[K12OSN] Linux client file shareing protocols

[Jeff Kinz]

On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 08:21:15PM -0400, Shawn Powers wrote:
> David Trask said:
> >>thin clients, and my servers get the /home export via a "network
> >>backplane" that has all servers connect to a private network on a second
> >>switch -- so no one has access (even physical access) to the /home
> > Curious as to how you do this?  I'm curious and interested!  :-)
> 
> Again, low-tech solutions are great. :)  I literally bought a 12 port
> gigabit switch, and put it in my server rack.  A second gig ethernet card
> on each server has a static 192.168 address, and plugs into the switch. 
> (My "public" network is a 10. range)
> 
> I only export /home to the 192.168 addresses, so only the computers
> plugged into that lone switch (ie, only the servers in the rack) can get
> the nfs share.
> 
> So far, it's worked really really nice.

Cool-  Very creative solution!


Probably won't work for Jamie, though.  Cost of 500+ extra Nics and 
500 extra/seperate ports of switch, not to mention extra cable runs
and the headache of 500 static IPs to manage would be too much.

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