Otto wrote:Hello Adolfo,
are you kidding.
I know that you are capable of.
I mean “you” in the sense of John Doe.
Her all the systems I know have WINDOWS installed. Therefore I can’t say anything about
LINUX.
Best regards,
Otto
YEP...LINUX Rocks
Sincerely.. I tried twice to have a decent SERVER with Windows... there were so many problems..... we have to put it after a Linux Firewall to work with it. And the machine was a monster (for that times a P4, 1 GB RAM, 2 SCSI HD, HP ) with 2003 Server and MS Sql Server, It was used for a big ERP solution. But once you put it to the web, it was a turtle, heavy and slow, all local processes became slow. The software was a mix of VB, JAVA and .NET, VB for local work, JAVA for WEB access and .Net for conectivity and services. In the meantime we have to download 3 SP and patches. The developer of the ERP asked us to put more RAM on the server, and have more bandwith available. I decided to put it inside the net, after a Linux Firewall and Proxy. There were no more problems with it. It's still working, but once or twice a week I have to check its logs looking for problems.
On the other hand. I think that a great solution is to have an external HOST with MYSQL or whatever SQL solutions you'll find. Here in CHILE for a 10 GB disk Space, NO traffic
Limit, 25 MYSQL db's, 500 mail accounts, auto backup, and some "extras" for only U$ 25 monthly... a server, administration, backup, web access, 24/7 support, 99.999 uptime monthly.
Licences included.
I think is a solution for those who don't know how to administrate a Server, or doesn't have money to have his own with at least a T1 connection.
There you only ask your client to have a decent ADSL conection, and they can work from their homes, other locations, or while travelling etc. etc.
From Chile
Adolfo