infiltrator7
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Basically, my home network is a workgroup with 3 wired computers and 1 wireless computer (and two wireless devices) connected through a FiOS router. My family recently aquired a computer that is about 5 years old and has decent specs for what we would need as a server (mostly). This "server" would probably be used to store files that everyone can access, and not much else. I have a few questions?
1. Right now, the computer has a 20 gb drive (IDE). Would it be best to install the operating system (I think i'll use either XP or win 2000) on the 20gb drive?
1a.) even though this computer only has 2 IDE connections (1 is being used by the 20gb drive), can I buy a SATA RAID card, and connect two new hard drives via the SATA card?
2.) How can I remotely access this computer?
3.) Anything else you guys think I should know about this?
Thanks, I'm kind of new to this whole server thing so bear with me....
1. Right now, the computer has a 20 gb drive (IDE). Would it be best to install the operating system (I think i'll use either XP or win 2000) on the 20gb drive?
1a.) even though this computer only has 2 IDE connections (1 is being used by the 20gb drive), can I buy a SATA RAID card, and connect two new hard drives via the SATA card?
2.) How can I remotely access this computer?
3.) Anything else you guys think I should know about this?
Thanks, I'm kind of new to this whole server thing so bear with me....