Re: Web Server on XP Pro

Hello Daren,

Thank you for posting.

>From your post, my understanding of this issue is: You would like to host
your website on a Windows XP Pro in your network and you have some question
regarding this. If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.

Regarding the first question, technical speaking, we may or may not join
the Windows XP into the domain. However, consider the security of the
domain, it is recommended to leave the Windows XP out of the domain and put
it in the DMZ of the firewall, just like Per has mentioned.

Regarding the second question, Windows XP Professional is a client
operating system, and IIS 5.1 for Windows XP Professional is designed for
users developing a Web service for home or for office use, so that there
are some limitations in IIS 5.1. It can service only 10 simultaneous
client connections, only one Web site, and it does not have all the
features of the server versions. For more information, you may refer to
the following links:

Internet Information Services 5.1
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/evaluation/features/iis.mspx

Version Differences in IIS Web Application Features
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/iissdk/html/dbeeb5c4-c1a7-42cd-8e03-
6513fc08aa92.asp

Additionally, I wonder why you would host the web site on a Windows XP Pro
based computer. Actually, in a SBS 2003 environment, the best practice is
hosting the web site on the SBS server, and using ISA Server or other
firewall to secure the network environment. Hosting web site on SBS Server
will provide more secure, reliable, and full function web service.
Therefore, I suggest you host the web site on the SBS Server. The
following articles may be helpful for you:

Configuring Web Publishing Rules to Host Multiple Web Sites with Host
Headers in ISA Server
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=305052

How To Securely Publish Multiple Web Sites by Using ISA Server in Windows
Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323382

How to publish a Web site directly on your ISA Server 2004 computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=885186

How To Configure the Web Publishing Service to Work with ISA Server in
Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=323426

How To Configure the Web Publishing Service to Work with ISA Server in
Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=313072

Hope the above information helps. Should you have other questions or
concerns, please feel free to post back. I am glad to be of assistance.

Have a nice day!

Steven Wang (MSFT)
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>From: "Per W." <pwbuf@xxxxxxxxxx>
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>"Daren" <Daren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> skrev i melding
>news:8104772E-446B-4D60-9BA0-BFA2F2857627@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hello
>>
>> We run SBS 2003 and a commercial website hosted externally on a shared
>> server.
>> I am dissappointed with the shared hosting so would like to host it in
>> house.
>> I have a Dell Poweredge 500Sc with a copy of XP Pro installed. All
works
>> OK
>> so far.
>>
>> Question:
>> 1, Do I make it a member of the domain at all or leave it out?
>> 2, Are there any obvious pitfalls I need to address?
>>
>>
>
>Leave it alone and put it in the DMZ zone of your firewall.
>
>/Per W.
>
>
>

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