Server Networking - Advantages & Disadvantages?
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A file server is really only necessary for the second thing you mentioned, which is storing files centrally. Everything else can be accomplished with a wireless router.\n\nThe real advantage to having a server setup, beside central file location, is central user management. In other words, you can set up user privileges, access, data locations, etc. from a central place. When they login anywhere, the settings will apply automatically.
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TCP/IP is more efficient and will be faster than IPX/SPX/NetBIOS, but that might not be what you should be looking at first.\n\nDo you have the dual ports configured as a team, and if so, what type of team?  Are you using a switch or a hub between the two servers and how is that configured?  What are the speeds you are getting? \n\nYou want to use link aggregation so the two ports act as one big port.  You best option is 802.3ad dynamic trunking, which your cards support.  The key is that your switch has to support this as well and it needs to be appropriately configured.
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Look at what other providers can supply.  Are you going to hve guaranteed server up time?  What about back-ups of the data should a server go down or the data is lost?  If you are offering a special service for weddings you have to make sure it is perfect - this is a special day for people and if you mess it up you will not get much business.  Get it right and you will get lots.  Price in itself isn't normally an issue, it's value for money.  If you provide excellent quality and services, you can charge more.\n\nHope that helps
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I'd say the largest con for a "small isp" is the cost. There are many Linux based alternatives that will cost you far less. Along with this you have a limitation of 75 users, so you're limited there unless you then migrate to a full Windows Server 2003 and additional licenses.\n\nLargest pro is that the learning curve isn't as steep as a Linux alternative and there is paid support options. But, if you are starting an ISP then you should be able to learn the open source alternatives.
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You can use your pc as the server.  Connect your peripherals to the computer (although your better off getting a wirelles router with built in firewall) and then use the home network setup wizard on the computers you want to allow access to your server.  Create a set-up disk for new users later.  \nThe best thing you can do is to get another hardrive to use for the shared data.
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such software is very rare, although server programming have "chunk delivery" to control general delivery. Controlling individual user connection is almost unheard of.  In the end, buying more bandwidth might prove to be cheaper than any other specialized configurations.
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Advantages being that when it works its wonderfull. The quality is really impressive and it works just like a phone. However, if you have a slow or unreliable connection it can cut you off a lot. Sometimes there are problems getting it to connect, and that can be rather frustrating.\n\nIn other words, when it works its great but sometimes it doesnt work
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Advantage is handy, everywhere oso can connect and is fast speed somore... \nDiadvantages is line sometime not stable enough, might disconnect due to weather conditions and environment issues.
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This totally depends on what you need your servers to do. \n\nLinux - Stable, Fairly easy to manage with the right applications.  Open Source so much more affordable. Makes for good proxy server, and Router as well as a very nice mail and the best web server unless you want your site in asp or asp.net. Easy Hardware requirements\n\nA little tougher to keep up to date regarding security patches especially with kernel patches. A little tougher to figure out things like Samba and other Windows integration features.\n\nWindows - Integrates best with windows workstations. Very easy to install, setup, and manage. Microsoft offers pretty much any server features you could want fully integrated.\n\nVery high hardware requirements, Very expensive, Poor memory management, requires frequent reboots and disk maintenance. Number one target for hackers.
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Hello !\n\nAlmost all the answers are true. With one note regarding TCP as a protocol. TCP is not bulletproof, you can exploit its vulnerabilities that it has over HTTP, FTP, SNMP.\n\nTalking about UDP protocol, it does NOT have two many benefits. But I will tell you one that I think is interesting. Suppose you MUST have a videoconference. Anf if you use TCP as the transport protocol you will have: all the handshaking, all the checking for the packets received or not. Its too much time, don't you think.\n\nBut if you use UDP, the time is decreased exponentially by not checking anything. Is just flow of the streaming info for what you need, meaning the videoconference, because you need it now, not in five seconds or so.\n\n\n© ßogdan @ CyE CORP.
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If you want a server at your company see if you can afford one. I think Sun Microsystem makes servers.
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I don't know server OS's that well but can tell you I have played a little with each and when I was running Server '03 my firewall was a constant nuisance because people all over the world were trying to hack it.  It seems like hackers think If you're running Server 03 you have something worth getting to. It did find it easier than Server 2000 for setting up web sites and FTP and such, but that's really all I know how to do.  Since I didn't really need Server software for my purposes, I just use XP Pro.
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Slim, hotswappable blade servers fit in a single chassis like books in a bookshelf — and each is an independent server, with its own processors, memory, storage, network controllers, operating system and applications. The blade server simply slides into a bay in the chassis and plugs into a mid- or backplane, sharing power, fans, floppy drives, switches, and ports with other blade servers. \nThe benefits of the blade approach will be obvious to anyone tasked with running down hundreds of cables strung through racks just to add and remove servers. With switches and power units shared, precious space is freed up — and blade servers enable higher density with far greater ease.\nFor more help you cab go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_server
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Advantages of LAN:\n\n1. Easier to maintain than a WAN\n\n2. More secure\n\n3. Better connectivity\n\n4. Often easier to configure than a WAN\n\nDisadvantages of LAN:\n\n1. You often only have 1(one) access point.\n\n2. It's limited on who can use it\n\n3. When one computer goes down they all go down(depending on configuration)\n\n\nAdvantages of WAN:\n\n1. Broader reception area.\n\n2. More recievable connections available\n\n3. Portablility (if you use a laptop)\n\nDisadvantages of WAN\n\n1. Not as much security as a LAN\n\n2. If the Hub goes down your network goes down\n\n3. Less reception with a WAN than a LAN\n\n\nThese are just some things I could think of i'm sure others can/will offer more info that is probably better than mine.
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I can see two possibilities for 2 nics (network cards) in a server system.  The first is to allow the system to act as a proxy/firewall.  The second is to use both the connections to connect to the network thereby effectively doubling the bandwidth of the machine (handy if your application is network i/o bound rather than restrained by something else on the machine).
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Probably nothing that you don't already have. Just about any computer these days can function as a server. What exactly are you trying to do? Please let me know and I'll provide more specific info.
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As stated, all of these technologies would be usable by you for free.  The java core technologies are free to use (as are a number of middle-tier / application servers you may need) and since you wouln't be redistributing any mysql components (or embedding it in anyway) I believe it would be cost-free for you to use as well.  \n\nAs for servers I currently use both 1&1 and Rackspace (though not cheap) with more than adequate results.