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Offline Nilsen

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« on: April 22, 2007, 11:01:18 AM »
Im gonna have to go ahead and install a server at the family business. Im looking for an entry level solution.

Needs:

It will serve 4 computers at work plus mine from home.
No need for massive storage. 2x160 gb (raid solution) is plenty.
Printer sharing. One laser printer and one A3 color printer.
Some sort of e-mail/exchange type thing

Any particular brand and model of entry-level servers that you would recomend?
Will i be better off getting Windows 2003 SMB server edition with 5 licenses, or will some sort of linux, unix or even win XP do the job?

No... im not gonna build one myself, and i dont wanna spend alot of time learning to set it up and use the server.

im a server n00b!
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2007, 11:25:04 AM »
here's what ive used for the last 4 yrs.

https://order.1and1.com/xml/order/Hosting;jsessionid=341493250C4499D6FE02183EE459944B.TC60b?__frame=_top&__lf=Static

the 1&1 home on the linux package

120gb storage, 1200gb transfer bandwith , Password protected directorys (great for holding a Backup or full programs ect )  

We've been very pleased with them , no down time ,and they let us slide a couple times when ive gone over bandwith wise (the 1st package we had with them ..free but too small )


Other wise you'll have to spend alot of time learning or take a class to get a server setup correctly and secure .
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2007, 11:34:23 AM »
I'd go with a Windows 2003 Small Business Server. It will give you MS Exchange should you decide to host your own email and at least easily shared contacts and calendaring if you don't. It also includes a fax server though many don't like it. Doesn't cost much more than Windows 2003 Server standard.
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« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2007, 11:35:01 AM »
The linky doesnt work for me im afraid roo.
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« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2007, 11:38:08 AM »
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I'd go with a Windows 2003 Small Business Server. It will give you MS Exchange should you decide to host your own email and at least easily shared contacts and calendaring if you don't. It also includes a fax server though many don't like it. Doesn't cost much more than Windows 2003 Server standard.


Here the SMB version is cheaper with 5 licenses than the Standard edition.

If i go with windows it will prolly be easyer to find a class that can teach me how to set it up and use it than to find a linux server class. The company will pay for it all anyway.
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2007, 11:41:18 AM »
https://order.1and1.com

try that ....

or

http://www.1and1.com/

that may get you thru


to bad you dont live in my neck of the world ..they practically give away servers here (Deshy's Brother has 6 of them at his house) its the Server software ,licenses ,and other hidden costs that have killed off alot of small bizness servers around here.
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« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2007, 11:43:02 AM »
The Small Business Server includes all the features of Standard Server plus some. They did build in some limitations though but I'm confindent you'll never run into them like limiting the number of users to 75. Microsoft has made it pretty easy to configure a server these days. If you have any questions I'm sure there are more than a few of us here who can help you out.
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« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2007, 11:51:23 AM »
Thx.

Am i correct in assuming that the general user interface is similar to win2k only with more options?
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« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2007, 11:53:39 AM »
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https://order.1and1.com

try that ....

or

http://www.1and1.com/

that may get you thru


to bad you dont live in my neck of the world ..they practically give away servers here (Deshy's Brother has 6 of them at his house) its the Server software ,licenses ,and other hidden costs that have killed off alot of small bizness servers around here.


Thx roo but this would not do it as we need to be able to share some printers and other local software. :)
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« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2007, 11:55:40 AM »
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Thx.

Am i correct in assuming that the general user interface is similar to win2k only with more options?


It has all of the management tools that come with win2k3 plus a few. I rarely use the sbs only tools and create users etc... the same as I do on a std server.
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« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2007, 12:05:07 PM »
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Thx roo but this would not do it as we need to be able to share some printers and other local software. :)


roger,,,, your probely going to need to go inhouse server then .

get out the books :D
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« Reply #11 on: April 22, 2007, 12:11:30 PM »

:D

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« Reply #12 on: April 22, 2007, 12:24:21 PM »

Nilsens Lutefisk Emporium and Titty Bar

It's not the Dancers that stink....

:D

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« Reply #13 on: April 22, 2007, 01:12:50 PM »
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get out the books :D


Thats not really a problem. Ill get payed by the hour for reading those books :D

With my main job i have waaaaaaay too much free time anyway so why not. Afew less hours on AH during the day thats all.

Any recomended windows server books if i dont take a class? (windows server for dummies perhaps? :D )
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« Reply #14 on: April 22, 2007, 01:24:42 PM »
Ok.. now that we have that sorted lets get down to server brands.

Who makes solid, cheap, low-end servers that doesnt make alotta noise.

Dell? HP? IBM? FjSi?

Gimme brand and model suggestions.
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