Setting up Intranet

[Marc Seidler]

I have never done this before.
I have a client who wants an Intranet.
They have 15 PC's on a LAN. (DSL Internet via Router)
They are using 2 NAS systems and an XP pro system as file servers. (1
Globally Shared, 1 Secure shared with limited access and 1 as a backup)
Can I use the XPP system as a web server (Install IIS) for the Intranet? If
so the limit will be 10 to access the site as once.
Will I need a formal Windows Server based system to get this to work?

Any Step by step info would be appreciated. They can design there own web
site. I know how to point the client PC's to the location of the site via
\\server\shared folder\web.htm. I am just a bit unsure about the
hosting/server PC setup. I also am aware about setting IE to not use a Proxy
for local web access.

Thanks, Marc Seidler
The Computer Doctors

 

[Guest]

The 10 limit is only for authenticated sessions. So, unless web-visitors
activate a file-sharing logon of some kind, you're not restricted to ten.

However, I would be have some reservations about running IIS on my
fileserver and exposing it to the world.

You could consider hosting on a separate machine - Linux is an option,
though setting it up requires an entirely different skillset from Windows
networking - Or buy specialist hosting. Mambo (http://mamboserver.com) is
quite good for collaborative or self-build sites, and free.

 

[Marc Seidler]

I thought that an Intranet being inside and not on an Internet Web Server
was protected? The Lan is behind a firewall, etc.

 

[Guest]

Depends what you mean by Intranet, I guess. AFAIK there is no official
definition.

Think th emost important thing here is to get something down on paper
defining the objectives for the project - forget the technology aspects for
the moment, and define exactly what information is to be made avaialble to to
whom, and from where. Then, and only then, look at ways of implementing it.