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I was wondering why we don't have a kind of Alpha-Beta-RC-Formal Release system in place. this will leverage mass support for testing/fixes and more predictable release cycle.

thanks
peng

HI GUys,

I think this community should be actively working on to pin MCE with Ubuntu's release circle as most of the part of apps are pretty stable already.

those guys with UbuntuStudio are doing great in parallel to Ubuntu's official release. If we can do this, we will definitely to soon be integreted within Ubuntu's repository which might make everyone's work easier. This will also boost more about this MCE edition.

Maybe, we should give it a new name like, UbuntuMCE, similiarly to those MythUbuntu.

BTW, I tried a 2-CD install on a fresh Kubuntu 7.10, It's failed right after "caching Kubuntu live cd" section.

tks
peng

HI Pros,

I am a bit confused about the details of relationship between MD and core. I know MD use PXE boot to get an image off Core and run indepently.

Is this just an application of LTSP? or it's different? what would be the difference? The LTSP also boots a thin-client pc off server with an image and try to log-in to server with user's own account. All the apps work are computed on the core.

Your feedback is appreciated.

thanks
peng

HI Darrenmason,

Thanks for the reply. What exactly does "break the automatic adding of Media Directors (and other IP based plug n play devices)" mean?

I would think that LCME use DHCP server and its related option to give a device an ip upon request and tell them to get a pxe boot image from him. For IP cam, it would be a static ip and we can register that ip in LMCE.

Do we have a document from Plutohome or LMCE with details of how DHCP/Firewall/Router stuff? So, we can understand how it's designed and to see whether we can migrate to my OpenWrt. This will let me have one flat network. I currently have my router/firewall/Asterisk/DHCP, etc on this OpenWRt box which has been there  for 5 years. i want to keep it that way if possible.

I just want add this LMCE as one more appliance with one network card to internet and serve related request (media,security,alarm, etc).

tks
peng

HI Pros,

I have my own network running off Linksys wrt54gs router with OpenWRT on it. It has DNSMASQ for all my DHCP related configurations, PXE boot configurations, and other DHCP options.

What does the DHCP functions LMCE provide? Can I simply move those DHCP/router/firewall related configurations to my Dnsmasq file/settings, so each MD will get IP from my Openwrt's Dnsmasq and being redirected to LMCE to get bootimage, other stuff, etc.?

This way, my LMCE will simply a Core for my media/voip/etc service, but as a normal member of my other networked devices.

your feedback on this is appreciated.
Peng