I'm interested in doing this. Probably not my main computer, but an old computer or something, possibly. Anyone done this? Got anything to share?
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Sep-20-2008 18:56
Gen3r4l1ty
Supreme Fatty
Registered: Jun 2007
Location: So, CA
What kind of server, and what are you looking to serve?
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What?
Sep-20-2008 19:00
Krypton
83.798 g/6.022x10^23
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
A server to host a website. Could a file server do that?
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Sep-20-2008 19:11
cmay119
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Minnesota, USA
I dedicated a really old Pentium 2 PC to being a simple print server at my house. That one finally bit the dust though, and now have one of my regular PC's double up as one.
Originally posted by Krypton
A server to host a website. Could a file server do that?
Your bandwidth won't handle it - unless you expect to have like three visitors at a time.
Sep-20-2008 19:26
Krypton
83.798 g/6.022x10^23
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
quote:
Originally posted by Enjoy
Your bandwidth won't handle it - unless you expect to have like three visitors at a time.
Yea, I'm probably just going to have rent server space..
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Sep-20-2008 19:32
Ian
Not dead yet.
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: UK
quote:
Originally posted by Enjoy
Your bandwidth won't handle it - unless you expect to have like three visitors at a time.
he'll be f ine then. That's at least one too many
Sep-20-2008 20:37
Ek0nomik
it ain't got that swing.
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: human beings must stop killing other human beings.
what do you want the website to do?
database in the back?
Sep-20-2008 20:38
Krypton
83.798 g/6.022x10^23
Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Texas
quote:
Originally posted by Ek0nomik
what do you want the website to do?
database in the back?
Well, I wanted to host a website, but the limited bandwidth is a problem.
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Sep-20-2008 20:39
undertone
tranceaddict in training
Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Toronto
Re: Anyone ever turn their computer into a server??
quote:
Originally posted by Krypton
I'm interested in doing this. Probably not my main computer, but an old computer or something, possibly. Anyone done this? Got anything to share?
Yea. I have, many times. That's where I've done all my learning.
I started like 6 years ago I turned my AMD-K6 into a fully fledged LAMP server.
What are your questions?
-r5a
Sep-20-2008 20:53
Orbital32
Revolution
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: LaTa #32°
What is your upload speed? I see failure in your future.
Sep-20-2008 20:56
Dervish
Your opinion matters.
Registered: Dec 2003
Location:
If it's just a simple website might be ok. But yeah forget about hosting files and stuff lol.
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