Does anyone have two computers in the same household both for your use?

[NakaNaka]

I have two comps in my house hold, one for my mom and one for me. However, does anyone have two (or more) comps in their house just for their use?? If so why??

 

[KarVi]

I'm planning on getting a second one for myself.

It's going to be my server, where the homepage and mailservers etc. resides.

My working machine will then be for my use only, istead of having it all run from the same machine as I have now (24/7).

I think quite a lot of peoble have similar setups. A working machine and a server machine that handles other stuff like webserving, sending/receiving mail, and handling big downloads.

 

[NakaNaka]

web serving?? people host websites off their own computers?? i dont think i can do that i have a dynamic IP.

 

[Insane3D]

I've got four ruuning in my house, and I live alone. I have my main system in my room, a secondary system in the living room, and a third in the kitchen/dining area...I have one of those bar type counters. I have a fourth monitor-less sytem in my room that was given to me. I have them all on 24/7 mainy for Seti@Home...

 

[jadinolf]

I have four and I live alone. They are all up and running.

At one time they all had a specific purpose. I'm sure that two would serve my purposes now but I can't bear to part with them.

 

[WHipLAsh13]

I have 3 computers: 2 workstations and one server.

 

[NakaNaka]

so what do you do with the servers??

What do you have running on them??

Is it just a big place to put a lot of storage??

 

[ST4RCUTTER]

See my sig...they're all mine baby.

 

[Adul]

4 computers. 2 for me one for my bro and one for my mom. We are setting up a 5th one to go in my bro's room. It will be used for web page development and testing of ASP and sql code. Has for my room I have my main box and I have my linux box which runs a variety of task. It will also be used for web page development along the lines of PHP and mysql/postgres SQL

 

[KarVi]

Nakanaka:

I have a static IP (almost, it has changed once in two years).

It's possible to host your webpages of your own PC with a dynamic IP, but it does need some more work. One of my friends is doing it, but I'm not sure exactly how.

Here in Denmark its not that rare to host your own website of your computer. I know a lot of peoble doing it.

 

[AMDPwred]

3 PCs. One for my mom. Then two sitting at my desk. One Win2K Pro workstation and a Red Hat Linux 7.1 (learning).

 

[WHipLAsh13]

I run an FTP server on my server plus I push out updates (ie virus definitions and Win 2k service packs) through my server. I also host a Counter Strike server on it.

 

[nightowl]

When I am at home I have 7 functional computers. At any time there are at least 5 of those are running. I also have 2 others that I am working on. They range from a file server, to workstations, and a laptop. I am looking at getting an 8th soon. I need it to setup 2000 server so I can learn it better.

 

[gogeeta13]

I have my tbird 1.33
my duron 750
my duron 800
my pmmx 225.

I mainly use my tbird and duron 750

 

[NakaNaka]

ya but nightowl what do you need them all for? specificlly what do they do??

The only reason I could see myself getting a second computer would be to do FTP, mail and internet on a very non cluttered enviroment. plus i could run dnet 24/7

 

[chansen]

It is very possible to host your own website. I do it from my @home connection, though @home tends to frown upon those who run servers of any kind. First on their hit list is email servers - especially in wake of Red Alert. Individuals who run servers tend to have less secure servers than businesses and corporations, so they are prime targets for virii.

To host your own website or FTP, it helps to have a DNS service that points your url to your current IP, and client software running on your server that communicates IP changes to your DNS service. For a DNS service, try www.ZoneEdit.com.

For more information on personal webservers, see DSL Webserver.

Regards,
Craig

 

[Gs400TRd]

at the house I have 6 or 7(when I bring a notebook home).
check my sig...it has the 4 in my computer room.
one is used for web-surf email.
one is used to fool with linux/watch tv when I am "working"
one is used for development (dual 800, with 1.5 gigs ram...etc, etc.)
and the last one in the room is used for testing apps on win 95.

my cousin, who lives with me, has one in his room.
and finally I have one downstairs when I am too lazy to go to "mission control".
check out my sig.

 

[NuovoTech]

I think some of us end up with more than 1 PC because we suffer from "UpGradeism", a non-fatal but costly affliction. I have to do something with my olde mobos, HDDs, etc; so I build another PC...&so on!

 

[GunDog]

My Systems

Website

 

[odog]

i've got four in the house with me.... 3 are mine the 4th is my roomates.

i'm actually posting from the laptop in the livingroom right now, while watching the pats whoop up the barry sanderless colts

 

[corkyg]

I have three and am the only user. Why? System redundancy on two . . . they are duplicates but have slightly different functions. Having two allows me to operate a LAN and be better able to assist clients with networking problems.

The third machine is my laptop which is used on the road.

Anyway, by dividing functions, there really are no stability issues at all. So there is nothing to be gained by using W2K or XP.

 

[neutralizer]

8 comps@home:

1 for network server
1 for linux
1 for me
another one for my lan parties
1 laptop
1 Mac sitting in the garage
1 comp I never get around to fixing

 

[thraxes]

My main Intel P3 system
my old power mac as FTP server
my bros Duron
my fathers laptop

coming up soon: my own laptop

 

[Tominator]

You mean we can cout computers 'in progress?'

I've got 2 of my own. One is the rig listed in my sig and that needs updated. The other goes from Slot1 tp 815 and now a Socket 462...

My wife has a CII700 I need to add.

A CII566@850....make that 2! One each for son and daughter. I need to add those..

A 466Celeron a College Student is supposed to PU....

Another 533Celery...excuse me, 2 of them waitng for memory...both spoken for..

Enough parts to build 2 or 3 more...

Finally, 2 lappys....

TOO MUCH!



:Q

 

[anthrax]

Yep, just got a second PC for my use...a Celery 900 / 30.5 gig HDD, Intergrated Video , 5.1 sound, LAn Modem....runnin on a sony L133 flatpanel....going to use it for programming as well a net server.....
Currently got 2 in my dorm room and 3 at home...(A P3 733, P3 400, P3 500, last twoare notebooks)