I'm turning into a geek!

[mjpliv]

I just resurrected a 1000 Mhz PC and got it up and running at home to replace my old (cough, cough, wheeze wheeze) 400 Mhz clone. I have it set up with a VPN (Virtual Private Network) so I can operate my home computers from work and my work computers from home. The old PC is going to become a personal file server, HTTP server, POP mail server, database server and FTP server. I spent this evening setting up a VPN capable Linksys router.

I haven't decided if I will use Windows XP to run the server or try my hand at a Linux operating system. I have already set up a few Apache servers on windows boxes before.

Soon I will be hosting my own websites with unlimited storage.

I think I will go out tomorrow and buy a pocket protector! :shock:

[Rich]

LOL - yeah I'm right with ya..

[Dragon]

My old Cyrix 166+ still runs. 1.6gb drive though 700mb of that is taken up with WinME.

For some strange reason I networked it to this beast. I'm really not sure why...

[mjpliv]

Because you could ! More power (insert Tim Allen grunt here)

[grumpydasmurf]

... sounds like my setup at home. I have a 1600 mhz pc, 880 mhz file/print server, and 1000 mhz tablet pc.

I have a pile of parts I just cant bring myself to throw out because it's perfectly good, just outdated.

[ndemge]

Why throw out the old parts.....

I have my old P120 board that I'm going to put back together for a kids machine, and ordered a 200mhz cpu for $5 shipped to "upgrade' it.

....a lot of these cd games for the kids stuff will run on even a 486. Toy story game MAKES you dumb it down to 256 colors or it won't work, and it's not THAT old.

[Dragon]

Yep. I've been telling people that who want to play older games for years.

Buy an older computer.

[marx]

I haven't decided if I will use Windows XP to run the server or try my hand at a Linux operating system. I have already set up a few Apache servers on windows boxes before.


If you decide to try Linux give me a shout. I'm doing what you describe with older hardware running Linux on the servers and my desktop. My public webserver is a Celeron 466 w/128M of ram. I've been 100% Linux since 2000. If you've setup apache on a m$ os you may have some unix mindset issues, differences in the m$ way and the *nix way of thinking.

-mark
/me thinks *nix way is mo' better

[mjpliv]

I will keep that in mind, thanks.

Working on my VPN connection tp my workplace network right now.

[marx]

Biggest Linux tip, find the local users group.

Linux Distros instrall and configure well for desktop use. Most all I've tried need serious security tweaking for server use.

I prefer the DeWalt 12" chopsaw for all crown mold work. If one can't think upside down and backwards one should not run crown mold.

-mark
chmod 755

[Rich]

LOL @ thinking upside down and backwards and chmod 755 (wood and linux speak in the same post)

[mjpliv]

Instead of nails you can use syn-tacks! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Dragon]

Obligatory groan

:wink:

[marx]

syn-tacks

No! Don't use those, they'll make holes in your firewall! ;-)

-mark