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i have an extra pc...should i buy a domain name and use it for a server???

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hulkster:

okay, my mom is going to give me a new Dell pc that she got for her private business a while back.  its a p4 2.6 ghz with 512mb of ram, and a 40gb HD.  i dont know much about building servers or bandwidth or anything like that, so i need some help.  i have a web site for my cab and right now its hosted through bellsouth with 33mb of bandwidth.  does that suck?  i mean, my bandwidth limit has been reached a couple of times, and im just wondering if i can get more bandwith with my connection by hosting my web site on that dell pc.  i have win2k server that i can install on it, but i want to know if its worth it.  i have 3 pc's that i could hook up to the net.  im running the fastest dsl connection you can get (the 3mb one) but am i going to get any benefit out of this?  i dont plan on hosting any game servers or anything, it would just be for the web site and maybe some files or something.  the domain name is only like 10 bucks a year, and if i understand right, i can just point the domain name to my server (which is free) and there we go.  am i missing something?  will my connection suffer a huge performance hit or something?  help!

SirPeale:

If your site is popular, yes, you will receive a huge performance hit.

Not to mention that likely your ISP TOS do not allow a server on your connection.

Also they've likely blocked port 80 outgoing.

GGKoul:

Are you paying for webhosting right now?  If so, how much?

hulkster:

well im sorta paying but not really.  im paying 45 bucks a month for dsl which includes webspace, email addresses, and 33mb of bandwidth.

NinjaEpisode:

Don't forget you also need a static IP, unless of course you're going to go with dynIP or something like that which also has a fee involved.

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