i will present both options to the bosses - win2k pro and win2k server - and see which they want to do. Thanks.
----- Original Message ----- From: jon hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 1:55 pm Subject: Re: What Would Scooby Do? > You will want to buy a copy of Win2k server and set up a domain if you > need to manage logins from a central place. > If you plan on having more than 10 people connected to the network > fileshare at one, you will also want a copy of Win2k Server. > > Terminal Services, DNS, the real IIS, VPN's, CSR/Accounting Apps, > etc...lots of reasons for setting up a real server. Depends on your > needs though. > > I'd say you guys are very close to the limit of manageability without > setting up a domain. Microsoft knew what they were doing when they set > the limit of Win2k Pro/XP to 10 logged in people. Once a network gets > to a certain point...you are going to drive yourself crazy managing > it pc by pc. > > -- > jon > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Tuesday, March 11, 2003, 5:26:41 PM, you wrote: > BF> Ok, my new high tech office (HAHAHAHAHA) has an internet > connection, some sort of linksys router and firewall but no real > network. > > BF> One of my first out of scope jobs to purchase a server. We > need filesharing for sure. Some security would be nice, but we > dont' deal with anything confidential really so not as important as > BF> some other industries. Ability to back up files is essential. > But since the office has been managing without a server for so > long the office could manage without one should the server fail. > > BF> All 12 workstations (maybe 13 by that time) will be running XP > pro. > > BF> What should i buy? Should i buy a 2000 license to manage a > domain or not bother? There is a budget for the server, but i have > no idea what it is. > > BF> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
