at least the second time we've had DHCP problems
in the office. Both times a rogue device started issuing DHCP, and the
VL network configs changed.
:: Towne Freight
Forest talked to a sales rep at Towne Freight re hauling a semi-trailer
full of electronic gear to Indy for recycling. A standard trailer will
hold 52 stacked skids. The one-way cost is $500; plus, we lose the value
of the skids and gaylords. Towne will drop off a trailer on-site for two
weeks to load it. Because of the cost, we are unlikely to ever send gear
to Indy for recycling. However, it is good to have facts and figures.
:: Wilson School
In spite of the snow storm, parents and students showed up for the STARS
meeting at Wilson Primary Center. Carol, the FACS coordinator, raffled
the FreeBox system to the participants. The cutest little girl in the
room won. Although the girl was excited, her mother was even more excited.
I gave the family a brief demo on how to boot and shut down the system
and warned them about the mobo battery which acted up when I first
booted the system -- it lost the date/time. The computer spent a whole
day in my car so it was cold when I set it up at Wilson. I rebooted the
system to show the family the likely problem, but the system booted
normally. I think the battery warmed up and ran at full available
voltage. Hopefully, it won't be a problem at their home. I encouraged
the family to volunteer with us so they can get immediate help with the
system and gave them my business card.
Carol kept the raffle tickets and solicited phone numbers for every
ticket so she can recruit for a FreeBox class in mid to late January
after the new semester starts and the kids and teachers settle down. I
will get FreeGeek flyers to Carol to hand out at STARS meetings.
:: Perley Hispanic FreeBox Class
There were technical glitches with the digital projector and laptop.
Forest will bring his projector to the warehouse on Thursday, and Chuq
will bring his laptop so we can address the problems quickly. Other than
that, the class went well. Nichole, the FACS coordinator at Perley, had
already sent images from the class to Carol, her counterpart at Wilson.
Nichole told Carol the FreeBox recipients were pleased with the class
and their computer systems.
Cynthia, an Hispanic volunteer at Perley, has translated some of our
handouts to Spanish for use at future classes. Perley is 50% Black, 21%
White, 16% multiracial and 11% Hispanic. The students at Wilson are
evenly divided (30% each) between Hispanic, Black and White students
with a few other races and ethnicities comprising the last 10%.
Perley -- http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapshot.cfm?schl=7613
Wilson -- http://mustang.doe.state.in.us/SEARCH/snapshot.cfm?schl=7588
With so many Hispanics on the west side of South Bend, we might combine
some public and parochial school events for Hispanics.
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