From: Thees Peereboom 

Geo,

See upthread. You have a point, though. Everything is somuch more
expensive, like I can't use the standard AVproducts, have to buy the server
version, can't use standard Partition Magic, have to buy the server
version, etc, etc.

So I might just give up the server and switch to the workstation - besides
peer-to-peer is the current fashion! 

- Thees Peereboom

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:00:34 -0500, Geo.  wrote:

> Why do you need server? Workstation will do server service for a home
> network (10 connections).
>
> Geo.
>
> "Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
> news:opr16eentd7q6jhl{at}news.barkto.com...
>> John,
>>
>> Thanks - this was what I was looking for (although I appreciate Geo's
>> advice, too). The problem is that I use so little of NT's server
>> functionality, NT 4 is more than enough. There's no way I can justify
>> the
>> cost other than the learning experience.
>>
>> The disk that will remain in the system is 10G, so I'll divide it in two
>> partitions.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> - Thees Peereboom
>>
>> On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 09:24:28 GMT, John Beckett
>>  wrote:
>>
>> > Geo's advice is good (although I thought that the deadline for NT4 's
>> > security patches had been moved forward again).
>> >
>> > Actually doing what you want could be easy or very difficult,
>> depending
>> > on
>> > just what you have on the old machine, and how you have users
>> organised.
>> >
>> > The quick answer is that you do a new install of NT4 Server on the new
>> > machine. During the install, you say you want it to be a BDC to your
>> > existing domain.
>> >
>> > You manually move all shares from the old DC to the new DC. This can
>> be
>> > automated, but not easily. Assuming small, you can just manually note
>> > what
>> > folders and share (and their separate permissions) you have on the old
>> > machine, and manually set them up the same way on the new.
>> >
>> > You then promote the BDC to PDC (Server Manager on the new machine). I
>> > think you also use Server Manager to delete the old machine (which
>> will
>> > now be a BDC).
>> >
>> > After each step, you wait a while and test. You also check the logs in
>> > Event Viewer on the PDC and BDC. Before deleting the old machine, you
>> > shut
>> > it down for a few days and see if there are any problems.
>> >
>> > Your biggest challenge may be installing NT4 if you put it on a big
> disk.
>> > If the system and boot partitions are on a disk smaller than 8G you
>> > probably will be ok.
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> > Thees Peereboom  wrote in message
>> > news::
>> >> All,
>> >>
>> >> I will be buying myself a new workstation. The current one, a Dell
>> >> Precision 220 2 x P3 833 mHz will replace my current NT4 server,
>> which
>> >> is
>> >> a 6 years old P133 that is starting to make suspicious sounds.
>> >>
>> >> The current NT4 server is the PDC, all other machines are either
>> Linux
>> >> (1), FreeBSD (3), W2K (2) or XP (2) machines. Oh yes, and
a couple of
> ME
>> >> machines.
>> >>
>> >> So I need to install NT4 on the new server (my current workstation,
>> >> which
>> >> is one of the W2K machines). The problem is, of course,
that I don't
>> >> want
>> >> to lose all my current configurations, userprofiles, etc.
>> >>
>> >> So what would be the safest route to change the NT4 PDC? I have no
>> >> intention of upgrading it to W2K server or W2003 server.
>> >>
>> >> TIA,
>> >>
>> >> - Thees Peereboom
>> >
>>
>
>

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