Systems Configuration
HP DC 7800 Series
Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 4M Cache
3 GB Memory
160 HDD plus 250 HDD Seagate 7200RPM { 250 GB purchased separate}
Gforce Nvieda 512 Graphic Card { bought seprate}
Creative 5.1 Sound Card {bought separate}
Windows XP professional, downgraded from Vista Business
3 year onsite warranty.
Planning to instal Adobe photoshop CS2 and CS3 plus other web developement software, also will be installaing webserver for production use.
Now is this the best configuration or should I go for something more.
thnaks for the two answers, which graphic card do you suggest, i dont play games in my pc, and what did you mean by not great

Can an ordinary home PC not initially or originally designated as a webserver or mail server be used as a mail server?

Moreover, can said PC, be used as a mail server with a simple dial-up connection for the use of pure text mesaging and/or newsletters. (no graphic attachments and such)

If so, then how? What software would lend itself easily to the task without me having to have the be an expert.

As an ex-programmer… I don’t wanna. Although I will write a script if necessary, I’m looking for simple graphical or web-based interfaces whenever possible. Something so easy that it would make a true geek vomit.

I’m going to be embarking on a boat trip with about two hundred other students here in a few months. We always share our movies over the network so everyone can enjoy other people’s movie collections. A problem we’ve been running into is the number of connections hits a limit. I think this is because people browse into the Windows Network, find the .avi movie they want to watch, then double click right on that .avi. They maintain a connection to my computer for the entire duration of the movie, rather than only the length of time it takes to copy 700MB to their own computer and watch it locally.

Some of the movies I will be sharing are m2ts copies, super HD and 5GB/2 hours of video. I think I’ll be able to maintain 1.5 connections to people trying to stream movies that are this damn huge!

I anticipate a solution may involve running some sort of local webserver with some obnoxious packages installed… or running an ftp server. Ooo, people can connect to ftp://user:pass@192.168.1.15 or whatever … that might work.

but I was wondering if anyone had a more elegant solution? A way that doesn’t require any (or much) additional software or knowledge from other users?

I’m running Windows 7, and would like to share these movies/music/tv through a Windows Network simple file sharing.
@adaviel
Hmmm, multicast. That sounds like a word for what I’m trying to do. So instead of an ftp server, or windows file sharing, you recommend a bittorrent tracker?
@eric
from my friend eric:
When I was living in the dorms the best file sharing solution was Direct Connect. Everyone’s collection is cataloged by the server so that you can search and browse everyone’s collection from the client. The most popular client is DC++ http://dcplusplus.sourceforge.net/. There are several implementations of the server, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Connect_(file_sharing)#Hub_software for a big list. Just get people to install the client and point at your server and then everyone can download from everyone else, no pesky Windows CIFS involved.

soo i use this particular irc that is temp down
but ive learned a few things about irc and i want to make my own at home
or use one on my webserver

i have gatorhost webserver plan and im going to create a IRC.mydomain.com
but do i need to download a linux version of some sort of irc software to set one up?
is this possible
its mainly for me and my friends and other people to get ideas and share them privately

its a dedicated server that i pay monthly for

can anyone give me links on how to do this on a hosting companies plan and or personal experience on how you did this

i’m sick and tired of using those free ftp programs… they’re just too slow, or maybe the web server… but nevertheles, i’m frustrated publishing my webpages with slow connection… any help… ? i also tried Frontpage… for some reason.. it wont connect… (yea i tried configuring my webserver…) Only interested in a web publishing software… free if there is…

Can anyone give me any Software Titles that I can upload onto my webserver that will operate in an online website to submit URLs for my customers? I don’t know which programs that will operate online just the one’s that will operate from the pc.

Hey I want to host files using my current Internet connection. I’m just not how to go about doing it with my current ISP (which I am not willing to change).

I currently use comcast high speed internet and im supposed to have a Dynamic IP. I signed up for Dyna DNS but noticed that for some reason, my computers IP is static. I tried hosting some files on a windows machine, but was unable to access them on the internet, only on my LAN.

When I setup my webserver it should be running Ubuntu Linux but I want to know what software I need to install and what settings need to be changed in order to host an ASP.net site. Nothing too complicated, I’m fairly new to Linux.

here is both the software and computer specs..

Computer
Specifications

Display Type: WXGA Wide Screen LCD with AveraBrite ™

Screen Size: 18.4"

Condition: New

Lifestyle: All-In-One

Operating Systems: Windows 7 Home Premium

Platform: PC

USB Ports: 4

Audio Out Jacks: 1

Microphone Jacks: 1

DVI Video: 1

Processor Brand: AMD

Processor Class: Athlon

Processor Number: 3250e

Processor Speed: 1.50GHz

Processors Supported: 1

Processors Onboard: 1

Memory Type: DDR2

Total Memory: 2.0GB

Maximum Memory Supported: 4.0GB

Hard Drives Included: 1

Hard Drive Types: Hard Disk Drive

Interface: SATA

Capacity: 250GB

Speed: 5,400RPM

Optical Drives Included: 1

Optical Drive Class: DVD SuperMulti

Supplemental Media Type: Card Reader

Capacity: 4-in-1

LAN Data Transfer Rate: 10/100/1000Mbps

LAN Description: Integrated

LAN Port Type: RJ-45

LAN Ports: 1

Mouse Type: Optical

Buttons: 2

Connection Type: USB

Power Source: USB Connection

Keyboard Type: Standard

Connection Type: USB

Power Source: USB Connection

Height: 8.4"

Width: 12.5"

Depth: 17.6"

Additional Technologies: Integrated Webcam

Webcam Features: Built-In

Webcam Resolution: 1.3 MP

Specification Notes: [1] To provide the most accurate specifications, the specifications listed are based upon the manufacturer’s exact model specification as published on the manufacturer’s website, and the manufacturer’s product documentation.

