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SuperMiguel

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I have this mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121399 running 2gb of ram and an 80GB 7200 RPM drive.. Do you guys think i can run windows server 2003 for VPN purposes on it?

 

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I don't see why it wouldn't run.

 

nd4spdbh2

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should have no probs... vpn serving is pretty light as far as cpu usage is concerned.

i run win server 2003 on my server (see sig), with a web server (IIS w/ php), vpn, file server, Counterstrike 1.6, and torrenting, and it rarely sees cpu usage over 25%.

 

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Should i put xp or 2003 on it?

 

nd4spdbh2

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not going to get native vpn support with xp AFAIK.

server 2k3 is a great os... been running on my server for years now with absolutely no problems.

 

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do you already have 2003? if you dont you should get 2008 2003 is closer to end of life

 

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joedymueller said:

do you already have 2003? if you dont you should get 2008 R2 2003 is closer to end of life

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fixed.... 08 r2 is the win sever basd on win 7

 

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good catch, 2008 is as well but R2 is the newest version.

 

nd4spdbh2

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joedymueller said:

good catch, 2008 is as well but R2 is the newest version.

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yes i know... but if your going to go with 2008... no point not to go with 2008 r2.

I personally like good ole server 2003 enterprise NON R2.... 2003 R2 seemed quirky imo.

 

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nd4spdbh2 said:

yes i know... but if your going to go with 2008... no point not to go with 2008 r2.

I personally like good ole server 2003 enterprise NON R2.... 2003 R2 seemed quirky imo.

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Unless your apps aren't x64 compatible, of course. In a corporate environment, they exist enough to cause headaches when doing infrastructure upgrades like server OS