Clients: No hard disk installed We have recycled a number of old PC's using PXE, CDROM or floppy to boot from LAN.
The client at my desk will boot from power on to login prompt using a CD in 47 seconds. If the PC had a PXE NIC we could shave a few more seconds off. If the clients were on the same VLAN as the server I think the time would be in the 30 second range.
In my experience engineering jobs tend to max out in terms of promotions and pay in the first third of ones working career. I would recommend attending a university that is known for after graduation job networking. In addition to an engineering degree get a minor in Business so that you can communicate with the 'suits' in a language they understand. At some point you are likely to be faced with a decision of staying in engineering, rewarded with a your annual pay crumbs or step across the line into Management where you will have a chance to steer the company. Think Dilbert and his PHB.
I agree, to use this crack you either need physical access to the box (unless you have physical security you have NO security) or are already logged in as root. Now to dust off the slides for the Security 101 class:-(
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The setup we use:
Server: RHEL4 with LTSP installed
Clients: No hard disk installed
We have recycled a number of old PC's using PXE, CDROM or floppy to boot from LAN.
The client at my desk will boot from power on to login prompt using a CD in 47 seconds. If the PC had a PXE NIC we could shave a few more seconds off. If the clients were on the same VLAN as the server I think the time would be in the 30 second range.
See ltsp.org for more details
In my experience engineering jobs tend to max out in terms of promotions and pay in the first third of ones working career. I would recommend attending a university that is known for after graduation job networking. In addition to an engineering degree get a minor in Business so that you can communicate with the 'suits' in a language they understand. At some point you are likely to be faced with a decision of staying in engineering, rewarded with a your annual pay crumbs or step across the line into Management where you will have a chance to steer the company. Think Dilbert and his PHB.
I agree, to use this crack you either need physical access to the box (unless you have physical security you have NO security) or are already logged in as root. Now to dust off the slides for the Security 101 class :-(