Software Sonar Home Studio 7
System Requirements
(Minimum)
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista (32 bit)/ Mac OS X with Boot Camp
Processor Speed: Intel Pentium 4 1.3GHz, AMD Athlon XP 1500+ or higher
RAM: 512 MB
Graphics: 1024 x 768, 16-bit color
Hard disk space: 100MB program/application
Hard disc type: Any
MIDI interface: Windows-compatible for connecting to external MIDI devices
Audio interface: Windows-compatible required for audio playback
Media drive: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD +/- RW Drive
Webserver Access: None
(Recommended)
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista (32 bit)/ Mac OS X with Boot Camp
Processor Speed: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or higher
RAM: 1GB or higher
Graphics: 1280 x 960, 24-bit color or higher
Hard disk space: 6GB
Hard disc type: EIDE / Ultra DMA (7200RPM) or SATA
MIDI Interface: Windows-compatible for connecting to external MIDI devices
Audio Interface: Windows-compatible required for audio playback
Media drive: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD +/- RW Drive
Webserver Access: Available web server space with FTP access privileges. An internet connection is required for music uploading (broadband connection is recommended)
Note:
SONAR does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, or NT. QuickTime support requires QuickTime 6 or higher. DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R or DVD+/-RW drive required for installation.

here is both the software and computer specs..

Computer
Specifications

Display Type: WXGA Wide Screen LCD with AveraBrite ™

Screen Size: 18.4"

Condition: New

Lifestyle: All-In-One

Operating Systems: Windows 7 Home Premium

Platform: PC

USB Ports: 4

Audio Out Jacks: 1

Microphone Jacks: 1

DVI Video: 1

Processor Brand: AMD

Processor Class: Athlon

Processor Number: 3250e

Processor Speed: 1.50GHz

Processors Supported: 1

Processors Onboard: 1

Memory Type: DDR2

Total Memory: 2.0GB

Maximum Memory Supported: 4.0GB

Hard Drives Included: 1

Hard Drive Types: Hard Disk Drive

Interface: SATA

Capacity: 250GB

Speed: 5,400RPM

Optical Drives Included: 1

Optical Drive Class: DVD SuperMulti

Supplemental Media Type: Card Reader

Capacity: 4-in-1

LAN Data Transfer Rate: 10/100/1000Mbps

LAN Description: Integrated

LAN Port Type: RJ-45

LAN Ports: 1

Mouse Type: Optical

Buttons: 2

Connection Type: USB

Power Source: USB Connection

Keyboard Type: Standard

Connection Type: USB

Power Source: USB Connection

Height: 8.4"

Width: 12.5"

Depth: 17.6"

Additional Technologies: Integrated Webcam

Webcam Features: Built-In

Webcam Resolution: 1.3 MP

Specification Notes: [1] To provide the most accurate specifications, the specifications listed are based upon the manufacturer’s exact model specification as published on the manufacturer’s website, and the manufacturer’s product documentation.

Software Sonar Home Studio 7
System Requirements
(Minimum)
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista (32 bit)/ Mac OS X with Boot Camp
Processor Speed: Intel Pentium 4 1.3GHz, AMD Athlon XP 1500+ or higher
RAM: 512 MB
Graphics: 1024 x 768, 16-bit color
Hard disk space: 100MB program/application
Hard disc type: Any
MIDI interface: Windows-compatible for connecting to external MIDI devices
Audio interface: Windows-compatible required for audio playback
Media drive: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD +/- RW Drive
Webserver Access: None
(Recommended)
Operating System: Windows XP/Vista (32 bit)/ Mac OS X with Boot Camp
Processor Speed: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ or higher
RAM: 1GB or higher
Graphics: 1280 x 960, 24-bit color or higher
Hard disk space: 6GB
Hard disc type: EIDE / Ultra DMA (7200RPM) or SATA
MIDI Interface: Windows-compatible for connecting to external MIDI devices
Audio Interface: Windows-compatible required for audio playback
Media drive: DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R, or DVD +/- RW Drive
Webserver Access: Available web server space with FTP access privileges. An internet connection is required for music uploading (broadband connection is recommended)
Note:
SONAR does not support Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, or NT. QuickTime support requires QuickTime 6 or higher. DVD-ROM, DVD+/-R or DVD+/-RW drive required for installation.

I am currently experimenting with dedicated servers and I am just about to purchase one as I would like to run game servers from it.

I don’t know anything about dedicated servers when it comes to the software side of things. The company I am using offers you a Windows or Linux solution, I am going with the Windows solution as the games I would like to run servers from, run on Windows.

Now this is where I am confused, what type of windows system do I want to use? Webserver 2008 web edition or standard?

Once I have picked web edition or standard it also asks if I would like to addon cpanel at an extra cost. Do I need cpanel or can I run servers just from webserver 2008? Also what else can I use instead of cpanel?

Any guides you have on running a server would also be beneficial as I dont know how to run multiple UT2004 game servers for example from a dedicated server?

Many thanks for the help!