Setting up a server?

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hardy263

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I've been wondering, if I could set up my laptop as an all-round server, such as being able to to be a HTTP, PHP, and FTP server all in one.
Is it possible? If it is, would it cause too much strain on the server? Would having those servers be better on separate systems?
 
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Yes a laptop could pull of a low server. i would say being able to support 100 clients max on http. manybe less. but all you need is a good linux distro. I use fedora and find it has all of what you need already installed. http will be easy to setup but for the ftp you need to googlr how to config it. should be easy. good luck
 
Http and ftp can also be run on a XP Pro O/S. IIS will support a maximun of 10 connections, so it is limited.

Some ISP's block ports such as 21 and 80 on residential service. Just something to check.

-Rob
 
brianmay27 said:
really????? wow, then they are horable people :D
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you must pay for your level of service, consumer level broadband is not meant to host lots of webpages, it is for consumer use.

You buy business class connections and you can get the bandwidth you pay for.
 
tlarkin said:
you must pay for your level of service, consumer level broadband is not meant to host lots of webpages, it is for consumer use.

You buy business class connections and you can get the bandwidth you pay for.
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i dont necessarily disagree with what you are saying, but i think that if my ISP advertises 6Mbps/768Mbps, i should get to use that bandwidth how i want. I would rather have a 1Mbps/256Mbps connection that doesnt throttle downloads or block certain applications for the same price, but thats just me.
 
Cleric7x9 said:
i dont necessarily disagree with what you are saying, but i think that if my ISP advertises 6Mbps/768Mbps, i should get to use that bandwidth how i want. I would rather have a 1Mbps/256Mbps connection that doesnt throttle downloads or block certain applications for the same price, but thats just me.
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I agree!! Plus, if you pay for 6mbps you should get 6mbps most of the time. NOT 4.5mbps.

There are ways around some of the blocks that ISP's use. My ISP blocks port 80, but I am still running a web server from my house.
 
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