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Published inNov 2013
Reading LevelBeginner
PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781783286195
Edition1st Edition
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Andrew K. Dennis
Andrew K. Dennis
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Andrew K. Dennis

Andrew K. Dennis is a full stack and cybersecurity architect with over 17 years' experience who currently works for Modus Create in Reston, VA. He holds two undergraduate degrees in software engineering and creative computing and a master's degree in information security. Andy has worked in the US, Canada, and the UK in software engineering, e-learning, data science, and cybersecurity across his career, and has written four books on IoT, the Raspberry Pi, and supercomputing. His interests range from the application of pataphysics in computing to security threat modeling. Andy lives in New England and is an organizer of Security BSides CT.
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Setting up our work environment


In order for our devices to communicate with one another, we need to set up the networking hardware and cable connections. We will also need to connect the necessary peripherals in order to interact with the Raspberry Pi's boot loading software.

Provided is a list of recommended and optional items you will need and following this we will discuss each of them in detail:

  • Two Raspberry Pi Model B's, preferred with 512 MB RAM

  • HDMI-capable or VGA/DVI monitor with appropriate adapter or adapter cable

  • USB keyboard

  • USB mouse

  • Two 1A at 5 V Micro-USB power units

  • A desk-mounted power strip with both USB and mains outlets (optional)

  • Three Ethernet/RJ45 network cables

  • A small network switch

  • An existing Internet connection

  • Two SD cards that are compatible with the Raspberry Pi

  • Housing units for the Raspberry Pi boards (optional)

  • USB hard drives (optional)

  • Lego (optional)

HDMI-capable monitor or VGA/DVI monitor and adapter

The Raspberry Pi provides two easy options for connecting visual...

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Raspberry Pi Super Cluster
Published in: Nov 2013Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781783286195

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Andrew K. Dennis

Andrew K. Dennis is a full stack and cybersecurity architect with over 17 years' experience who currently works for Modus Create in Reston, VA. He holds two undergraduate degrees in software engineering and creative computing and a master's degree in information security. Andy has worked in the US, Canada, and the UK in software engineering, e-learning, data science, and cybersecurity across his career, and has written four books on IoT, the Raspberry Pi, and supercomputing. His interests range from the application of pataphysics in computing to security threat modeling. Andy lives in New England and is an organizer of Security BSides CT.
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