[K12OSN] scanner on client

Shawn Powers spowers at inlandlakes.org
Fri Sep 17 13:16:27 UTC 2004


Shane Stafford wrote:
> hmmm
> Maybe this may work.  Take a regular copy (local processing power) of
> Fedora 2, add a scanner to this desktop.  Then allow that local machine to
> log into home directories ??? That way folks can scan there material, even
> manipulate it on a local machine in the computer lab and save their work
> to their LTSP home directories?  thoughts?

Yes -- this is similar to what we have done.  We actually started with a 
classroom "mini lab" and the server had a scanner connected to it. 
Since it was a mini lab, the students used the server as one of the 
clients, they just sat there when they needed to scan.  It worked great. :)

-Shawn

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