Thorsten Froehlich wrote:
> If you get a chance, try XP.  It might work better as it came out after
> WLANs were popular, rather than before.
might be a good idea but as the server is used for my fathers company it 
should only use legally obtained software and buying a new OS is for my 
father, as his part of the networks works quite well, not an option...

> Alternatively, I would strongly recommend use a real WLAN router.  Those
> routers (for around US$ 100 you get really good and feature-rich ones these
> days) usually have a few ethernet connectors, a WLAN interface and an
> ethernet interface for the external network connection (i.e. a DSL or cable
> modem, some even include a modem or ISDN interface or at least a serial
> port).  And these routers can be configured via a web browser from the
> inside of the network easily.
see above :(

> Even more important, you can hide the Windows system behind a firewall and
> only expose selected ports (i.e. if you run a web server on the Windows
> system you would only expose port 80).  Especially a Windows box connected
> directly to the internet is a problem these days with all the viruses
> floating around.  Even more so if you also store important or private data
> on the Windows system!
about viruses there should be no problem, the server has a norton 
antivirus & firewall with uptodate virusdefinitions and only ports that 
are neccessary are opened.

> And a router also does not go offline
> if the Windows system crashes.
i know that windows is supposed to be crashing rather frequent but our 
server usually keeps running over some months before a reboot is needed, 
maybe by some new security update or something like this... and this 
means maximum 3min downtime, which is acceptable IMO

bye,
	Marc

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