how can i build a client server on my network with 15 pc's?
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for windows based client server:\n1- install windows xp on all of computers\n2- make a workgroup by defining ip addresses\n3- take a computer as server by installing windows server 2003 or 2000\n4- install "active directory" from windows server cd on your server\n5- when active directory installing you most naming your <domain>\n6- after installing active directory on your server, your server is a domain controller\n7- remember your <domain> name\n8- on the clients go to my computer properties and change workgroup to domain and name it as your domain name\n9- set gateway address of your clients as your server ip\n10- also set dns of client as server ip\n11- in server set gateway and dns as ip of your proxy server\n\nIt's Done. Enjoy :)
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If you want to do it for free (for 30 days at least) try www.logmein.com and download logmeinpro trial.\n\nOr you could download mirc and all of you join the same server, and dcc send the files (provided all of the computers do not have NAT blocking through a dsl modem, router, or software firewall)\n\nOr you could do so Via FTP  (www.smartftp.com)
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Use a hub to connect the four PC's\nUse cat5 cable to a NIC card in each pC\nSelect workgroup group in computer properties,  give it a name (same for all PC's)\nselect tcp/ip as transport  use a ip range as in 10.10.10.1 /2/3/4\none in each pc. \nSubnet mask can be put in use 255.255.255.240 or leave blank\nin a closed network this size the PC's will find each other anyway.
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With LAN, just a crossover cable will suffice. with wifi then an absolute doddle.\n\nThere is a wizard to help you set the netwrk up, run it on both machines, make sure that both machines are marked belonging to the same group : mshome for example - and away you go.\n\nIf you have problems, please be a tiny bit more specific - eg; hardware or software queries.\n\nYou do *** NOT *** need a server to connect two PC's, you do not even need a hub.
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Make sure your computers have network cards. You can directly plug them together with an ethernet cable. Use Windows networking features from there.\n\nDo some google searching if you get stuck.\n\nThere are more elaborate ways of networking computers too.
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I don't know what you've tried, but if you've already tried the "&#92;&#92;{HostComputername}&#92;" then I would setup a FTP Server on the host machine. One thing though, try doing the WinXP Network Setup Wizard and make a Network Install disk and install it on the other computer!
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If you have firewire, use that - it's fast.  I think if you use an ethernet cable, that should work also.  You just have to use the Windows Networking Wizard thing and it should be fine.
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You could try HotLine. Not a P2P like the rest mentioned and alot of the Servers require a membership either by a fee or by uploading something the Server wants...\n\nHotline Client\nhttp://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,7193,tfg,tfg,00.asp
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You want to have 40,000 IP addresses on a single PC? Dear God, why?
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you can use \nif networed: ftp, sftp, ncftp, directory sharing, email, nfs,\nssh\n\nif not networked: floppy, cd, dvd, usb pen drive, fingers (re-type he he)
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If you're on the same router, enable file sharing on the directories you want each computer to share.\n\nIf you're long-distance (not in the same network), then you'll need any P2P program. Soulseek is a great one.
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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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Minimum would be one.\n\nA Class C, 255.255.255.0 would give you one network with 254 clients.\n\nSubnetting it 1 step further would be 255.255.255.128 which would give you 2 networks of 126 clients.\n\nFigure it out like this... taking the last octet (the .128) in binary... 1|000 0000\n\nLeft of the line represents the networks, to the right are the clients (-1) The line represents the division between the number of networks and the number of hosts.\n\nSo, every subnet further (move line right) would increase the number of networks, but reduce the number of clients.\n\nThe smallest number of subnets, you'd move the line all the way left (off the end).  This would give you 1 subnet of 254 clients. (255 - 1)
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you would be better off setting up one computer as a server and host a webservice that the client computer will consume
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get a 5 port 10/100/1000 gigabit NIC\njust so you can be leet and suck up all your LANs bandwidth
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server(s) and some backup servers or something and fast internet
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Try compuserve.net or .com