Pursuade me to use an OS for a.........

Anonymous

..........workstation with server applications.


Here are the specs:

Intel P3 500 mhz
640 MB of Ram
12 gb and 20 gb hd
64 mb ge force 4 mx 420 pci graphics
2 network cards
4*2*16 cd-rw drive


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You have until Friday Morning to pursue me to use a certain OS on this box.

I want reasons on why i should use that OS, instead of another.

This should prove to be interesting, and dont ask why i am not logged in right now,

[Edit by Q: Fixed title misspelling @ his request]
[Edit by Q: Fixed bad fix]

Q

Well, what exactly do you intend to use this machine FOR?

-Q

SurfinShell23

Windows 2000.

Duff

I recommend Windows 2000 or possibly XP.

~Duff

Anonymous

Q wrote:

Well, what exactly do you intend to use this machine FOR?

-Q

an always on workstation running server applications such as apache and mysql, and running perl, and bridging a network connections.

JackTheStripper

Try Windows 2000 or Windows 2003.

Q

Can 2000 bridge connections?

-Q

Ka0s

2000



XP and up can bridge connections.

JackTheStripper

Well he needs a Server that can bridge connections.

Windows 2003 is the only best choice.

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Bash

if you need a software package that has apache, my sql, and PHP, along with an FTP program, mail program, check out apache2triad

YOu might want to read the readme first, and it runs under windows too...

TRAiNER4

Windows 2000

JackTheStripper

Windows 2000 can not bridge connections. :-P

Well, it can, but it'll require a little work

nightice

XP, or maybe 2003 if you really need the fancy networking crap.

noone

2003, but why in the fuck do you need to have a workstation with server tools, you just need a dedicated server, i would use a p200 i have as a server, its probably not going to handle as much.

FatTurtle

Okay...so far Windows XP or 3002 is in the lead.


>>Whatever Hacked said

I want this, because I use AIM and my perl bot on that machine, and posibaly some other stuff, when i am trying to do two things at once that require two machines.

JackTheStripper

You want a half ass server with a good OS. Windows 2003. :P

Slash

XP can bridge connections as well as 2003...
But I didn't understand... Are you intended to run a server or that machine? What server applications? I think XP might be the best, cuz 2003 has a lot of server administration stuff, performance stuff and so on... you may not need it for such a small server.

stitch

BSD.

BOD

FreeBSD being the easiest to install

Q

Can AIM work on BSD?

-Q

BOD

im pretty sure i saw aim clients on the ports list

EDIT:
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?port ... /pkg-descr

FatTurtle

I have limited it down to 3 possible choices:

A) Windows 2000
Windows XP Pro
C) Windows 2003 Server


Which do you recommend?

Slash

Win 2K

JackTheStripper

WTF are you doing? The decision is simple. Stop wasting time waiting for people to reply.

Stable OS + Network bridging = Windows 2003.

Thus, go install 2003. :-)

Q

How important is netwk bridging to this endeavor?

-Q

PS. Little less attitude there Steve, "plskthx".

Slash

I think you can do without network bridging
Go 2000.

JackTheStripper

Will it really make that big of a difference though?

Just buy a switch or something instead of network bridging.

And No, Windows 2000 does not have Network Bridge support.

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FatTurtle

Steve wrote:

Just buy a switch or something instead of network bridging.

Aye, but my server-to-be has 3 network cards in it, and i might as well use that instead of buying a switch to connect all the machines with.

FatTurtle

I got my server set up, but I have a problem...

I cant figuer out what ports to foward for an FTP server on port 21. I fowarded 21, but it still doesnt seem to work.

Any ideas?

Q

You mean the passive ports buissiness?

-Q