when few discless pcs are LAN connected with a single server and any s/w installed in server can worked by all
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Check the links in sources.  Is this what you are trying to do?
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Yes, when all PCs do not need power cord.
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It can be easily done by using SMB(samba server) on linux machine. Just add your machine physically(TCP/IP LAN/WAN) and then install Samba server if its not installed. Thats it! .. Read below resource for detail and requirments. Good luck!
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Yes I have 2 workgroups here on my network - Home and Workgroup, however if you mix versions of Windows, you often have to do a 'Search' in XP before a Win 95/98 PC will see the rest of the network
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The server would need to be connected to the net and the administrator would have to have internet connections allowed!
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If you are using Windows XP, then you can enable ICS, (Internet Connection Sharing) and you won't have to purchase any hardware. You may need additional cable to attach the other computers to the one with the internet connection. This link provides info on how to enable ICS.\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/networking/expert/crawford_02july01.mspx
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get two comps , plug em together , hey presto you have a LAN
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Unix or Linux would be my answer.  Linux especially can be adapted for a network's server needs.
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yes they are, because you create your own network which only the 2 computer can connect to.
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Both support TCP/IP which you are using now. Set up each computer with an address on the same subnet.
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You can setup your linux machine as a samba server. your samba server can even work as a domain controller for your network which can also contain windows clients. You can also use just ssh,telnet or ftp(your linux server should be ssh,telnet or ftp server respectively). For ssh you need to install putty.\nYou can get putty from here http://www.atlantawebhost.com/putty/\nWinscp is also an option. Just figure out one according to your need.
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As long as it has a network card, any PC can be used as a server.  The "server" is in the function, not in the hardware.  You will need to make sure it has enough power to serve 100 PC's (i.e. don't use an old laptop or desktop), but, as long as it does, it'll work.
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It's already done. Double click on the desktop symbol "network environment" and select "Computers in your neighborhood". There you should find all computers connected to your local LAN. That symbol is similar like a drive symbol.\nThe only thing you have to do, is enable or "free" all that folders where you want have access to. Right click on a folder and select "Enable Folder"? or smth like that.\n\nP.S. sorry, i don't know the exact designations, i have a german OS.
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yes.  i have 4 computers networked at home.  the win2k comp can read and write from/to the C drive on the other 3 XP comps.
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That depends on what you are using it for. You don't use one server for everything. If you do and it goes down you are out of business. There should be a Web server, a domain controller, a file server, mail server, a gateway, etc. There are a lot of different things that you need for a business. Look for a plan and go from there.
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you need to setup server for remote acccess\n(windows,unix)
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Make sure all PCs having network card. Connect all computers to a common Hub /Switch. Give IPs to all computers in same network ( eg 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.30 ). \nOver.. Now ur network is ready.