What is windows server 2003 and what can I use it for on my home network ?
The Windows operating system comes in two different flavours, a client version for use on desktop and laptop computers and a server version for use on computers in data centres. Windows XP is a client operating system, the server version of which is Windows Server 2003. While both XP and 2003 include a web server, XP can only support 5 concurrent users whereas 2003 can support an unlimited number. That difference applies to anything connecting into the computers. One of the important differences between a home network and a business network is how the computers are managed. A home computer stands by itself and is normally closed to incoming control. A business computer often denies its user full control of it while allowing the IT department remotely to have full control. Networked computers in the home are members of a “workgroup,” this is a loosely arrange group of comptuers. While a small company will do the same, most wil use a different arrangement called a “domain”. A domain allo
