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    • DustinB3403D
      DustinB3403
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      Looking for a few ideas of things that a few family members could work on and figure out with that new lab equipment.

      I tend to only setup things I use, thus can't really think of anything that would be a good lab project for a few teens to learn with.

      Intranet only type projects would be best as I don't have a static IP address to use and I'm only looking to use the equipment that is in my lab.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
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        I've never met a teen that is middle aged. How does that happen?

        I mean, I act like a teen and I'm middle ages. Do I qualify? 😉

        This is funny to me because just ten minutes ago @Dominica was going through a bin and found a plaque that she got in high school for some achievement in the "teenage young person" category, as if there were teens that were not young people.

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
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          How much experience do they have already? What about installing an OS and trying to install a basic web server.

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          • scottalanmillerS
            scottalanmiller
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            Have them make a website to advertise the family dinner schedule!

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            • WrCombsW
              WrCombs @scottalanmiller
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              @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

              I've never met a teen that is middle aged. How does that happen?

              15-17 ?

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                I've never met a teen that is middle aged. How does that happen?

                I mean, I act like a teen and I'm middle ages. Do I qualify? 😉

                This is funny to me because just ten minutes ago @Dominica was going through a bin and found a plaque that she got in high school for some achievement in the "teenage young person" category, as if there were teens that were not young people.

                Pre being of age to get drafted, old enough to (lightly) drink with their family at a holiday party. So

                @WrCombs said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                I've never met a teen that is middle aged. How does that happen?

                15-17 ?

                ^

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                • DustinB3403D
                  DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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                  @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                  How much experience do they have already? What about installing an OS and trying to install a basic web server.

                  That's completely doable, as a VM of course.

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    By 15 or 16, you really could have them do anything you'd have a college grad do in a first job. If it is for learning, get a book and work through projects in that.

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                    • WrCombsW
                      WrCombs @scottalanmiller
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                      @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                      Have them make a website to advertise the family dinner schedule!

                      now that's a great idea, Except does that fall into the category of IT?
                      I thought that was more web design?

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                      • DustinB3403D
                        DustinB3403
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                        Maybe teach them how to setup a server and access it via SSH (with putty/powershell/linux terminal).

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller @WrCombs
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                          @WrCombs said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                          Have them make a website to advertise the family dinner schedule!

                          now that's a great idea, Except does that fall into the category of IT?
                          I thought that was more web design?

                          Installing the OS, installing the web server, installing the app, getting the app to work, accessing it... all IT.

                          They don't need to "design" anything, just throw quick info up on an existing template.

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                          • DustinB3403D
                            DustinB3403 @WrCombs
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                            @WrCombs said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                            Have them make a website to advertise the family dinner schedule!

                            now that's a great idea, Except does that fall into the category of IT?
                            I thought that was more web design?

                            I think the server setup would be IT, but the website design would likely be a flat html file.

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                            • scottalanmillerS
                              scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                              @DustinB3403 said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                              @WrCombs said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                              Have them make a website to advertise the family dinner schedule!

                              now that's a great idea, Except does that fall into the category of IT?
                              I thought that was more web design?

                              I think the server setup would be IT, but the website design would likely be a flat html file.

                              Maybe the first one. But have them install WordPress.

                              That's way more to experience. They need to add modules, configure the Apache system, set up a database, etc.

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                              • WrCombsW
                                WrCombs @scottalanmiller
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                                @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                @WrCombs said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                Have them make a website to advertise the family dinner schedule!

                                now that's a great idea, Except does that fall into the category of IT?
                                I thought that was more web design?

                                Installing the OS, installing the web server, installing the app, getting the app to work, accessing it... all IT.

                                They don't need to "design" anything, just throw quick info up on an existing template.

                                Ah okay, See when I read that I thought back to Web design, Now I see that you mean - Build the Website and use existing Templates.

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                                • DustinB3403D
                                  DustinB3403
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                                  OK so,

                                  1. Install an Operating System
                                  2. Remote Access that OS - SSH - RDP
                                  3. Maybe setup a webserver? IDK about that one. Will have to think of the usefulness of it.
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                                  • scottalanmillerS
                                    scottalanmiller @DustinB3403
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                                    @DustinB3403 said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                    OK so,

                                    1. Install an Operating System
                                    2. Remote Access that OS - SSH - RDP
                                    3. Maybe setup a webserver? IDK about that one. Will have to think of the usefulness of it.

                                    I would say extremely useful. You learn how the parts work, and why they exist.

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                                    • WrCombsW
                                      WrCombs @DustinB3403
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                                      @DustinB3403 said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                      OK so,

                                      1. Install an Operating System
                                      2. Remote Access that OS - SSH - RDP
                                      3. Maybe setup a webserver? IDK about that one. Will have to think of the usefulness of it.

                                      you could also buy some old Clunker PC's and break stuff and have them fix it ?

                                      Real practice

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                                      • travisdh1T
                                        travisdh1 @WrCombs
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                                        @WrCombs said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                        @DustinB3403 said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                        OK so,

                                        1. Install an Operating System
                                        2. Remote Access that OS - SSH - RDP
                                        3. Maybe setup a webserver? IDK about that one. Will have to think of the usefulness of it.

                                        you could also buy some old Clunker PC's and break stuff and have them fix it ?

                                        Real practice

                                        That was basically what my college lab work consisted of. Was kinda silly as I had already done and seen that. Back in the days that motherboards had SIMM slots and jumpers to set clock speed. Overclocking consisted of tweezers and patience.

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                                        • DustinB3403D
                                          DustinB3403 @scottalanmiller
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                                          @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                          @DustinB3403 said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                          OK so,

                                          1. Install an Operating System
                                          2. Remote Access that OS - SSH - RDP
                                          3. Maybe setup a webserver? IDK about that one. Will have to think of the usefulness of it.

                                          I would say extremely useful. You learn how the parts work, and why they exist.

                                          Useful to the house (me) 🙂 not useful as in a means of learning 🙂

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                                          • JaredBuschJ
                                            JaredBusch @DustinB3403
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                                            @DustinB3403 said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                            @scottalanmiller said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                            @DustinB3403 said in Home lab projects - for Middle aged teens:

                                            OK so,

                                            1. Install an Operating System
                                            2. Remote Access that OS - SSH - RDP
                                            3. Maybe setup a webserver? IDK about that one. Will have to think of the usefulness of it.

                                            I would say extremely useful. You learn how the parts work, and why they exist.

                                            Useful to the house (me) 🙂 not useful as in a means of learning 🙂

                                            FFS, how would setting it up not be useful to learning how it works?

                                            Is that not the point of setting it up.

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