How powerful does a file/web server have to be?

[monkeysmith]

How powerful does a file/web server have to be?

I have a old box, intel celeron 566mhz, 192mb ram, and want to play about with it as a web/file server.

My aim is to setup a couple of large hdds in there, maybe using a sata card, and use it to backup all my work files. Also want to setup a web server to play about with.

Can anyone see any problems with the power of the machine? Will it be ok, how powerful does it need to be?

Thanks

 

[monkeysmith]

Well should be able to get a windows server 2003 license from work, can blag it as it would help with my job.

If not will go down the linux route, although I have very very little experience of this.

 

[monkeysmith]

Superb, thanks. Going through boxes now looking for old old SDRAM! Cheers