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Post by muz on Jul 26, 2007 16:37:06 GMT -5
Ok heres the deal . a relative is getting rid of their computer and has offered it me first cos they know thats what i do etc . So anyway they said how much am i prepared to pay them so i thought to myself and said i would get back at them in a day or so .
Heres the spec
Intel celeron 1.7GHZ
128Mb pc2100 ram
40gb ide hard drive
cd rom drive
crappy onboard video
prolly a 17" crt
keboard mouse
maybe a desk
I was thinking around £30 which for USD is about double at $60
my plan was too bang another 512 or 256mb ram in it and another 60Gb hard drive and use it as a server in my house which is where i come to my second question
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How easy would it be to use this as a server
basicaly my network at the moment is like this
1) i have a linksys wag 54gs with my 2 desktops wired to it and my laptop wirelessly connected to it
I wanna use the server as a filestorage server where all files are stored . How easy would this be to do without incurring too much cost on myself
My thought is to connect the comp to one of the router ports and set it up there someone but are there other ways ?
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Post by DannyBoy on Jul 26, 2007 17:46:42 GMT -5
ye £30 or £40 sounds about right to me.
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Post by neodude112320 on Jul 26, 2007 20:21:02 GMT -5
Yeah around $60 is a good price,Although being a relative you should get it for free  |
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Post by Kyle on Jul 26, 2007 21:14:25 GMT -5
How easy would it be to use this as a server basicaly my network at the moment is like this 1) i have a linksys wag 54gs with my 2 desktops wired to it and my laptop wirelessly connected to it I wanna use the server as a filestorage server where all files are stored . How easy would this be to do without incurring too much cost on myself My thought is to connect the comp to one of the router ports and set it up there someone but are there other ways ? __________________ it would be pretty simple, just get another stick of 256, another HD, install xp (if it isnt already) hook it up to the router now all you have to do, is go into control panel, network setup wizard (if its in classic mode) and go through that network setup wizard, where it says file and printer sharing on or off, select on, at the end just select finish do this with every other computer you want to share files on now, once your done with all the network setup wizards, simply open up my computer and click on my network places (it might take a minute since its a new network) but it will eventually load, and you will see all folders shared from each computer in that folder now, to add folders or a whole drive like an extra hd, or cdrom to your network, simply right click on the drive, click on sharing and security, then at the top select the sharing tab, and click on the warning that says "If you understand the risk, blah, blah blah..", and select the box that says share this folder on the network, and then select the second box that says allow network users to change my files (this allows you to change the files on that computer from a different computer) if you have any questions, lemme know good luck! kyle |
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Post by muz on Jul 27, 2007 6:21:04 GMT -5
Yeah around $60 is a good price,Although being a relative you should get it for free Nah they want some money for it . They where going to put it on ebay but thought of me first How easy would it be to use this as a server basicaly my network at the moment is like this 1) i have a linksys wag 54gs with my 2 desktops wired to it and my laptop wirelessly connected to it I wanna use the server as a filestorage server where all files are stored . How easy would this be to do without incurring too much cost on myself My thought is to connect the comp to one of the router ports and set it up there someone but are there other ways ? __________________ it would be pretty simple, just get another stick of 256, another HD, install xp (if it isnt already) hook it up to the router now all you have to do, is go into control panel, network setup wizard (if its in classic mode) and go through that network setup wizard, where it says file and printer sharing on or off, select on, at the end just select finish do this with every other computer you want to share files on now, once your done with all the network setup wizards, simply open up my computer and click on my network places (it might take a minute since its a new network) but it will eventually load, and you will see all folders shared from each computer in that folder now, to add folders or a whole drive like an extra hd, or cdrom to your network, simply right click on the drive, click on sharing and security, then at the top select the sharing tab, and click on the warning that says "If you understand the risk, blah, blah blah..", and select the box that says share this folder on the network, and then select the second box that says allow network users to change my files (this allows you to change the files on that computer from a different computer) if you have any questions, lemme know good luck! kyle I think it has windows 2K on it but i have lots of XP serials available to me  Ok thats great man . i take3 it i Would also be able to connect my printers to this server to share them over the network . I am a bit of a noob when it comes to networking , i can set up a basic home network but anything like this i dont know about |
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Post by Kyle on Jul 27, 2007 13:09:33 GMT -5
oh yea, you can share printers, cd-roms, floppys, folders, whole harddrives, its pretty cool, if it has 2k, then idk, ive never owned a 2k system, but if you can get xp on it, then i can help ya all you want
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Post by muz on Jul 27, 2007 13:42:42 GMT -5
oh yea, you can share printers, cd-roms, floppys, folders, whole harddrives, its pretty cool, if it has 2k, then idk, ive never owned a 2k system, but if you can get xp on it, then i can help ya all you want Yeah i have only used 2K at school i went win 98 then win xp . But yeah i am gonna put xp on AFAIK . Also can i share a USB scanner over a network as one of my printers has a scanner as well Also i am not definatly getting it yet i need to discuss with my parents first and stuff |
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Post by Kyle on Jul 27, 2007 14:42:40 GMT -5
oh yea, you can share printers, cd-roms, floppys, folders, whole harddrives, its pretty cool, if it has 2k, then idk, ive never owned a 2k system, but if you can get xp on it, then i can help ya all you want Yeah i have only used 2K at school i went win 98 then win xp . But yeah i am gonna put xp on AFAIK . Also can i share a USB scanner over a network as one of my printers has a scanner as well Also i am not definatly getting it yet i need to discuss with my parents first and stuff i dont see why you couldnt share a scanner, dont hold me to that, but i really dont see why you couldnt if you can share a printer, i dont have a scanner so idk |
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Post by Juice on Jul 28, 2007 19:38:20 GMT -5
I think $60 seems alright... Although it's coming from a relative, they should just give it to you for free.
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Post by Kyle on Jul 28, 2007 21:08:02 GMT -5
haha yea, especially something that old, not like they use it or anything, unless they do... but i cant see something that old being very functional these days
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