I'm pretty good with computers but I've always been somewhat of a minimalist when it came to networking. I'm setting up a wireless network for a guy down the street and I was wondering, should I stick with all the default windows XP networking stuff, or read up and try something more fancy, like a domain or something?
Basically I will have 4 windows XP home desktops, an XP Home or Pro (haven't decided yet) lappy, and a Windows ME file server. Its a home network so the server is really only needed as a backup of the important documents from the other computers and maybe a photo album if I learn how to set one up.
If the answer is, go ahead and shoot for the moon, then where should I look for a rather abbreviated guide to domains etc?
Otherwise, if I want to use a Windows ME computer as a file server for 4 or 5 windows XP home computers, are there any problems I will run into?
Lastly, what's the best way to backup, say, the my documents folder, from all the computers onto the server whenever they are altered?
Yea, I know, it would hardly be a server if I don't make a domain but dont get all nit picky on me, I'm a noob.
Basically I will have 4 windows XP home desktops, an XP Home or Pro (haven't decided yet) lappy, and a Windows ME file server. Its a home network so the server is really only needed as a backup of the important documents from the other computers and maybe a photo album if I learn how to set one up.
If the answer is, go ahead and shoot for the moon, then where should I look for a rather abbreviated guide to domains etc?
Otherwise, if I want to use a Windows ME computer as a file server for 4 or 5 windows XP home computers, are there any problems I will run into?
Lastly, what's the best way to backup, say, the my documents folder, from all the computers onto the server whenever they are altered?
Yea, I know, it would hardly be a server if I don't make a domain but dont get all nit picky on me, I'm a noob.