ConfusedYKA
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- Jun 13, 2008
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I have an extra server lying around, and I'm not sure what to do with it.
Here's the deal: I don't really need NAS or back-ups. All the other PCs are running XP Home so I really have no need for a domain controller. My cheap little router is successfully handling DHCP.
Here's the next catch, I want to do everything for free. I have Windows Server 2000 on it right now, but I was tossing around the idea of running Ubuntu on instead. Have you had any experience with Ubuntu on a server?
I'd like to have it downloading videos and storing them for network playback perhaps. Best software?
Any other ideas of what I can use it for? Come on, I wanna get it up running but I need a reason!
Here's the deal: I don't really need NAS or back-ups. All the other PCs are running XP Home so I really have no need for a domain controller. My cheap little router is successfully handling DHCP.
Here's the next catch, I want to do everything for free. I have Windows Server 2000 on it right now, but I was tossing around the idea of running Ubuntu on instead. Have you had any experience with Ubuntu on a server?
I'd like to have it downloading videos and storing them for network playback perhaps. Best software?
Any other ideas of what I can use it for? Come on, I wanna get it up running but I need a reason!