Strong! Pentium II notebook becomes ultra-stable power-saving Server

In the face of a Pentium II notebook, or even a Pentium notebook with a severe aging screen, what additional heat can we use? There is no doubt that most people think of surfing the Internet and text processing first. However, apart from these far-fetched applications, have you ever thought about using a laptop as a home LAN server? With clever settings, it can work as stably as a thousand yuan Broadband Router! If you want to, you can even set up an HTTP service or create a CS server to allow your friends to come in and learn from each other.

Advantages of Pentium II notebook as a server

The biggest advantage of a notebook is its low power consumption and stability, especially in the Pentium II era. Therefore, it is more suitable for servers than 586-level desktops. Generally, we only need a processor with a clock speed of more than MHz and 64 MB of memory to be ready for the simple server task.

The advantage of using a notebook as a server is self-evident compared with a single hub or equivalent network. When sharing files, printers, and Internet access, the traditional home lan must be installed on the host, and services can be kept uninterrupted only when the host is started up at any time. Obviously, when we use a notebook with a hub, all the application solutions will be simpler, because the notebook does not need to occupy a lot of space, and consumes little power, it can be turned on 24 hours. In terms of ease of use, there is no much difference with the Broadband Router at this time, it is very suitable for users who already have discarded laptops, so that it can make full use of the waste of heat.

How to configure a vro when a Pentium II notebook is used as a server

First, install two NICs for the notebook. If the notebook has a built-in Nic, you also need to configure another Nic through the PCMCIA Interface. To build a complete network, you also need a hub or switch, and connect the laptop and other desktops with RJ45 Network cables. Finally, another network card in the notebook is connected to the ADSL/Cable Modem.

By default, only the TCP/IP protocol is installed in Windows, but if you need to share the printer, IPX/SPX protocol should also be installed. In terms of software settings, you should pay attention to the following three points:

1. The "Working Group name" of each machine must be the same while the "computer name" cannot be the same.

2. the IP address of the network card of each machine must be set in the same network segment. Generally, we set the IP addresses to 192.168.0.1 ~ respectively ~ 192.168.0.X, where "192.168.0.1" is the IP address of the laptop Nic connected to the hub, and the subnet mask is set to 255.255.255.0.

 

: Set an IP address for the server

3. All gateways on other desktops except laptops are set to 192.168.0.1.

There are a lot of software that can execute proxy servers, among which WinGate and SyGate are well-known. However, both of these software have registration troubles, and many of their functions are not available to common users. In line with the streamlined principle, we recommend that you use the Internet Connection Sharing feature provided by Windows2000. You can also choose a simple software: CCProxy. After installing CCProxy in The Notebook, go to the main interface and click "set". Based on the default value, select "auto start", "DNS", and "Web Cache, and ensure that all ports and protocols use the default value ).

 

: Set Proxy Server

Then enter each client, enter the "computer name" of the notebook in the DNS host, enter the name of the Working Group in the domain, enter 192.168.0.1 in the server search order, and enter the domain suffix search order. So far, we have completed the client settings.

 

: Set a DNS address for the client

To share the Internet, the client only needs to set the proxy server address and port in the network settings. Open IE, click "Internet Options" under the tool menu, switch to the "Connect" page, and click "LAN Settings ". For the proxy server address, we set it to the Host IP address, which is 192.168.0.1, while the port is generally set to 808, and select "do not use proxy server for local address ″.

To share a printer, you only need to install the printer in the notebook, and then select "Network Printer" for each desktop in the control panel "). The system prompts you to install the printer driver. The installation method is the same as that of other peripherals. Shared printers are easy to use and can be used as local printers.

 

: Search for server printers in the LAN

If you are happy, use the Pentium II notebook to build a website.

Have you ever thought about creating an HTTP server? In this way, you can easily create your own home page or ask your friends to download and share your files. Previously we could do this on the desktop, but if we don't shut down for 24 hours, the power consumption and noise on the desktop are impressive. Now with a laptop server, a 24-hour HTTP server is possible. We recommend that you install windows and use IIS for Internet services. You have talked a lot about the specific settings.

Note that if you want to run Windows2000 smoothly, your processor should be sai Yang or Pentium II. The memory should be at least 64 MB to handle IIS tasks. Otherwise, the speed will be slow.

Set the Pentium II notebook as a CS server to discuss with friends

If your notebook is Pentium Ⅱ and has a memory of more than 64 MB, you can run a simple server-mode CS on it to allow your friends to access the server through the Internet IP address, on the LAN side, you can easily access the server for discussion.

In the same way, you can set up various services on the notebook server as needed, provided that your notebook can load.

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