01-16-2004, 09:25 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Im looken to build my first server. Its for my Business. Right now im runing a peer-to-peer network. And id like to switch over to a more client/server based system. Also id like to have a comp i can sit at and work on network stuff instread of telling the ppl runing there comps during the day to move. Here is the things i want to get out of it. and you tell me what i need.
1)this is the main thing. I want to HD's and i want the first HD mirror to the second one you could say. So like the second one is a backup drive. 2)Want to be able to share files over the net. Ive herd you could do this by having a FTP but i dont know. Let me know ) 3)backup method. sumtin like tape drive that can back up the whole HD. |
01-16-2004, 09:56 PM | #2 (permalink) | |
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2. Set up a linux distro with all the needed deamons or *shudder* use windows 2000 and enable file/print sharing and use the built in ftp server for access by those outside your subnet. Be a perfectionist in setting this up since it opens you to the outside world. 3.Tape, DVD-R, or removable hard drive will all do the job nicely. Feel free to ask questions as needed
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01-17-2004, 11:33 AM | #3 (permalink) | |
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01-17-2004, 01:35 PM | #5 (permalink) | |
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Many manufacturers (most, in fact) make boards with onboard RAID. Do some research, find one that is *stable*, and then worry about the RAID.
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01-17-2004, 02:19 PM | #6 (permalink) | |
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01-17-2004, 04:04 PM | #9 (permalink) | |
beauty in the breakdown
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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01-17-2004, 09:28 PM | #10 (permalink) |
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2. Set up a linux distro with all the needed deamons or *shudder* use windows 2000 and enable file/print sharing and use the built in ftp server for access by those outside your subnet.
Be a perfectionist in setting this up since it opens you to the outside world. what is a linux distro and how do i set it up hehe? |
01-17-2004, 09:51 PM | #11 (permalink) | |
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Mandrake is a well know linux OS that you can see HERE , but it may be best to stick to windows for what you want. Using linux is going to open a can of worms that you may not want to open. Linux is a secure operating system that's free and is improved upon by the community at large modifying it and fixing it at a code level as needed. view it as a community effort that has created an operating system more powerful and flexable than windows. It's also more complex to learn though. The majority of all ftp and web servers in the world run on it. Your scale and needs may not match the performance and power linux offers because the time needed to learn will not be large but not be small either. It's getting more user freindly and has a desktop interface like apple or windows, but the code under is a whole different matter. Side note: mac osx is a variant of linux/unix but more slick, simplified, and user freindly. Obviosly i'm oversimplifying here, but i'd recomend sticking with windows, and perhaps investagating linux if it interest you later.
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01-17-2004, 10:08 PM | #12 (permalink) | |
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01-18-2004, 06:13 PM | #14 (permalink) |
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Location: BFE, Kentucky
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windows 2000 /2003 have ftp servers built into the IIS package but depending on your needs i may not recommend it. I run a 3rd party one due to easir administrtion, due to me not wanting to use active directory to manage users......
so depends on what you ware wanting to do with it...... My last server was a file server for my small office, was an old desktop of mine.... 1100 Mhz athalon abit KT7 Raid 2 maxtor 7200 rpm 30gig drives (raid 1) rage 128 video hp cdr creative awe64 sound windows 2003 standard server nothing special but it works good as a low end server..... DNS, Files, and DHCP got a couple 2.4 gig boxes running the sql server and other back end operations |
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