ok. so i i'm too tight to spend any money on a NAS drive and fancy learning a bit more about server set up anyway, so i was thinking of setting up an old PC as a server. initially to use as a file server for music, photos etc
i was thinking of installing windows server 2003, mostly because i'd then have to opportunity to branch out & tinker with the server side of things it a bit more once its set up. (use & maintain a few servers but not had any experience of setting one up from scratch)
how difficult a task would this be to implement? what sort of considerations should i be thinking of before starting & what pitfalls / drawbacks are there?
alternatively, could i just set up another win7 machine & run this as a server? if so what are the limitations of this method
i'd be connecting 2 PCs running windows 7 ultimate, a laptop running xp pro and possibly an xbox360 to whatever solution i end up with.
current network is fully wired & running via a sky netgear DG834G router
basically, any useful tips or tales of woe to avoid would be gratefully received![]()


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