Hi,
I have searched around here and at linux.org a bit but cannot seem to find what i am looking for. some help would be most appreciated.
Here's my situation: I have my main computer, with windows XP, but the storage is getting used up pretty quickly. I want to build a frankenstein computer / server for storage only. I have an old computer i would like to use but i have lost the windows 98 disk so i have no operating system. I don't want to buy one for this purpose and i see this as a chance to finally give linux a try.
What i want to know is:
1. can is set up a network where one computer running windows XP, gets info from a storage computer running a distro of linux?
2. What is the learning curve to setting up somethign like this if it is possilbe? I'm willing to put in some time to learn but i do get frustrated when things blow my mind.
3. Is there a particular distrobution of linux that would serve this purpose well? if not, can somebody suggest a distro to try.
I realize that these questions have probably been answered here before, sorry for any doulbe-posting.
thanks for your help.
I have searched around here and at linux.org a bit but cannot seem to find what i am looking for. some help would be most appreciated.
Here's my situation: I have my main computer, with windows XP, but the storage is getting used up pretty quickly. I want to build a frankenstein computer / server for storage only. I have an old computer i would like to use but i have lost the windows 98 disk so i have no operating system. I don't want to buy one for this purpose and i see this as a chance to finally give linux a try.
What i want to know is:
1. can is set up a network where one computer running windows XP, gets info from a storage computer running a distro of linux?
2. What is the learning curve to setting up somethign like this if it is possilbe? I'm willing to put in some time to learn but i do get frustrated when things blow my mind.
3. Is there a particular distrobution of linux that would serve this purpose well? if not, can somebody suggest a distro to try.
I realize that these questions have probably been answered here before, sorry for any doulbe-posting.
thanks for your help.