[K12OSN] LTSP on same network as Windows

[Yancey B. Jones]

> TC's (Thin Clients) use a lot of bandwidth between themselves 
> and their respective LTSP server.
> 
> You should definitely think about having your TC's on a 
> separate LAN segment with their server.  The server can act 
> as a gateway to the rest of the LAN by giving it two NIC's.
> 
> This will reduce the load on the rest of your LAN by moving 
> all the TC specific traffic off of it onto this separate 
> network segment.

I have installed gigabit switches on each floor with full compliance CAT5E
cable running to the server room. We are looking at about 50-75 thin clients
spread throughout the school. I can add separate switches if necessary, I
just want to make sure that it is necessary before I ask for them. The
entire network will consist of approximately 100 Windows XP Pro clients for
students, 50 Windows clients for teachers/staff, and eventually about 75
thin clients.

The thin clients will be in "clusters" of 3-4 and I am planning on using a
5-port 10/100 switch at each "cluster" to reduce the number of cable runs.
This is a price issue as well due to the length of the runs - plenum rated
cable is pretty expensive compared to a 5-port switch. There will also be a
thin client lab and 2 windows labs which will each have their own 10/100
switch with a gigabit uplink to the server room.

So each floor and big lab will have a gigabit uplink to the 2 domain servers
- Intel Xenon, 1GB RAM, 2x36GB U320 mirrord, 3x75 U320 RAID-5, gigabit LAN.
I am thinking that the specs for the LTSP server(s) will be dual Xenon, 4GB
RAM, 2x36GB U320, gigabit LAN. We will install one LTSP server at first,
when we reach capacity on that one then we will put a second one in. Will a
need a separate network for each LTSP server or can the be load balanced
somehow?

Thanks,
Yancey