Ok i have a dell power edge 1600sc server tower that my sister gave to me a while back,and i want to get it ready for what i want to use it for when i get myself an apartment.
I'll start with the specs: Dual 2Ghz Xeon single core with HT,3GB of ECC ram,i have 4 73.3GB 10K RPM SCSI HDD(2 seagate 2 fujitsu)it is not in the original case,and the case it is in is falling apart lol,but it does have the stock 450w PSU.
I am planing at some point after the upgrade the case and get a SATA card so i can run more hard drives(any suggestions on either?),and i may upgrade the PSU if you guys think i would need it after i get the sata card+ some drives lol.
Ok what i want to do with it is,install ubuntu(cause i think have a sound card that worked in ubuntu but not windows lol),then i want to set it up for 2 things,1st i am going to set up with my tv(my tv does have a VGA port) as a media pc,2nd while it is hooked up to the tv i also want it hooked to the internet,and i want to set up something that my brother in law did before,but i have no idea how to do it,what i want to do is,say i am out of town,and i have my laptop with me,and i want to watch a movie,but i forgot to put it on my laptop before i left,i would like to be able to type in my IP,and mabye a spefic port if i need to,then it asks me for a user name and password, and it will let me access the file in my server.
Now keep in mind i am a total noob at linux,i have used ubuntu once to try to set up a game server on it and i failed lol.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'll start with the specs: Dual 2Ghz Xeon single core with HT,3GB of ECC ram,i have 4 73.3GB 10K RPM SCSI HDD(2 seagate 2 fujitsu)it is not in the original case,and the case it is in is falling apart lol,but it does have the stock 450w PSU.
I am planing at some point after the upgrade the case and get a SATA card so i can run more hard drives(any suggestions on either?),and i may upgrade the PSU if you guys think i would need it after i get the sata card+ some drives lol.
Ok what i want to do with it is,install ubuntu(cause i think have a sound card that worked in ubuntu but not windows lol),then i want to set it up for 2 things,1st i am going to set up with my tv(my tv does have a VGA port) as a media pc,2nd while it is hooked up to the tv i also want it hooked to the internet,and i want to set up something that my brother in law did before,but i have no idea how to do it,what i want to do is,say i am out of town,and i have my laptop with me,and i want to watch a movie,but i forgot to put it on my laptop before i left,i would like to be able to type in my IP,and mabye a spefic port if i need to,then it asks me for a user name and password, and it will let me access the file in my server.
Now keep in mind i am a total noob at linux,i have used ubuntu once to try to set up a game server on it and i failed lol.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.