[LON-CAPA-users] connecting laptop

[Guy Albertelli II]

Hi Lars,


> > >  * Would this machine recognize my laptop if I am not in its host.tab?
> > 
> > No. You will need to add your laptop to the library server you want to
> > connect to and restart the lonc/d daemons on both machines.
> 
> Can I leave my laptop info in the host.tab of the library server, even
> when the laptop is not connected?

Yes.


> A separate question: What type of system is best to install on a laptop
> (access server, library access ...) 

Access servers only make sense if there is a library server they are
constantly connected to.

A disconnected access server is useless.

> if I want to be able to fetch
> resources on the lon-capa network, as well as author resources? (Presently,
> my laptop is a library access server.)

I have no idea what a library access server is, typo?

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