File server specs?

Beomoss · 12-04-2005, 01:30 AM

Hi all,

I'd like to create a file server for my home network. I have an old computer with an AMD K6-2 processor running at 500MHz. Is this enough processor power for a simple file server? The server will just sit on my network and host networked drives. I'm not concerned about running X or anything, just being able to access my media collection from my other computers.

Thanks!

musicman_ace · 12-04-2005, 01:45 AM

That processor is fine. I'd be worried about the hard drive transfer rates and NIC speed as that is where your overall speed is going to come from.