I am setting up a server that consists of 6 clients, but I'm not sure if getting Windows Small Business Server is the right thing to do. The only thing the "server" will be is a shared file hub, where each client will need access to a few partitioned drives simultaneously. Would anyone suggest that Windows XP Pro. could handle this need as long as the hardware was sufficient??
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Jump to PostSee both way of accessing is different. If you plan to setup a server enviornment then your SBS will act as a domain controller and you will have better control over your users and resources on the server.
But if your main purpose is to share files without any security …
Jump to Postsbs will do. so will xppro for 5 clients.
actually the simplest and cheapest is a linux box with samba (it also has no user amount resrictions) or something like freeNAS
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