Fwd: [GLLUG] cluster chat

[Mike Szumlinski]

Forgot to send this to the group too...oops.

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> From: Mike Szumlinski <szumlins@pilot.msu.edu>
> Date: Thu Dec 12, 2002  2:45:18  AM America/Detroit
> To: tuxedobird@bust.com
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] cluster chat
>
> I might be totally off on this...but why not put NICs into the master 
> node and then use the second NIC for the cluster.  That way the only 
> way anyone ever could get to the cluster is to go through the IP on 
> the master.  I would think this would be a whole lot easier than 
> messing with all the other stuff.  I might be wrong though, I'm not 
> entirely sure how the network clusters behave with multiple NICs.
>
> As for HD's...hit eBay.  $5-10 should pick you up some 2GB IDE's
>
> -Mike
>
> On Wednesday, December 11, 2002, at 07:44  PM, Stuart C wrote:
>
>> ill probably end up going with local installs, so if anyone knows 
>> where i can get 4-6 relatively small ide drives (2-4gb) it'd be 
>> greatly appreciated heheh.  basically what i want to do though is 
>> have a 'gateway' system to get into the cluster, you must have an 
>> account on that, or else the cluster wont even talk to you.  this 
>> should keep people from just stumbling across it and even knowing its 
>> there, kinda putting it behind an extra ring of security.  am i going 
>> about this the right way in my head?
>