how to make network storage server?

[dhkkim]

my main & sub(will be a NSS and theres no monitor..using remote desktop) computers are running windows xp pro..


my sub computer is starting to slow down.(it has two hard drives, 1 for os and 1 for storage) im thinking of switching sub's os to linux.

will my main comp still recognize the sub comp even though they are different os?


and can i still use remote desktop on my windows?

 

[skyking]

Linux works fine for a file server, and SSH will work fine for administering it. It can run headless, no keyboard, mouse, monitor.

 

[InlineFive]

Yeah, SAMBA will work fine for sharing the files. And I think there are a few RDP clients for Linux, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[skriefal]

I believe you're asking if you can use the RDP client on XP to connect to a Linux box. If so, the answer is no. But you can use one of the VNC clients (see http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net), or the Cygnus X server (yes, it says "server" here, but it is equivalent to a "client" with VNC or RDP). Both are free. You could also use SSH to admin the Linux box, but this will limit you to text-based applications. If that doesn't concern you, then SSH is certainly the easiest solution.