james3200

Thats what we got the PowerConnect 2324, recommended by a good tech on the dell team

Thanks for the messages. We got the server yesterday and have been trying to set it up. Having a few problems mind due.. Would anyone on here who lives around Croydon / London like to help me set it up and run it through with me? If so PM or post a message and we can discuss costs etc.. Many thanks, James

Not really, i could have a look on fleabay to see what is around, any good makes for them then?

It would be - 2x Broadcom® NetXtreme 5721 Single Port Gigabit Ethernet NIC, Cu, PCIe, guess that is at 100mbs?? also found this switch so that should do it James

We do have a current network with XP in the office, but it is getting far to slow to work with as work picks up, i think the server is the way to go for us as we will be expanding in the near future also. The computers will be connected via ethernet, guess we need an ethernet switch too then.. James

OK the downgrade is handy.. may do that No, i just realised that looking at the extra options on the last page.. also there are options which i missed out that i think would be needed, Dell Remote Access Card & network card. A dvdrw drive is included so we may just use that and upgrade at a later date. We have external hardrives so that could also be used like you say Think that setup would do nicely. How easy is it to install and setup? never setup a server but am pretty computer literate, is it guided like most hardware?

Just ordered 5 new Vista desktops so at the moment i think that will have to do unfortunately, thanks for the offers also but i think the owner may want to go with new most likely, PM me the model / spec etc though The attachment is one that i just priced up from dell, anything else that we would have to get such as back up software etc..? James dell_server.pdf

Thanks for the replies, As for the OS for the clients they would all be on Vista business, and we don't currently have a server or decided on the OS yet.. Had a quick read of the links now, cheers, and basically i see that Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium comes with most of the stuff we need, and we can just use the server to hold the store files of our various programs like paperport and use remotely / backup which are our main concerns. Next is the hardware, looking to spend no more than £2000 for the server and small business server. What type / brand could you recommend, is dell any good? Thanks, James

Dear All, We are looking for some advice on using a server in our business. Our company has 5 employees who would need access to using the server and with the option of going to 10 users in the future. The server will be used for general storage and applications. Currently we use paperport for our files and orders so we all work off this, and it is not a huge amount of information as it is generally just documents. We would however like to perform regular back up of the information. Can we run paperport and other applications such as outlook express from our server via the office computers and we all log in to have access, is this how it basically works with microsoft server? Many thanks, James