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| 482641 | 2006-09-04 23:20:00 | I have set up an old pc as a print and file server on my home network. The machine is a ASUS TUSI-M/celeron 1G with 380Mb of ram with an 80Gb and 150 GB HDD running Win XP Home. Attached printers are - Brother HL1430 laser and a Canon IP4200 inkjet. There are 4 other pcs on the network running XP pro (1), XP Home (2) and 98SE (1). The network connects to the internet via a DSE XH1169 4 port router. Mostly the setup works fine.Problem is the server machine runs so slow after a couple of days that the network seizes up. I have to reboot the server to get anything to happen. I believe from what I have read that this is a common feature of using Windows. Is there any way around it? I thought of using Linux (I don't know anything about Linux but am willing to try to learn) but I can't find Linux drivers for the printers. Any advice would be appreciated. |
andy (473) | ||
| 482642 | 2006-09-04 23:48:00 | I believe from what I have read that this is a common feature of using Windows.[/B] Any advice would be appreciated. Haha, thats just funny, all the servers around the world rebooting every other day cause they start to run slow. Where did you read that...? I have no idea why the machine would start to run slow off hand, however I would suspect you have a program loaded on the system that is 'leaking' RAM resourses, for which a reboot resests. For a start you are using a peer to peer network which doesnt help. XP home is the worst option for a server, XP Pro would be better as it has a proper 'server' service for sharing files and printers. Check your event log for error or warnings. |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 482643 | 2006-09-05 00:15:00 | Cheers, I'll upgrade it to Pro. The only software on the server is Windows, AVG, the printer stuff and a backup utility. |
andy (473) | ||
| 482644 | 2006-09-05 09:45:00 | i have not had this problem, i have run xp home and pro as a server, i had my server on for over amonth no prob, his idea sounded the best, but if it keeps on happing it my be over heating? | handya (3666) | ||
| 482645 | 2006-09-05 11:40:00 | Want a server you can leave on 24/7, that you can also use as a normal computer, try mepis (http://www.mepis.org/). I has drivers for all sorts of printers built in. You could try the live CD first to see if you can get all your hardware to work before you install. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 482646 | 2006-09-06 06:24:00 | I've been monitoring the temperature. The CPU never seems to get above 35 degrees so it is well within its limits. I will have a look at this mepis thing before I splash out on an XP upgrade. Cheers. Will post results when I seem to have any. |
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