[debian-edu-commits] [Debian Wiki] Update of "DebianEdu/BeforeGettingStarted" by WolfgangSchweer

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- DebianEdu is an awesome Debian Blend that just works out-of-the-box. Their developers have been working for years and have burned lots of neurons developing it for you. Even though, some work is still necessary to make it work at your place. To succeed, make sure you take enough time to read and understand the following page to bring your DebianEdu network up and running. You actually need few knowledge so let's begin acquiring it!
+ Debian Edu is an awesome Debian Blend that just works out-of-the-box. Their developers have been working for years and have burned lots of neurons developing it for you. Even though, some work is still necessary to make it work at your place. To succeed, make sure you take enough time to read and understand the following page to bring your Debian Edu network up and running. You actually need few knowledge so let's begin acquiring it!
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  = Basic terminology =
  
- There is basic terminology you just need to know and understand to follow any tutorial or instructions. First of all, let's present any element you can find on a standard DebianEdu topology.
+ There is basic terminology you just need to know and understand to follow any tutorial or instructions. First of all, let's present any element you can find on a standard Debian Edu topology.
  
  '''Gateway'''<<BR>>
  It is a node on a TCP/IP network that serves as an access point to another network. Most of the people with Internet connection at home have a modem router that serves as a gateway to the Internet. On medium to large intranets it will more commonly be a router that in turn receives routed traffic from another router.<<BR>>
- '''WARNING:''' be aware that on a DebianEdu network this gateway must be able to serve using "class A" ip's (typically 10.0.0.1 or similar). At home you will normally use "class C" (typically 192.168.1.1 or similar). Normally those routers are more expensive because they are sold under a "business brand". As an alternative, it is possible to use dd-wrt on suitable hardware like (for example)the Linksys WRT54GL router. Take a look (at your own risc) to http://lifehacker.com/178132/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-into-a-600-router
+ '''WARNING:''' be aware that on a Debian Edu network this gateway must be able to serve using "class A" ip's (typically 10.0.0.1 or similar). At home you will normally use "class C" (typically 192.168.1.1 or similar). Normally those routers are more expensive because they are sold under a "business brand". As an alternative, it is possible to use dd-wrt on suitable hardware like (for example)the Linksys WRT54GL router. Take a look (at your own risc) to http://lifehacker.com/178132/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-into-a-600-router
  
  '''Network Switch'''<<BR>>
  It's a computer networking device used to connect devices on a network. It is capable to send specific packets to the specific hosts that requested them.<<BR>>
  '''WARNING:''' do not confuse with a hub, as they only broadcast any packet they receive to any host connected to it.
  
  '''Main server (Tjener)'''<<BR>>
- The main server or Tjener (which is the norwegian word for server) contains information about users as well as their files and it runs most of the services in a DebianEdu network. Even though, most services can easily be moved to a different machine if necessary. '''There must be only one main-server in the network. You can install both a main-server and a thin client server on the same machine.'''
+ The main server or Tjener (which is the norwegian word for server) contains information about users as well as their files and it runs most of the services in a Debian Edu network. Even though, most services can easily be moved to a different machine if necessary. '''There must be only one main-server in the network. You can install both a main-server and a thin client server on the same machine.'''
  
  '''Thin client server'''<<BR>>
  A thin client server is a powerful machine that does most of the work by running all the processes and serving the result to the thin clients that are connected to it through a switch.<<BR>>
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  = What is a Profile? =
  
- A DebianEdu network can host nodes that are configured in many different ways. This configurations can be easily performed by selecting different profiles during install.<<BR>>
+ A Debian Edu network can host nodes that are configured in many different ways. This configurations can be easily performed by selecting different profiles during install.<<BR>>
  The default selection of profiles includes main-server, workstation and thin-client server. That means, the computer is able to work as a main server (mandatory) and as a workstation at the same time, but if you don't plan to use it as a workstation you could just remove that profile. This adds flexibility and ease of use to the process, so you can perform complex configurations by just selecting appropriate profiles.<<BR>>
  The available profiles are:
  
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  An ordinary computer that can function without a main server (that is, it doesn't need to be on the network). Includes laptops.
  
  '''Minimal'''<<BR>>
- This profile will install the base packages and configure the machine to integrate into the DebianEdu network, but without any services and applications. It is useful as a platform for single services manually moved out from the main-server.
+ This profile will install the base packages and configure the machine to integrate into the Debian Edu network, but without any services and applications. It is useful as a platform for single services manually moved out from the main-server.
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