[wplug] Discuss: Networking in an insecure world

[Zachary Uram]

On 5/5/05, James O'Kane <jo2y at midnightlinux.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 5 May 2005, Jonathan Billings wrote:
> 
> > Considering that I have OpenAFS running on all the OSS platforms (and
> > non-OSS platforms) I have to say that it is definately a good solution
> > for me, however, setting up an AFS server is non-trivial, and probably
> > a bit too much overhead for casual usage.
> 
> I would agree with those statements. I've considered giving a talk about
> AFS at some point. Maybe in the fall, assuming there is general interest?
> 
> Like most of the things I've given talks on, I'm not a complete expert,
> but I know a bit more than most people. I have an AFS cell set up at home
> and I help manage the cell at work.
> 
> Depending on the availablity of hardware at the time, I could probably
> walk through an install live.

Can anyone set up their own cell and does it give you access to the
other cells (/afs/andrew.cmu.edu, /afs/athena.mit.edu etc..)? Also can
it be setup on laptop which has intermittent dialup net access (once
or twice a day) ?

What do I need to get started with AFS? Is there a good setup guide?

Zach

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