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Dealer58
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NT Server Questions - 5/7/2001 13:31:00
Hi,We are planning to build a server and are looking for some advice. We will be hosting at least one website on it. The site is being designed with FP2000 that is reliant on an Access 2000 DB to function. A friend told us that we need to get Windows NT version 4 with service pack 6A. We also know that we need an email component. What other criteria do you need to know so that we can get this thing put together correctly. Regards,
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Gil
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RE: NT Server Questions - 5/7/2001 13:58:00
Why NT4? 2000 Server is more than worth the price difference.------------------
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Dealer58
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RE: NT Server Questions - 5/7/2001 14:20:00
Hi GilI never heard of Server 2000. Is it a Microsoft product? I need to have an IIS server and I know that this coms with Windows NT. Am I missing something here?
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Dealer58
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RE: NT Server Questions - 5/7/2001 16:59:00
Hi Gil,I took a look. It looks like you know what you're talking about. I on the other hand am just learning this stuff. Anyway, correct me if I'm wrong, since I don't even have NT it would be a much wiser choice for me to go with server 2K becasue this will do everything that NT can do and more. I believe I need the basic version, the one with 10 CALs which I probably won't ever need, and sells for $1200. Right? How much is NT going for these days? What about the email component? I understand that I need to get this as well. Spooky mentioned ASPMail, or something like that. We have also planned to go with an Asus K7 Motherboeard at 1000Mhz, 512RAM, 2 x 30G HD 7200rpm 100ATA, and a 100mb Network card. Oh yes theres a CD ROm in there too! Does the type of website we are running become a factor? Thanks In Advance
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Gil
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RE: NT Server Questions - 5/7/2001 19:24:00
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Originally posted by Dealer58:
Hi Gil,I took a look. It looks like you know what you're talking about. I on the other hand am just learning this stuff. Anyway, correct me if I'm wrong, since I don't even have NT it would be a much wiser choice for me to go with server 2K becasue this will do everything that NT can do and more.
Thanks, but there are others here who know a lot more about Windoze Servers than I do Yes, I would go with 2000
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I believe I need the basic version, the one with 10 CALs which I probably won't ever need, and sells for $1200. Right?
Sounds OK for basic web stuff.
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How much is NT going for these days?
I am not sure you can still find a copy - should be real cheap if you can.
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What about the email component? I understand that I need to get this as well. Spooky mentioned ASPMail, or something like that.
That all depends on what you need. IIS has a SMTP coponent and you can send mail without any additional applications. If you plan on having a mail server (you'll need an additional box) take a look at Imail from Ipswitch - great program and a no brainer to set up and administer.
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We have also planned to go with an Asus K7 Motherboeard at 1000Mhz, 512RAM, 2 x 30G HD 7200rpm 100ATA, and a 100mb Network card. Oh yes theres a CD ROm in there too!
I'd forget the IDE drive - go SCSI and stay around 10GB
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Does the type of website we are running become a factor?
Sure - what are you planning? What do you have for bandwidth? T1?, OC3?
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Thanks In Advance
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JessCoburn
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RE: NT Server Questions - 5/9/2001 16:56:00
Dealer, Don't go too crazy spending money on the server hardware. For a single site you could get away with a low cost box:600MHz p3 (more than you'll ever need probably, if you're worried get a dual CPU board and run one CPU and when ready drop the second one in. webservers love the second cpu) 128MB RAM (good enough, 256 better, 512 probably too much. I would buy a 256MB DIMM and install more as needed) HD .. get a 7200RPM IDE if you want to save money. go with 10K RPM U2W SCSI or similar if you want ultra performance but honestly you'd be safe with the IDE. Long story short, spend what you're comfortable spending. I don't know what type of traffic you're expecting to see but you probably don't even need the P3, you could probably get away with a celeron if it's just one site. I'd be worried about the access database more than anything else. Access is going to be your bottle neck if you get more than 20-25 concurrent sessions running. You might want to see if your host has SQL server available and be ready to upsize should you see performance start to hurt. Jess ------------------
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Gil
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RE: NT Server Questions - 5/9/2001 21:13:00
I agree with Jess about not over spending, especially if you're only running one or two sites. I would however go with a SCSI drive if you are going to run any back-end scripts or any database applications. And with RAM so cheap now get more than you think you'll need - 256 min.------------------
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