-- Posted by jamescoleman at 9:00 am on May 8, 2008 so anyone here have a computer that they use at home that runs linux for a server? i'm looking into this so i can just access my home computer from school and get the files along with maybe doing webhosting. any suggestions on what i can use as in software? would i have to get a better connection? i wouldn't expect alot of connections. also would the isp do anything if i tried this? i know a guy who has his own business for web hosting but i had a class with him last semester so i can't really talk to him because we dont have class together anymore. -- Posted by i who have nothing at 9:03 am on May 8, 2008 you can run a server through Windows or Linux.  i always used xampp.  it comes with Apache, MySql, and some other crap.  i ran it through my cable connection and it worked fine.  you wouldn't have the bandwidth to be able to do any webhosting though. -- Posted by jamescoleman at 12:56 pm on May 8, 2008 so i would just use it as a file server then? -- Posted by i who have nothing at 3:51 pm on May 8, 2008 Quote: from jamescoleman at 3:56 pm on May 8, 2008 so i would just use it as a file server then? if you just want a file server then you can use HFS or Abyss. they're way easier than setting up Apache and a lot more lightweight. remember that you'll have to open up port 80 for Abyss if you're using a router.  You'll also have to open one up for HFS depending on which port you choose. -- Posted by jamescoleman at 7:01 pm on May 8, 2008 alright i'll check both of them out.