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[hacked1o0o]

withc operating system would be best for:

1. editing video

2. hosting game server

3. hosting web server

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[fos]

You can use the same OS as both a server and a multimedia machine. Generally, you should have a minimal system on a server. That frees up resources for the server tasks and reduces the security threat.

Which video card are you currently using?

For a multimedia machine, you will need some third party drivers for some of the cards like an nvida. That makes a little difference.

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[hacked1o0o]

currently on one machine is a sapphire radeon X1600pro , ill need to go home and lookup the other card version, on the server i plan on using this dual-processor board witch is also 4x/8x slot for a video card, witch i need to buy, for a server.
; on this game server i need something thats gonna let me usee the whole 105% of the system [ probably 20-30 players on at a time] , is gonna cause some heat
id mostly use the first system for rendering , editing video-audio http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102652



im planning on building a computer rack in my closetx for some of my [working] systems... bout 5 of em just layin around, ima strip them and buy some symmectrical cases for them so they will be able to fit on this rack

[fos]

For a media system, I would probably go with the latest version of Mepis and subscribe to their service if you like it. It is certainly good for getting your feet wet in Linux.

For a server, I would definitely go with a bare bones Debian Sarge 3.1 setup. It isn't really a good idea to have your personal everyday box set up as a server. A server can be a relatively small computer. It doesn't need multi media support. You don't even need a monitor actually. You can login via your internet connection and manage it from a remote computer. Your personal super multi media box for instance. Debian Sarge doesn't have the latest and greatest software but it is very stable and reliable.

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[hacked1o0o]

i already do that with my friends computers...they have servers running on them and i manage them alot of the time

[hacked1o0o]

ive been looking at a list of what most of the enemy territory servers core systems are and what do you think of these operating systems,

1.linux-i386- 68 % of servers use this. -- and whats the latest version.
2.win-x86 - never heard of it

i need to get a copy of the 2006 version of linux for some of these servers..


i also got that 19" compaq server rack, its not easy fitting a 7foot 2 inch tall rittal into 4 7-foot doors....

we got it in the space and the door opens only 1/2 of the way., no biggie

[fos]

win-86 is just some version of Windoze. Take your pick and have a pocket full of money to keep a commercial grade version up to date.

linux-i86 is just any of the PC based Linux distributions.

The most popular for servers is probably Red Hat or Suse in combination with Apache2 server software PHP and mysql.

All linux version are based on a kernel or the core operating system which is up to 2.6.16 or better along with all of the gnu support software from FSF, Apache, mysql, php, python, perl, etc.....

Linux is a moving target as it is constantly being upgraded and patched. These upgrades are readily available.

I would suggest looking a distrowatch.com. They keep track of all of the 100+ major distributions and interesting new versions.

You might try Slampp a LiveCD home server version of Linux that was recently updated. You can find it at:

http://slampp.abangadek.com/

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[hacked1o0o]

hey, ive been looking at some storage for this rack, and whatcha think of this storage box?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sun-StorEdge-D1000-Hard-Drive-Array-Server-Unit_W0QQitemZ9708873855QQcategoryZ73331QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[fos]

Did you notice that it doesn't include drive caddies or drives? The Sun interface card would not be compatible with your PC system.

What would you use it for?

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[fos]

Re: SLAMPP

Slampp looks interesting. I tried to download theiso file. The most their server would pump out was about 17 MB / s. It would have taken almost a day at that level.

Maybe after the newness of their Distrowatch announcement wears off they will have more available bandwidth.

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[fos]

I finally managed to download Slampp 1.1. It is a pretty nice setup. It comes with documentation and the system is pretty well set up to be a home server. I managed to set up my meager box and could get it to go "live" with very little effort.

The system starts and runs right from the livecd just as advertised.

It took a couple hours to download the iso file. The maximum their server would allow was about 40 kilobytes per second.

I have a copy. If anyone would like a copy, send me a private message and I'll see about mailing you a copy.

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