Anyone Know something cool I can do with my network?? Here is what i have.....

[netwokingrockz]

Hey everyone. I'm completely bored with my networking at home and want to spice it up a bit. Here are the specs on all the computers I have:

Server: AMD K6-2 500 - WIndows 98 SE - THinking of win2k
96 meg ram
6 hard drives
ati 8 meg agp video card 24x cdrom

Main computer: P II - 400 - Windows ME
96 meg ram
4 hard drives
V3 3000 agp

Backup main computer: Pentium 200mmx - WIndows 98 SE
agp video
32 meg ram
1 hard drive

crappy computer: 486 dx-2 66 - Windows 95
16 meg ram
1 hard drive

Laptop: pentium 166mmx - Windows 98SE
24 meg ram
2 gig hd
4 meg vram

I have net cards for all of these computer and am sharing my dsl connection with them. I'm not using anything on the 486.

I have an 8 port 100mbps hub and plenty of cables. Here are all the operating systems I have:

Windows 95
WIndows 98 SE
Windows ME
WIndows 2000
Redhat Linux
Beos 5

Here is what all my server is used for:
On my lan:
Internet connection sharing (built in 98se)

On the net:
Web cam server
Web server
Ftp server

I have dsl so i can download anything. So if you think you know of anything cool I can do, please let me know.

thanks
mike

 

[vi edit]

set up a pproxy and run RC5?

 

[BCYL]

Definitely run RC5 on all your PCs... contribute to Team AnandTech! 🙂

 

[BreakApart]

If you want a challenge(depending on your linux experience) setup a server to use Linux for sharing your net connection. It should be far superior to Win98se sharing, perhaps even add an FTP site to that server. So you can share files with your friends across your server.

RC5 or SETI, either will test your systems for stability and proper cooling(hard-drive, CPU, system, etc) and have some fun Cracking numbers...

Setup your server to host a game or (2) of dedicated server deathmatch with a few friends...

Setup a server with security protection, and see if your friends can hack into it?

 

[whizler]

I would definitely recommend setting up the server with Win2k. Gads, I couldn't believe how easy it made networking my computers and setting up Internet sharing on my DSL. Win2k has simplified much and reduced the need to reboot to virtually nil.

 

[Wizkid]

Win2k is nice, but if you want something that is a challenge then setup linux and play around with that 🙂

 

[Viztech]

Yes, run RC5, SETI or OGR.

I learned a lot about networking, ports, firewalls etc. by cracking.

Win2K and or Linux boxes should be your front line. Heck, play with 'em both.

viz