[juneau-lug] Re: September meeting

Whoops, there was a meeting tonight!  I could have made it, too ... if I 
had remembered.

The idea of setting up a network seems like a good one to me, too.  I 
could bring my two working laptops in easily enough, which would save 
you a little hauling.  Both have network cards.  That might give me a 
bit more incentive to remember, too.

Nels

James Zuelow wrote:
> So as I was wheeling my portable into the garage, I was thinking about next 
> meeting.
> 
> Instead of giving a presentation on DHCP & dynamic DNS, I was thinking that 
> we could just set up a network.  People interested in the DHCP/DNS aspect 
> could set that up, and (for example) we could set up an Apache server with 
> virtual domains, or a mail server, or anything that could use the DNS info 
> and demonstrate it.
> 
> It would be a little more hands on, and I think more interesting.  Our 
> meetings have been running 2 1/2 to 3 hours, and I think that's enough time 
> to complete the project and get in all the small talk if I bring in three or 
> four basic install boxes (Linux installed, but not configured beyond a user 
> account and making sure all the hardware works).  I'll hit up state surplus 
> for another couple of monitors.
> 
> We could let the newer users handle the setup with some guidance from people 
> who've been there, done that.  I think actual keyboard time would help teach 
> the concepts a little better than my lecture technique.
> 
> Ideas?
> 
> James
> 
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