Help with a server

[C14RKEY]

Hi All

Im wanting to build a server for my home which will be able to share files and my printer, i would also like it to host the odd game.

im thinking of using a spare machine i have sitting in my loft
its a old emachines pc that is no longer any use, untill now

it has:
1.8 celeron
256 ddr
onboard graphics
and the rest i cant remember

what OS would you guys recomend using?

any help is welcome as ive never done this before

Thanks
Lee

[Norky]

A Linux distribution (I recommend RedHat). For file and printer sharing, you should use Samba

[ikonia]

windows 2000 would probably be better as it may not have problems with the onboard graphics card, and it will be able to host games better.

Unless a game is just a "server binary" such as Jedi Knight II you need to run the game to host it, which is out under linux

[C14RKEY]

Unless a game is just a "server binary" such as Jedi Knight II you need to run the game to host it, which is out under linux

im a bit confused

[Norky]

im a bit confused

He means that some games do not require the game to host a server, but instead simply have a 'dedicated server' which will usually run on Linux.

[C14RKEY]

ok cheers for that

what version of linux is would you guys use?