That's the bit that worries me. I can secure a Windows box in my sleep. Linux - I'm a total noob. And to be perfectly honest, there'll be a lot more stuff on my home network I'd be worried about exposing then anything I've ever dealt with in work.
On 12 October 2010 15:21, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Think ESX with GUI options. (You can also elect to not install any GUI, or > disable it later.) > > There are numerous flavors of Linux and similar (let's see - FreeBSD came > from BSD, as did Apple Os-X) distro's available. Some even feature a "Live > CD", which lets you boot into the OS to see if this is what you wish to work > with. > > Just be sure what you are enabling and disabling! If you're not careful, > you can end up with a system wide open and exposed - handy for folks to use > as a spam relay, illegal FTP host, etc. > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > *ASPCA®* > 1717 S. 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Wiki covers > > is features pretty well > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Home_Server > > > > A NAS would have lower power consumption though. > > > > From: James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 12 October 2010 13:57 > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Home server system > > > Any recommendations for a reliable and hopefully fairly cheap server > > system for the home? One of my colleagues recommended the HP > > MediaSmart ex475 coupled with Windows Home Server, are there > > anything else people can recommend? Also, does Windows Home Server > > offer any particular software or benefits or is it just aimed at > > being simple for the non-technical user? I can see it has backup and > > remote access capabilities - I'm not really that bothered about the > > remote access features for sharing across the internet, but anything > > else is probably a plus. 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