Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Software is being organized, and integrated onto the NAS, so that vwinxp can have it's software installed and be useful.

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Where We Are and Where We Are Going

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Where We Are and Where We Are Going

Now we have the ability to use 3 different Learning Management Systems (LMSs). The first one can be used for teaching lessons to 2-3 people at a time. It is the best in most cases, but can only serve 2-3 people at a time.

The second, can be used either when you need more than 3 people, or when you need access via the android app. It also has certain uses that it is also used for where the first cannot be used.

Finally, the 3rd one is a fallback LMS for when no other LMS fits the bill. It will be used occasionally, but rarely.

--- Dennis Earl Smiley ---

Where We Are and Where We Are Going

main1 is now redone and finished. main2 is done for now. vmain has been redone and completed. vwinxpsrv is done. vwinxp is being worked on now. What is main1 now? Basically just the infrastructure for virtual servers. vmain does all to work and is basically what main1 was before. vwinxpsrv is just doing some basic server work. vwinxp is where all the main power will lie and is where things will start to get exciting.

main2 is finished for now. The basic infrastructure is put together now.


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Where We Are and Where It's Going

Here's where we are. The first version of main1 is done. The first version of main2 is being worked on, but almost done. We are also working on the vmain server.

What is possible now? Well, e-mail works, I'm proud to say. And SSH works and the other remote protocols. Now the whole network website should be pretty stable, as the Internal services are stored as a web page on the main1 server. Not real impressive, but this is the basics needed for the network to work. main2 is also necessary for the network to work.

What will the completion of the vmain server mean? It will mean I have the basic infrastructure to create the virtual servers. Why do we care about virtual servers? This is the main power of the network. But we are learning the technical details of how to make them work.

So what will be possible in the future? Well, I see various things, such as being able to have personal web pages, and being able to log onto game and application servers and do work. It'd be nice to also have the Public News Service back up and running again too.

--- Dennis Earl Smiley ---

Where it's Going

I can see where the network is going in my head, but it's hard to describe in words. What you are seeing on this website is part of it working. Let me try to describe some of the things I see working however.

I can see people being able to log onto a server for the purpose of using applications. There are several application servers, each with a different OS. These are implemented as virtual servers running perhaps on main1.

I can see websites running from my server(s). The first one is already in progress and it is the main website for the network. It is technically done, it's just that it isn't always working, as main1 is being worked on right now.

I can see down the road theoretical protocols created, such as the buy protocol and the sell protocol. These are protocols created by me.

I can see possibilities of being able to download stuff. You could download programs perhaps, that have been created.

I can see that not just the people who live in the house use this, but others as well. Right now it's only me using it, but I can see that expanding to others using it.

I can see the usefulness of the private mail system working. I can see it working with e-mail.

These are some of the things that I can see working on the network. Perhaps I will post more about them later.


--- Dennis Earl Smiley ---

Introduction

This is the introduction to the blog. The network administrators who have access to web development can post their thoughts about the network here.


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