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Which OS should I install on my file server

Depends on whether you need the >10 concurrent connections to the file server and more flexible NAT capabilities of Server 2003, that and whether the cost of Server 2003 is something you can afford too.
 
Originally posted by: Brazen
Originally posted by: montypythizzle
Should I use WinServer 2003 OR WinXP Pro, for the operations I am using it for?
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what operations are you using it for?
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As said in thread title and description:
File server/ may use as internet gateway

Eh, I may just stay with XP pro for now but server 2003 is not expensive for me as I can get it for free from my college class I am in currently.
 
Originally posted by: montypythizzle
Originally posted by: Brazen
Originally posted by: montypythizzle
Should I use WinServer 2003 OR WinXP Pro, for the operations I am using it for?
Click to expand...

what operations are you using it for?
Click to expand...

As said in thread title and description:
File server/ may use as internet gateway

Eh, I may just stay with XP pro for now but server 2003 is not expensive for me as I can get it for free from my college class I am in currently.
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To adhere to those school license agreements, I believe when you are no longer a student, you have to stop using the software. And yeah, XP will do everything you said just as well as 2003 Server. It is generally considered a HUGE security risk to put your file server on the same machine as your internet gateway. You should just use it as a file server and pick up a cheap linksys router for your internet gateway.
 
Originally posted by: Brazen
Originally posted by: montypythizzle
Originally posted by: Brazen
Originally posted by: montypythizzle
Should I use WinServer 2003 OR WinXP Pro, for the operations I am using it for?
Click to expand...

what operations are you using it for?
Click to expand...

As said in thread title and description:
File server/ may use as internet gateway

Eh, I may just stay with XP pro for now but server 2003 is not expensive for me as I can get it for free from my college class I am in currently.
Click to expand...

To adhere to those school license agreements, I believe when you are no longer a student, you have to stop using the software. And yeah, XP will do everything you said just as well as 2003 Server. It is generally considered a HUGE security risk to put your file server on the same machine as your internet gateway. You should just use it as a file server and pick up a cheap linksys router for your internet gateway.
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Eh, I kinda wanted to test out and see if I can get better WAN bandwidth.
I do know about those school licenses.

madwand, what is this "high-end" you speak of?
 
Eh, I kinda wanted to test out and see if I can get better WAN bandwidth.
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Highly doubtful, the amount of bandwidth your ISP gives you is small compared to even a local network's speeds that both versions of Windows can saturate.
 
I suspect he thinks that gigabit ethernet is 'high end' and it has nothing to do with ISP speeds.

I'd rather personally go with Linux instead of spending money on Windows, but that's just me.

For non-Linux users you can try clarkconnect, I suppose.
http://www.clarkconnect.com/info/compare.php
http://www.clarkconnect.com/forums/ubbthreads.php

They have a no-cost 'community version'. Webserver, email, virus filtering, spam filtering, firewall, connection sharing, file sharing, blah blah blah.
 
Originally posted by: fyleow
madwand what router/switch are you using to get those speeds? I've done some speed test on my LAN and the max I've gotten is maybe 200Mb/s which is nowhere near gigabit. I forgot the name of the program I used to test the speed but it's not a file transfer so hdd speeds probably weren't an issue.
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The switch doesn't matter as much as some other parts. Though those tests were done using a Dell 2716, I've also reached them using a Netgear GS608. 9K jumbo frames were used on Marvell-based PCIe NICs; without them, my numbers only went to around 98 MB/s. When jumbo frames were not used, I could also use a D-Link DGL-4300, and with this also got numbers up to around 98 MB/s. There's a very easy way to test for switch effects -- use direct connections. Gigabit doesn't even need crossover cables.

If the test you did was using iperf or ttcp, you need to be careful about the parameters and versions -- some of them give misleading results. I use iperf 1.7. E.g.

server: iperf -s
client: iperf -c server -l 64k -t 12 -i 3 -r

You can also bump -l up to 1M to see what happens.
 
Originally posted by: montypythizzle
Eh, I kinda wanted to test out and see if I can get better WAN bandwidth.
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Sorry if anyone was mislead -- I recently went through explaining in another thread why the router and WAN speed are practically independent of the LAN / switch speed, and neglected to repeat that point here. If you need further clarification on this point, please ask: I've been talking about LAN speed here, not WAN.
 
Originally posted by: drag
I suspect he thinks that gigabit ethernet is 'high end' and it has nothing to do with ISP speeds.

I'd rather personally go with Linux instead of spending money on Windows, but that's just me.
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Yes, I was referring to gigabit and my demonstrated performance as "high end". I hope the LAN/WAN part is clear by now; I was referring to usage as a LAN file server. If you can demonstrate better or even matching performance with your Linux systems when used as a LAN file server, I'd honestly love to read the details of the configuration and testing. Free is certainly a better price.
 
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