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| New to servers (want to install one on my network) |
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| #1 By 91002 (62.25.109.198) at Friday, November 16, 2007 06:39:04 AM |
| Hi, I have a home network with 2x laptops via a wireless router but i want to use my old pc as a server. I want to get to grips with configuring it and i have some idea (i have Cisco CCNA so familiar with DNS DHCP etc). Anyway i dont know if the server is an app on windows or a stand alone OS. Anybody help and reccomend the best? Thanks |
| #2 By 655 (128.249.200.4) at Friday, November 16, 2007 07:11:36 AM |
| Windows 2003 Server is an OS, comes in several flavors - Web (acts just as a web server), Standard, Enterprise and Data Center. The main question is what do you want to use the server for? As a Domain Controller, file server, etc.? If you're just starting out, you might want to get Standard, or take a look at Small Business Server. Also note that Server 2008 is due out in February 2008. You might want to try the release candidate. To become more familar with servers, you might want to study for and take the Server+ exam (it'd work well with your CCNA) ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 700C - P4 1.8gz, 1gig RAM, ATi Radeon 9550; SB Audigy SE; Windows Vista Business, Photoshop CS3, Nikon D200 |
| #3 By 91002 (62.25.109.198) at Friday, November 16, 2007 08:03:34 AM |
| [QUOTE]Originally Posted by Jedi Master: Windows 2003 Server is an OS, comes in several flavors - Web (acts just as a web server), Standard, Enterprise and Data Center. The main question is what do you want to use the server for? As a Domain Controller, file server, etc.? If you're just starting out, you might want to get Standard, or take a look at Small Business Server. Also note that Server 2008 is due out in February 2008. You might want to try the release candidate. To become more familar with servers, you might want to study for and take the Server+ exam (it'd work well with your CCNA) [/QUOTE] |
| #4 By 91002 (62.25.109.198) at Friday, November 16, 2007 08:11:04 AM |
| [QUOTE]Originally Posted by thedaz: [QUOTE]Originally Posted by Jedi Master: Windows 2003 Server is an OS, comes in several flavors - Web (acts just as a web server), Standard, Enterprise and Data Center. The main question is what do you want to use the server for? As a Domain Controller, file server, etc.? If you're just starting out, you might want to get Standard, or take a look at Small Business Server. Also note that Server 2008 is due out in February 2008. You might want to try the release candidate. To become more familar with servers, you might want to study for and take the Server+ exam (it'd work well with your CCNA) [/QUOTE] [/QUOTE] Thanks, So whats the difference with Standard and say Enterprise? If i put on Standard do I then install exchange 2003 as an app? Is exchange 2003 for email? Sorry im new to this as i say. Basically i just FTP to share stuff with friends but i would really like to fiddle and get to know servers (Hopefully it would help with the job prospects also). Could i run a Linux version but in the flavour of Ubuntu? (I have never used Linux either and thats also on the agenda!!) I want to use it for data storage and file management, also to access stuff remotely........Im wanting to learn everything though DNS, DHCP, Group policies, NAT/PAT and discover exactly what i can do with it. Any help would be a bonus (by the way, one laptop is XP and the other is Vista...would this matter?) As i say i just want to become familiar and competant so that when i apply for jobs i can say ' yes i have used that'. Thanks again |
| #5 By 91002 (62.25.109.198) at Friday, November 16, 2007 08:21:44 AM |
| Oh and i want to set up a network printer. I currently have a wireless router also |
| #6 By 655 (128.249.200.4) at Friday, November 16, 2007 08:40:32 AM |
| One of the main differences between Standard and Enterprise is the number of processors that it supports (i.e. some servers include multiple processors - Enterprise supports 8 whereas Standard supports 4). Also, Enterprise supports higher amounts of RAM and Itanium processors. Starting off, get Standard if you're serious about learning Server. Since you want to access stuff remotely and learn DNS, etc., configure one server as a domain controller, and a second as both a file and print server. There are plenty of books that will walk you through how to do this. ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 700C - P4 1.8gz, 1gig RAM, ATi Radeon 9550; SB Audigy SE; Windows Vista Business, Photoshop CS3, Nikon D200 |
| #7 By 91002 (62.25.109.198) at Friday, November 16, 2007 08:47:26 AM |
| Hmmmmm so i would need 2 physical servers? Or are we talking 1 server with 2 sub servers incorporated? |
| #8 By 655 (128.249.200.4) at Friday, November 16, 2007 09:15:02 AM |
| You can run a single server and have it set up as a DC, file, and print server. In the real world, it's not recommended (and rarely ever done). For a learning environment, it should work. For my test/learning lab, I am running two separate (physical) servers - one is a DC, the the second acts as a file, print and application server. If you want to also learn Exchange, SQL, etc, you'll need a separate physical server for each. The alternative, especially for a learning lab, would be to use Virtual PC. ---------------------------------------------- Work is for people who don't know how to surf Gateway Performance 700C - P4 1.8gz, 1gig RAM, ATi Radeon 9550; SB Audigy SE; Windows Vista Business, Photoshop CS3, Nikon D200 |
