Network Server Windows Xp
This is an article about the network server windows xp. There can be three types of questions that can be asked in this regard. First will be is it possible o use windows xp as a server? The second question that can be asked in this regard is that is it possible to home builds a window xp network server? The third question that can be asked is there any network server for the windows xp? The answers of course differ for each of these questions.
Let us take a simple question first. Is it possible o use windows xp as the net work server? The answer is yes! You can use it as peer to peer server. The functions available in the windows xp make it possible to use windows xp as the server in peer to peer environment. You can designate one windows xp as the server. You just open the resources and share them. You will have to create appropriate user accounts on both the windows xp server and the connecting workstations.
Of course you will have to assign appropriate rights to the users. All the computers in your network must belong to same work group. You will have to go to control panel. You will have to use administration appellate in the control panel. You can do centralized administration through this control panel. This type of arrangement will be able to hold maximum 10 pc connections simultaneously. The real solution will be using windows server 2008. Please note that windows xp is not designed to work as server in the client server network. For the peer to peer network, this windows xp can give fine results. The file server is very easily built in this way. You will have to choose one of the nodes as the central location for the storage of files, data etc. what is it that a client server system offers?
It is the security. There are absolutely no security features in this type of the peer to peer networking. The second must important feature is the log on restrictions.
You do not want all the files open for every body to view. In this case of peer to peer networking the files will be available for the review for everybody on all the computers. If you want to have a real client server networking system, then you must buy either a windows 2003 server or the windows 2008 server. It is possible to build at home a windows xp server. For this you will have to visit forums where you can get info regarding this topic. Presently windows server 2008 is the best solution for network server windows xp.
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