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| 352398 | 2005-05-05 11:17:00 | What is the forum view on M/S Server 2003 verses Linux Apache for a small business type server. All stations are running XP pro with 80gig HDD and 512meg ram on a 100mbit network. This is my personal system. Currently running XP pro with mirrored raid 2 x 120gig HDD's as my server now. Your thoughts. |
carkparknz (7561) | ||
| 352399 | 2005-05-05 11:21:00 | Umm.... What will this server be used for? | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 352400 | 2005-05-05 14:04:00 | You mean Apache on MS Server2003 vs Apache on Linux? Well, if you already know Linux then use it - it's free. I hear Apache on MS is very easy to configure, so that might be enough for you to stick with it. Having said that Apache plays very well with the likes of Fedora-SELinux, Debian, Novell-SuSE and Mandriva, especially security. | vinref (6194) | ||
| 352401 | 2005-05-05 22:16:00 | Couldn't you run Apaches off XP Pro. What's on server that would be needed for a home network that isn't buried on XP somewhere? | Murray P (44) | ||
| 352402 | 2005-05-05 23:05:00 | We really need some more information, but going by what you have said so far I would have to go with Server2003 as it will be easier to set up to work with the other MS clients that are on the network. You probably don't even need apache at all, or any webserver for that matter. |
Jeremy (1197) | ||
| 352403 | 2005-05-06 06:47:00 | We really need some more information, but going by what you have said so far I would have to go with Server2003 as it will be easier to set up to work with the other MS clients that are on the network. You probably don't even need apache at all, or any webserver for that matter. I am assuming the Apache server is purely for webserving. In which case, it shouldn't matter what OS the clients are running as long as they have browsers. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 352404 | 2005-05-06 21:52:00 | Thanks to all those who replied. Maybe I was a bit lite in explaining what I was trying to do. I'm going to upgrade to a small business network after I had sorted all possible problems with my home network as a trial. It's going to involve a number of dial in and browser connections (via web), plus VPN configurations. I have been reading and asking all about what would be the best system. ie, M/S server 2003 running on Windows or scraping that completely and rebuild using Linux and Apache. After all this, it appears a 50-50 choice. The punters are divided. I'm not looking for tech details here, just an thought on the best option. Have a good day Cheers :) |
carkparknz (7561) | ||
| 352405 | 2005-05-07 06:02:00 | I'd suggest hiring someone else to set it up for you as it doesn't sound like you're quite ready to start cobbling together a production network. Apache is web server software. Nothing more nothing less. MS Small Business Server 2003 is an all-in-one office setup, complete with the bug riddled Exchange mail server, IIS web server and a whole lot of other junk. |
ninja (1671) | ||
| 352406 | 2005-05-07 23:22:00 | Thanks for your reply Ninja I was going to rebuild from start with what I wanted to do. The question was what platform to build on. I'll go with Linux in the end because of the verstility and the abundance of pre-written software. Although Windows has been around for a while I find its still capped on future possiblities. Cheers :thumbs: |
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