StateCop Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 I am building a file server for my home network but am not sure what I want to use as far as the OS. What I want to do with it:-Host files for my network-maybe run a teamspeak server-Print server-maybe set up FTP for my buddies to share files at certain times (when I am not gaming-*I would like be able to specify what files can be shared to which user/IP.I know some of you guys like fatty are network guru types...so give a brother a little direction.........I first looked at just running it with a WinXP Pro but have looked at MS Server 2003. As for the specs of the system it is going to be slow because of cost restraints and I am using some old stuff in my "box-o-stuff" from my garage. It will be a 500Mhz Celeron with about 512MB of PC100 Ram and the HD will be from 80-120 GB. I will most likely hardwire it to my router which is on my DSL connection (1500/256). Would that be enought a system to even run MS server 2003?Thanks for the help guys! Quote
E_NORM_US_1 Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 you would be better off renting some space on another server ,,with what you have in parts is not worth the problems i am sure it will cause ,and with a 500 Mhz prosseser ,can we talk about SLOW,and in my opinion ms server 2003 is meant to be run on duel prossesors (somebody correct me if i am wrong) :mrgreen: Quote
StateCop Posted October 8, 2003 Author Posted October 8, 2003 I am not looking for a web server. You can run a file server on a slow P133. I dont mean for a business or anything...just serve some MP3s on my home network...stuff like that...real low end. You are correct about the ability to run Server03 with multiple CPUs but it is not required (I dont think). I was looking at that because of it software side options like ability to control folder access not the ability to run programs fast. Most likely the only program running on it would be an Anti-Virus of some type. Why would I pay major bucks to rent a rack mount web server to host my files which should be on a LAN when the fastest I could get them back is 1.5MB/s because of my internet connection. When it is on a LAN I can get them back at 100MB/s which granted may be slightly under that 100MB/s because of HD constraints. Either way the ethernet would still be fast as for the file hosting part (my main objective). As for the FTP part it would be faster to rent a host but the economics of that are to big for something that is not making money. Quote
Laughing Fat Man Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 My home file/print server (it's also a DC/WINS/DHCP/DNS server) is Windows server 2003 running on a P3 500 with 768MB PC100 RAM. It works fine for 2 people (Well, 1, since my wife doesn't really do anything but email) I don't have anything like IIS or the extra memory/cpu intensive stuff running (My web/email/ftp etc server is RedHat) Norm is definately not wrong, 2003 Server IS meant for dual CPUs, especially if you are running IIS/Exchange/SQL/etc but for just file/print services, a single celeron 500 with 512MB RAM should be fine. As for OS, it really doesn't matter that much. You could run one of the Windows server OSes, or even just XP. There are some advantages for using the server OS, but if you have 5 or less people, it doesn't matter as much. It really depends on how much you want to spend on it. You could even run a version of Linux if you're comfortable setting up network access (I'd recommend SAMBA instead of NFS)-Fatty Quote
Kamikaze Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 probably should be using windows 2000 serveryou can set it up to do small ftp crap for friends, and even set their quotasserver 2003 would work as well, but 2000 is older, more supported, more secure Quote
StateCop Posted October 8, 2003 Author Posted October 8, 2003 Thanks guys!How about WINXP Pro is there a way to setup FTP limits? The main thing I want to have is certain folders that are shared but only can be accessed by me and marshall. Like put all of our game stuff in those folders where when we log on we have access to them but when his sister logs on she cant see them...I know I could make them read only but then he cant change/add when he needs to. If she was able to access the folder it would only be a matter of time before...POOF something is gone and nobody knows where it went.I talked to a friend today that suggest Linux but I have ZERO knowledge in that area. Quote
Kamikaze Posted October 8, 2003 Posted October 8, 2003 you can setup permissions for specific users which allow them certain privilagescreating usergroups and such for this purposethen you can set each folder manually to who can access it and who can'tas for ftp limits, I'm not so sure Quote
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