Networking of sorts on a Submarine

Alright so I've got an interesting problem, I'm stationed on a Submarin
and for the past year I've been using it as a file server for movies/t
series and music for the other guys on the boat that bring laptops.
Usually we connect via wireless but some also are wired for the bette
transfer. This box is running Vista Ultimate at the moment and so fa
I've been using just Workgroups, however it seems my next patrol I'll b
having much more than the usual 8 connected or so at a time, in whic
case I'll encounter the 10 connection limitation. I'm planning o
installing Server 2008 (or 2003) to eliminate this problem an
continuning using a workgroup as I don't see the need to set up
domain. Becuase I'm on a submarine security for my little network i
irrelevant (no connections off-hull) and everyone on board I know. S
in this situation would there be any reason not to run a workgroup wher
I might have 30+ laptops connecting to my computer? Also I'm plannin
on using IIS to start phpBB and have a forum of sorts running tha
everyone on the workgroup can access, would this also be feasible?
Thanks for the help

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If there are no security concerns I see no reason not to go with the
workgroup configuration. In all likelihood some, if not most, of the users
would have versions of Windows that could not log into a domain anyway. I
believe the phpBB should be feasible.

Note I would be concerned about possible (probably) infections on some users
laptops and would be very careful to keep the server as secure as possible.
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"SubNetblues" <> wrote in
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> Alright so I've got an interesting problem, I'm stationed on a Submarine
> and for the past year I've been using it as a file server for movies/tv
> series and music for the other guys on the boat that bring laptops.
> Usually we connect via wireless but some also are wired for the better
> transfer. This box is running Vista Ultimate at the moment and so far
> I've been using just Workgroups, however it seems my next patrol I'll be
> having much more than the usual 8 connected or so at a time, in which
> case I'll encounter the 10 connection limitation. I'm planning on
> installing Server 2008 (or 2003) to eliminate this problem and
> continuning using a workgroup as I don't see the need to set up a
> domain. Becuase I'm on a submarine security for my little network is
> irrelevant (no connections off-hull) and everyone on board I know. So
> in this situation would there be any reason not to run a workgroup where
> I might have 30+ laptops connecting to my computer? Also I'm planning
> on using IIS to start phpBB and have a forum of sorts running that
> everyone on the workgroup can access, would this also be feasible?
> Thanks for the help.
>
>
> --
> SubNetblues
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>

Thanks for the Reply, I was wondering if you happen to know if Windows 7
also has the 10 concurrent connection limitation? I found this link
which would seem to indicate it does 'Windows 7 tcpip.sys Auto Patcher
to Remove TCP/IP Connection Limit' (http://tinyurl.com/lwhonw)

GTS;1525785 Wrote:
> If there are no security concerns I see no reason not to go with the
> workgroup configuration. In all likelihood some, if not most, of the
> users
> would have versions of Windows that could not log into a domain anyway.
> I
> believe the phpBB should be feasible.
>
> Note I would be concerned about possible (probably) infections on some
> users
> laptops and would be very careful to keep the server as secure as
> possible.
> --
>
> "SubNetblues" <> wrote in
> message news:...
> >
> > Alright so I've got an interesting problem, I'm stationed on a
> Submarine
> > and for the past year I've been using it as a file server for
> movies/tv
> > series and music for the other guys on the boat that bring laptops.
> > Usually we connect via wireless but some also are wired for the
> better
> > transfer. This box is running Vista Ultimate at the moment and so
> far
> > I've been using just Workgroups, however it seems my next patrol I'll
> be
> > having much more than the usual 8 connected or so at a time, in which
> > case I'll encounter the 10 connection limitation. I'm planning on
> > installing Server 2008 (or 2003) to eliminate this problem and
> > continuning using a workgroup as I don't see the need to set up a
> > domain. Becuase I'm on a submarine security for my little network is
> > irrelevant (no connections off-hull) and everyone on board I know.
> So
> > in this situation would there be any reason not to run a workgroup
> where
> > I might have 30+ laptops connecting to my computer? Also I'm
> planning
> > on using IIS to start phpBB and have a forum of sorts running that
> > everyone on the workgroup can access, would this also be feasible?
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> >
> > --
> > SubNetblues
> > Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> >


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SubNetblues wrote:

>
> Thanks for the Reply, I was wondering if you happen to know if Windows 7
> also has the 10 concurrent connection limitation? I found this link
> which would seem to indicate it does 'Windows 7 tcpip.sys Auto Patcher
> to Remove TCP/IP Connection Limit' (http://tinyurl.com/lwhonw)

AFAIK Win7 will have the inbound concurrent connection limitation. Install
Server (2008 R2 should be out concurrent with Win7) or, if you don't need to
run Windows programs, install a Linux distro instead. There is plenty of
forum software that is cross-platform.

Malke
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