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Windows Home Server

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EvanAdams

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If anyone has a windows home server box up and runing I would appreciate knowing if they are able to install Filemaker on it and are able to serve it up.

[the filemaker free demo download of course]
 
I run Windows Home Server (WHS) but I do not install on it applications beyond the one that are need to control its functions.
There is No point installing application on WHS it is not a server like the regular Win2003 or Windows SBS.

Windows Home Server is a peer-to-peer server.

Instead of using regular Win Client OS, WHS has additional capacities that build specifically to help End-Users to keep files, connect in from the Internet when you are on a Dynamic ISP's connection, use it for backups, and few other features

It does not have a DC or any other similar control to act as the center for workstations in a server topology.
 
Despite Jack's marketing-esque post I would guess that WHS should be able to host Filemaker databases, but I haven't tried it personally.
 
I am under the impression that because WHS is based on Win2003 that you CAN install many 2003 apps onto it and they will work fine. You do not have to have specialy designed programs to do this just systems that work on Win2003. Yes you loose some high end functionality but base line may be ok. Thus my question.
 
Yap many applications would install.

However, if application functionality is based on the topology of the Network keep in mind that WHS maintains peer-to-peer topology.

As a side note.

WHS as an OS costs less than $200, and as any peer-to-peer, Windows OS' supports 10 concurrent connections and no need to pay for CAL.

I am sure that in the near future there would be a lot of discussion about its capacities since people would try to assess it potential as a server to see if it can be used in certain settings instead of the Windows 2003 SBS.

I do not know what the outcome would be but it sure going to be "Fun".:thumbsup:


 
ok then does anyone know if Filemaker's hosting of files "functionality []based on the toplogy of the Network"
 
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