This as a server?

[shovenose]

I have a t5720 hp thin client. 1ghz athlon, 512mb ram, 512mb flash disk, xp embedded sp2, fanless!

i would like to make it so that i can go anywhere and just type an ip adress into the adress bar of a web browswer and then access the drive. I may upgrade the 44-pin ata flash disk to a cf card adapter and put a big cf card in there.

can i use this as a server? for the internet and the local lan network?
can i do it while using xp embedded with 512mb disk, or do a need to upgrade?
do i need to buy an ip address or something?
i use the neighbors wifi, he pays for the at&t 6mbps package, i would maybe connect wirelessly, if that can be done with xp embedded?
thanks.
oh yeah, and how do i set it up LOL

 

[Guest]

Not sure of the usefullness of this, storage space will be a problem.

yes you could do all that you want really, look at a remote desktop solution for connecting, GotomyPC, logmein, Ntr inquiero all will work, you could set up a remote desktop solution, or install a linux os on the machine, PcAnywhere would owrk as well.

Ip-Address would be easy as you get a NO-IP address www.no-ip.com and run the id client on the machine to take care of IP address (your address would be <NAMEGIVEN>.no-ip.org)

Does the Thinclient have WiFi card built in. What do you want to be able to access online from the HP (server) anyways.

 

[shovenose]

any free ones?
no wifi card, but im waiting for the pci expansion module, so maybe i can put a pci wifi card in there?
im thinnking of also getting one of each of the following;
http://cgi.ebay.com/Compact-Flash-CF-to-44Pin-LAPTOP-IDE-Hard-Drive-Adaptor_W0QQitemZ260380009311QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3c9fdba35f


http://cgi.ebay.com/Single-2-5-44pin-ATA-66-100-133-IDE-Ribbon-Cable-8_W0QQitemZ220507027468QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item33573e380c