Hi There,
Apologies if I have posted this in the wrong section.
I consider myself a moderate PC builder/user and I've been thinking about setting up a home server/file server so people in my house can access their personal files (documents/music etc) from the shared file server.
We have 2 PCs and 1 Laptop in the house connected to a D-Link DIR-655 Wirless Router. Both PC's are connected using cat5e cables. The laptop uses a wireless connection.
I have listed my requirements below:
1. Must be low power (low wattage)
2. Must be able to handle gigabit speeds for transfer of large files i.e. video.
3. Each user's documents will be shared on the file server. Seperate user accounts are not required i.e. each user should be able to access eachothers data on the fileserver.
4. Fileserver must contain 1x2TB hardrive or 2x1TB Hard drives.
5. Files on server must be accessible wired/wirlesslesy.
Questions:
1. What Type and Speed of CPU, RAM, Mobo will be enough for my requirements?
2. Whats the max power I need from a PSU to run the above?
3. Which OS will i be best using?
4. Will I need a software firewall on the server/fileserver?
5. If I simple use windows XP as the OS will windows software firewall suffice? Which ports will i need to manually block off?
6. Is it a good idea to setup VPN on the server or should I not configure it to use the internet at all?
7. Can I use the fileserver to install my bittorrent client on? Is this a bad idea ie. point 6?
8. What other security implications do I need to consider?
9. What other implications do i need to consider?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Apologies if I have posted this in the wrong section.
I consider myself a moderate PC builder/user and I've been thinking about setting up a home server/file server so people in my house can access their personal files (documents/music etc) from the shared file server.
We have 2 PCs and 1 Laptop in the house connected to a D-Link DIR-655 Wirless Router. Both PC's are connected using cat5e cables. The laptop uses a wireless connection.
I have listed my requirements below:
1. Must be low power (low wattage)
2. Must be able to handle gigabit speeds for transfer of large files i.e. video.
3. Each user's documents will be shared on the file server. Seperate user accounts are not required i.e. each user should be able to access eachothers data on the fileserver.
4. Fileserver must contain 1x2TB hardrive or 2x1TB Hard drives.
5. Files on server must be accessible wired/wirlesslesy.
Questions:
1. What Type and Speed of CPU, RAM, Mobo will be enough for my requirements?
2. Whats the max power I need from a PSU to run the above?
3. Which OS will i be best using?
4. Will I need a software firewall on the server/fileserver?
5. If I simple use windows XP as the OS will windows software firewall suffice? Which ports will i need to manually block off?
6. Is it a good idea to setup VPN on the server or should I not configure it to use the internet at all?
7. Can I use the fileserver to install my bittorrent client on? Is this a bad idea ie. point 6?
8. What other security implications do I need to consider?
9. What other implications do i need to consider?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.