https://www.webmaster-forums.net/crss/node/1018652 en https://www.webmaster-forums.net/server-management/my-own-server#comment-1109884 <p>ok guys...thanksfor your help...we'll see if it happens!</p> Sun, 02 Jun 2002 17:09:54 +0000 brady.k comment 1109884 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/server-management/my-own-server#comment-1109868 <p>Well, there are a couple of bunch of good sources on the net. One is <a href="http://www.cablemodeminfo.com/linbasics.x.html-ssi" class="bb-url">Cablemodeminfo</a>. It shows how to set up a cable connection in Linux. DSL should be quite similar. <a href="http://www.linuxnewbie.org/" class="bb-url">LinuxNewbie.org</a> has some good instructions.</p> Sat, 01 Jun 2002 17:45:11 +0000 mairving comment 1109868 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/server-management/my-own-server#comment-1109867 <p>could i only have 2 comp's networked? one of them would be the RedHat one, and the other would be the regular one. Anyplace you know of that i can check out to help me set it up?</p> Sat, 01 Jun 2002 17:30:57 +0000 brady.k comment 1109867 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/server-management/my-own-server#comment-1109849 <p>A router would network your computers<br /> I have a Linksys 4 port Cable/DSL router with 5 computers on it (I switch 2 laptops)</p> Fri, 31 May 2002 20:27:18 +0000 nike_guy_man comment 1109849 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/server-management/my-own-server#comment-1109848 <p>i was thinking about running RedHat...<br /> a router...this means i must network?</p> Fri, 31 May 2002 20:20:24 +0000 brady.k comment 1109848 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/server-management/my-own-server#comment-1109847 <p>Processor speed depends on what you are using it for. Do you have high traffic? a lot of scripts?<br /> 15GB is big for a site, I have 30 GB because I host others as well as myself<br /> Floppy/CD Drive are for loading an OS and other non-downloadable programs<br /> what OS are you planning on running?/<br /> Any experience with Linux?</p> Fri, 31 May 2002 20:18:40 +0000 nike_guy_man comment 1109847 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/server-management/my-own-server#comment-1109846 <p>nope...next to nothing...<br /> i'm thinking about getting a used computer...i know it doesnt have 1gHZ though, what is the lowest i can go?<br /> and hard drive space...if my site isnt monstrous, i can just have a 15GB one, and then add if need be, correct?<br /> motherboard...does it matter?<br /> what is floppy and CD drive for?</p> Fri, 31 May 2002 20:15:13 +0000 brady.k comment 1109846 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net https://www.webmaster-forums.net/server-management/my-own-server#comment-1109840 <p>A router/firewall<br /> Operating system<br /> Plenty of RAM<br /> Knowledge</p> <p>If you are going to buy a new computer to use as a server, with a router, it would cost about $1200<br /> Thats what it cost for my server, with these specs:<br /> 1 GHZ AMD Thunderbird Processor<br /> MSI Mainboard<br /> 30 GB HD<br /> 578 MB RAM<br /> 52X-CDrom Drive<br /> Floppy Drive</p> <p>Also, I use RedHat7.2 and it works fine.<br /> do you know anything about managing servers?</p> Fri, 31 May 2002 16:23:52 +0000 nike_guy_man comment 1109840 at https://www.webmaster-forums.net