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Re: [LUG] DIY supercomputer

 

dave morgan wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:57:01 +0100, Neil Stone
> <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Paul Sutton wrote:
>>>>> I have the computers and am a bit worried about whether I have enough
>>>>> monitors or indeed enough network cards or power leads or network
>>>>> leads etc to join them together. I have been busting a gut in an
>>>>> attempt to get equipment together but I haven't got the knowledge to
>>>>> know what I will need.
>>>>>     
> [snip]
>>> Paul
>>>
>> Will need..
>>
>> 1 x LAN cable for each node
>> 1 x power lead per node
>> 1 x NIC per node (with PXE boot ideally)
>> 1 x network port per node
>>
>> 1 x system to be server
>> 1 x monitor for server
>> 1 x keyboard for server
>> 1 x mouse for server
>> 1 x LAN cable for server
>> 1 x NIC for server
>> 1 x CD or DVD drive for the server (boot from this initially)
>>
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> HTH
>>
>> Neil
> 
> I have 2 off 10way power strips, and a couple of network cards
> available.
> 
> Are either of these of any use?
> 
> best regards
> Dave

the more the merrier..

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