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Hardware & OS recommendation:
When you take the role of the host, what you will need
to ensure is that your PC at all times perform optimally and reliably. This
is not an easy task. First of all, you must choose the right hardware and
secondly you have to maintain it in such a way that its hardware and
operating system is maintained on a day to day basis.
Key things that are to be maintained
or needed;
 | Your Internet connection. |
 | Your reliable and fast performing PC. |
 | Windows XP professional as your secure Operating
System. |
 | IIS Server (Web server in Windows XP professional).
Windows 98 also has personal web server and it will suffice too. However,
IIS and Windows XP are far more stable. |
 | Dynamic DNS – This is a very important aspect of
hosting from home.
(On the Internet, people connect to you using domain names for ex: cnn.com.
Technically Internet works on IP addresses. We will discuss more about
dynamic DNS soon. |
Hardware & OS recommendation:
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Intel Pentium 4, 2 – 3 GHz range.
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512 or 1GB RAM
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High Performance SATA or SCSI Hard Disk preferred.
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Dual Power Supply System recommended.
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Windows XP professional as the OS.
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Windows, Mcafee, ZoneAlarm, or Symantec based Antivirus
and firewall.
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Next:
More about dynamic DNS
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Quotable Quotes: |
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“We can offer advice but we cannot
give the wisdom to profit from it.” |
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Web hosting is one
of the most vital processes in developing your online presence. A
mistake in the web hosting process can make or break your otherwise fine
site. Reliability, price, and performance are the three key terms when
it comes to web hosting. However to do an
evaluation, you would need advice from technology savvy individuals and
additional time if you need to do it yourself. Web hosting guide is our
attempt to help you in the process. Here we focus on the most major
aspects of placing your site in the hands of a web host. Wish you good
reading of this web hosting guide & hope the web hosting guide help you
reach the right host. – CalicutNet.com
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