I definitely agree. I also will need to learn about how to setup my xserve G4 DP 1.33ghz. Does anyone know if they have audio out?-Jonas
On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 7:45 PM, nestamicky <nestami...@gmail.com> wrote: > Clark Martin wrote: > > Bruce Johnson wrote: > > > On Mar 26, 2009, at 10:07 AM, Expat wrote: > > > > Hi All > I'm setting up a home server (Xserve G4) to act as my main server for > data, itunes, web hosting and possibly mail etc. given the choice > between OS X Server 10.4 and OS X Client 10.5 which would you choose? > > > I think that the difference between Client OS X and Server OSX is > that the AFP file server in client is limited to only 10 connections, > and it does not support mapping home directories to remote clients. > > > Under OS 9, File Sharing was always severely throttled in comparison to > AppleShare Server. I think the same is true in OS X but I've never seen > confirmation of that. > > > > As a file server alone, though it should work, and there are no > limitations on SMB shares. > > Postfix and Apache are both present, so you could set OSX Client as a > mail server and web server; you're also free to install other versions > of those, which would not be subject to any OSX limitations. > > For Web I'd actually recommend XAMPP, it makes getting Apache, PHP, > PERL, and Mysql all plug-n-play <http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html > > <http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html> We ue XAMPP for our > production server setup for the College, it > works great. > > > My home server is (client) Leopard on a Digital Audio G4. I have DHCP > and BIND (DNS) running on it and I'm using Webmin to control them. > Webmin is an HTTP based front end for a number of server apps. > > I don't have an xserve but do have a Sawtooth that I'd like to put to use the > same way the OP is desiring. I think this thread should be kept alive so we > can all learn about running a dedicated server on OS X. I'm getting tired of > the multi platform computing at home and would like to go complete mac, at > least for most of the time. So, let's keep this thread alive! I'd like to > learn all there is to set mine up! > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
