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What to do with my server?
Specs:
-S478 Celeron D @ 3.06GHz -1GB DDR-400 RAM -Intel motherboard w/ 865 chipset -120GB HDD for OS -2x 250GB HDDs for RAID1 storage -Server 2003 this will be upgraded in the future to: -Pentium D 805 @ 2.66GHz -1GB (or more) DDR2-533 RAM -Intel motherboard w/ 965 chipset -more RAID1 setups for storage The only thing it's setup to do is share files from the RAID array to my gaming rig via [firewire] networking. The machine doesn't have a display, and is never accessed via desktop. I just turn it on and that's that. I'm not too keen on connecting it to the internet. It's a personal backup of things that I can't afford to lose. Kind of a spammy thread, but I just need a project to do. ![]() Jam it back in, in the dark. |
I use my own server as a VPN gateway, allowing me to tunnel in securely and access all of the resources on my own network.
Internally, it also runs as a database server, web server, file server (NFS, FTP, SMB/CIFS, and AFP), email server, CalDAV server, DNS Cache ... As soon as I get it wired up to my router, I'll set it up as an 802.1x authentication server. There's nowhere I can't reach.
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Wow, that's a very nice setup! What are the hardware specs?
I have a setup similar to that only the box is located in Kansas City. Two other friends and I started up a small-time game/web hosting business. I've got my own ton of webspace there to do with as I please, along with actual customers. I've been looking into SETI and Folding @ home... They could make use of my spare CPU cycles. :/ This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Its just an old piece of crap offloaded to me by a friend. 900 Mhz processor, 384 megs of ram, 40 gigs of hard disk space at the moment.
The overhead of running as a VPN gateway is nil, and the other server functions are for private use--testing mostly. The load avereages are fairly low. For the most part, I use to it expand my knowledge of networking, client-server, and authentication technologies. As a VPN Gateway, it also manages my VPN tunnels to remote offices where I offer freelance support. So my home LAN becomes a sort of 'central station' where I can access remote clients with a RDC and troubleshoot basic issues. How ya doing, buddy?
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