advice on NOS for classroom

Can you advise me whether to go with a client/server, or domain based OS,
considering the scenario below.

I have been asked by my wife (a high school math/computer teacher) to help
her network an assortment of donated windows machines in their small
computer lab classroom.

I'll see that there is an NIC card & driver in each computer and use
standard cat 5 to cable them to a hub with sufficient ports (presently there
are about 8 computers but they may expand in the future to maybe 15). Then
bind them to the correct protocol/s - Tcp/ip and Netbeui or ?, Client for MS
Networks, File & Printer sharing.

Problem is they dont want a simple peer to peer because the kids mess with
all the settings and leave the hd in a jumble. It's out of control.
Ideally the teacher has full control:
1. -To provide/prohibit access at each workstation.
-To determine which programs are loaded.
-To clean & restore the drive when the day is done

2. - To be able to demonstrate her lessons from her pc to the students on
their pc 's. For example, if she's demonstrating a database program or doing
a simple pascal programming exercise , they can all work on the lesson from
their desks rather than gathering around her screen.
- Control where they can store their data files, or perhaps they don't,
and have to save them to floppies or cd?

3. At this time, Internet access is not a priority. Although I'd prefer to
incorporate it into the planning. Not sure how,but maybe from the hub to a
standalone router which will be connected to the telephone or cable feed
into the building.

Thank you for your anticipated assistance,
Frank

 

You need a Active Directory Domain. Use Windows 2000.

 

Is the described scenario only available on windows 2000 server - or does
windows 2000 pro also facilitate it ?
thanks

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You need 2000 server. The control that you are talking about cannot be done
with 2000 pro. Just one machine needs 2000 server the rest can be pro.

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ok so the server must run 2000 server and all the workstations Must be
2000(pro) too - none can run 95/98/mE - correct ?

 

They can run 95/98/ME but there is no security and they can bypass any you
try to put on.

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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 20:52:34 -0500, fros wrote:

URLs are for a UK company but you get the idea.

http://www.blackbox.co.uk/page.asp?cc=UK&pc=5&tc=1&bc=produkte/produkte&id=ac840ae
CAT5 ClassWork Plus Interactive Display System
* Broadcast the instructor’s monitor display to up to 31
daisychained student computers.
* Totally independent of network software!
* Observe individual student screens from the instructor’s monitor.

This looks to be a handy feature

FOCUS ATTENTION - When you require your students’ full attention, push a
button to darken all monitors and freeze keyboard and mouse controls.
You don’t have to try to talk over a classroom full of clattering
keyboards.

Then the links to more detailed data sheets.

http://www.blackbox.co.uk/page.asp?cc=UK&pc=5&tc=1&bc=produkte/produkte&id=kv780ae
# Great for classroom or training environments!
# Use for group presentations or teach one-on-one.
# Students can see what’s on the instructor’s screen and vice versa.
# Teach by example and reinforce with hands-on practice - a proven
combination for success.
# Up to 250 students’ PCs can connect to one system!


If you are going the Win 2000 route, maybe pcbutts1 can confirm. I think
the terminal services would be available for control of the student
systems as well.

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