Re: Setting up network / email for charity

From: Merv Porter [SBS-MVP] (mwport_at_hotmail.com_no_spam)
Date: 03/22/04 

Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:43:09 -0500

Rosie:

More questions than answers at this point...

Just Internet access and email (no other requirements for centralized
document storage, remote access, disaster recovery, etc.)?
Have there been a target point ($$$) established for the initial
installation?
Have there been a target point ($$$) established for ongoing maintenance?
Dial-up or Broadband Internet access?
Just external email or internal plus external?
Will the client have their own domain name?
POP3 or DNS for email?
Current workstation hardware and operating system(s)?
Any anticipated growth in the number of workstations in the forseeable
future?

> What would be the cheapest way to network five pcs in this way?
There is no "cheap" computer network. A lot depends on the expertise of the
person administering the network and the ongoing costs associated with that
administration. A poorly administered network can lead to data loss, user
frustration and uncontrolled costs. 

-- 
Merv  Porter  [SBS MVP]
===================================
"Rosie" <a@b.com> wrote in message
news:c3nah3$els$1$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk...
> Hello,
>
> I have been asked to network 5 users pcs for internet and email access for
a
> small charity in England.
>
> It's been about 6 years since I did this kind of work so I'm a bit out of
> touch.  : /
>
> Would SBS2003 be the best bet?  And are there charity rates for this kind
of
> thing in the UK?
>
> What would be the cheapest way to network five pcs in this way?
>
> Winging it,
> ROSIE
>
>

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