PC Server Help

syedali · 11-14-2005, 02:26 AM

Hi guys,

I was reeading on a website somewhere that if u have multiple pc's in the same Office (i do) then it is a gud thing to have a dedicated pc as a 'server' with all your files and everthing on it, and then access it with your other pc's, could someone please explain to me wot it does?, the benifits of doin this, plus do i need it? and then also (if ur bored ) tell me how to do it?.

Any one give me helpfull sugessions.

**JamesO** · 11-14-2005, 06:04 PM

Could be a server, could be a network hard drive. Depends on how you need to share data and what type of back up and redundancy is required.

Network hard drives are probably the easiest and cheapest way to go, but there might be limits on what you can do with it.

If you shop around, you can get a networked hard drive for about $1 USD per GB.

A server will cost a lot more up front and require a bit more configuration, but expands fairly easily.

JamesO

11-14-2005, 02:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
syedali Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 97 OS: XP	PC Server Help Hi guys, I was reeading on a website somewhere that if u have multiple pc's in the same Office (i do) then it is a gud thing to have a dedicated pc as a 'server' with all your files and everthing on it, and then access it with your other pc's, could someone please explain to me wot it does?, the benifits of doin this, plus do i need it? and then also (if ur bored ) tell me how to do it?. Any one give me helpfull sugessions.

11-14-2005, 06:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
JamesO Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA USA Posts: 2,289 OS: 98SE, W2k Pro, XP Pro	Could be a server, could be a network hard drive. Depends on how you need to share data and what type of back up and redundancy is required. Network hard drives are probably the easiest and cheapest way to go, but there might be limits on what you can do with it. If you shop around, you can get a networked hard drive for about $1 USD per GB. A server will cost a lot more up front and require a bit more configuration, but expands fairly easily. JamesO