Comments on: Edubuntu Thin Client Classroom Experiment http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/05/04/edubuntu-thin-client-classroom-experiment/ What should school look like in the 21st Century? Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: theodometer http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/05/04/edubuntu-thin-client-classroom-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3328 theodometer Fri, 16 May 2008 23:32:29 +0000 http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/05/04/edubuntu-thin-client-classroom-experiment/#comment-3328 Have you tried to go to the command line and type in ps -aux? This will list all of your running processes. From there, you can check to see if DHCP is running. Sounds like one of two things--either your DHCP is not broadcasting (from the server) or something is keeping the clients from getting it. Also--how many NICs are installed in the machine? Typically-I use two. And here's a BIG thing--the thin clients need to be on Eth0. If they are on Eth1-its a no go, in my experience. I've done this successfully--using a different distribution (Fedora) (for no particular reason-Ubuntu is my preferred one). I plan to reimage my lab this summer to Edubuntu. Hope I've helped a bit. Let me know if you need any more help. This is honestly one of the coolest projects I've ever done...(along with my wiimote whiteboard and MythTV PVR). Have you tried to go to the command line and type in ps -aux? This will list all of your running processes. From there, you can check to see if DHCP is running. Sounds like one of two things–either your DHCP is not broadcasting (from the server) or something is keeping the clients from getting it. Also–how many NICs are installed in the machine? Typically-I use two. And here’s a BIG thing–the thin clients need to be on Eth0. If they are on Eth1-its a no go, in my experience.

I’ve done this successfully–using a different distribution (Fedora) (for no particular reason-Ubuntu is my preferred one). I plan to reimage my lab this summer to Edubuntu.

Hope I’ve helped a bit. Let me know if you need any more help. This is honestly one of the coolest projects I’ve ever done…(along with my wiimote whiteboard and MythTV PVR).

]]> By: emsquared http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/05/04/edubuntu-thin-client-classroom-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-3329 emsquared Sun, 11 May 2008 19:41:55 +0000 http://school20.siglersite.com/2008/05/04/edubuntu-thin-client-classroom-experiment/#comment-3329 Did you solve this.I know you should only have one DHCP server on the network. You can keep the edubuntu one but have it only deal with the thin clients.If you do it's better to have your edubuntu server on a ip diff address range and use a 2nd network card to bridge across to your main network for Internet and other access. Intrigued to hear how you go on. Did you solve this.I know you should only have one DHCP server on the network. You can keep the edubuntu one but have it only deal with the thin clients.If you do it’s better to have your edubuntu server on a ip diff address range and use a 2nd network card to bridge across to your main network for Internet and other access. Intrigued to hear how you go on.

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