so with some friend at school we are thinking of doing LAN parties, so far its just me and another guy planning it all out, and we know we would need a Dedicated gaming server for the games.
We are also planning on buying a 24 port gigabit switch.
So what all does it take to make a file server? i would like to know, seeing as with my laptop now, my tower is sitting unused for the most part.
i will soon be getting access to the MS alliance again, so i should be able to get a server edition of windows, but id rather host in linux (i know alot of games dont support that) so we may have two servers at the parties, one for files and another for gaming.
any help would be appreciated
We are also planning on buying a 24 port gigabit switch.
So what all does it take to make a file server? i would like to know, seeing as with my laptop now, my tower is sitting unused for the most part.
i will soon be getting access to the MS alliance again, so i should be able to get a server edition of windows, but id rather host in linux (i know alot of games dont support that) so we may have two servers at the parties, one for files and another for gaming.
any help would be appreciated