[jmontano]

How do I do that? Is it just a matter of plugging in my router to a terminal and configuring it? When I set it up originally the Tech from SBC had me plug in my powerbook to the router that configured it using the Preferences panel from my dock. Somehow I get the feeling that I needed to do something different. Any suggestions? Thank you all again for your support and guidance.

[jmontano]

Thank you both for your help. I will definitely work on your suggestions for the directory, and the witepaper section.

I think I have also kinda figured out where the hardware is connected and all, but now I’m having trouble with getting internet on the workstations at school. I have set up the Cisco router, but I think I’m falling short on the set up of the server. I want to use the DHCP service, but when I configured that according to Mac OS X Server Panther book by Regan I can’t get the workstations to get one of the IP addresses I put in the DHCP settings of the server. Any suggestions?

Once again thank you for your help.

Jose

[jmontano]

Thank you very much. I’m really new to all of this, so I will try and give you as much detailed information as possible. I plan on having the server provide students and teachers a place to save files and retrieve them. I think that is a home directory (correct me if I’m wrong). I’m not sure if it will do web externally since I’m not really sure what that means. I know that I want to be able to provide students and teachers with internet access. Would that be a role that the server provides or is that a separate thing that the router will do? I also don’t know if I will need to get a separate firewall if I want to deny students from visiting “not-appropiate” sites. Another major role of the server will be to house our SIS (Student Informations System), which is PowerSchool. I know that PowerSchool requested that we have a T1 installed since parents will have to have access to their childrens grades and such from the internet. I don’t know if that makes a difference in the process of setting up this network.

Right now the server is on rack with two other switches and that is pretty much about it. When the Cisco router get installed I will have no idea where it will go. Does the router plug into the switches? Where does the server fall into this configuration?

Thank you again for your help. I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Jose

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