Server OS differences

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HazzaHnoob

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Ok... I guess this has probably been asked before, but I couldn't see it anywhere...

Basically, can anyone outline the main differences between, say, Windows XP Server, and normal XP... also the differences between Ubuntu server and Ubuntu... what are the pros of using a server OS?

Also, what OS (preferably open source or windows) would be best to set up a PC which will solely be used to share music and video around the house, and checking/sending emails...
 
Well for starters there is no such thing as Windows XP Server, you are probably thinking of Windows Server 2003. I'm not going to go into detail, but the server OS has features that enterprises would need to handle authentication, file sharing, DNS, DHCP, VPN, etc. with anywhere from a few to thousands of clients.

If all you want to do is share music and videos, Windows XP Pro will be fine. Also, Windows Server is very expensive.
 
Ah ok... I'll probably stick with 7 Ultimate, I was more wondering if the server OS might have some sort of advantage on speed of transfer over the ordinary windows OS

I was more asking for an education. Would server OS's be a good thing to familiarize myself with?

And on the price, the reason I specified windows was because I have, or have access to, legal disks for all the windows operating systems.
 
The speed would be the same if all the hardware and infrastructure is the same, unless you setup network load balancing, but that's a different story. If you plan to get into the computer/network field and have access to Windows Server, then yes I would recommend messing with it.
 
OK.. well yeah, I am interested, it probably won't end up being a full time career, but I'll be at uni in 2 years, and it could be an interesting thing to do in my summers...
 
Lilfuzzyrat said:
Windows Servers aren't THAT expensive..........
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Yeah, they are actually.

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