D dragsz09 Solid State Member Messages 7 Sep 5, 2006 #1 hey guys i was wondering if i can turn my old pc in to a sever??
macdude425 Member (again) Messages 4,202 Location Raul's Wild Kingdom...How 'bout that, huh? Sep 5, 2006 #2 Sure, plop a copy of Linux on it and install and turn on Samba or Apache or whatever...
OP OP D dragsz09 Solid State Member Messages 7 Sep 5, 2006 #3 whats samba and apache srry im new at this stuff
B Blind_Arrow Fully Optimized Messages 1,909 Location Manchester, UK Sep 5, 2006 #4 what configuration is your old PC is? and what server you want to make it? a gaming, web, data/print, streaming, DNS? aand if words like samba and apache are new to you, means forget open source, stick with windows based for fun in start.
what configuration is your old PC is? and what server you want to make it? a gaming, web, data/print, streaming, DNS? aand if words like samba and apache are new to you, means forget open source, stick with windows based for fun in start.
OP OP D dragsz09 Solid State Member Messages 7 Sep 6, 2006 #6 i would be using it for gaming and streaming
T talldude123 Banned Messages 7,915 Sep 6, 2006 #7 To make it a server, you would need to install Linux, and put a crapload of hard drives in it for space.
To make it a server, you would need to install Linux, and put a crapload of hard drives in it for space.
OP OP D dragsz09 Solid State Member Messages 7 Sep 6, 2006 #8 so how much do you think a copy of linux would be??
J Juice Daddy Fully Optimized Messages 1,706 Sep 6, 2006 #9 free linux is open source but I only use ubuntu, so.. I happen to know exactly where to download that distro \/ www.ubuntu.com lol, if that wasn't obvious enough... you can have them ship install disks to you (also free) or you can just dl the iso from the site (a lot quicker) https://shipit.ubuntu.com/myrequest
free linux is open source but I only use ubuntu, so.. I happen to know exactly where to download that distro \/ www.ubuntu.com lol, if that wasn't obvious enough... you can have them ship install disks to you (also free) or you can just dl the iso from the site (a lot quicker) https://shipit.ubuntu.com/myrequest
OP OP D dragsz09 Solid State Member Messages 7 Sep 6, 2006 #10 ok thnx does it matter what hd i get and if i should upgrade the prossor or could it be junk?