Running a Linux server with my home network??

[TaiChi56]

Ok, I am new to Linux. I finally was able to get a free computer which is a 466 emachine with 64 mb of memory and 8 gigs of hard drive space. I installed Red Hat 9. I want to use it as a server to test a filemaker pro database I built. The database is on my main computer. OK, here is the question:

1. Can I link this 466 computer to my router so it is connected to the web and my home network?
2. Then if I can do that. Can I install FileMaker Server on the 466?
3. If I can do all this. How hard is it to run Linux with Filemaker Pro Server to be able to test a Filemaker Pro application on my home computer? I have three computers connected to the home network right now.

So basically I want to use the 466 linux machine to test products I am developing on my main computer. That way I have instant notification of what I have to change or rebuild. I hope this makes since. Thank you.

The secret in education lies in respecting the student. {Ralph Waldo Emerson}.

 

[xhtml101]

1. Can I link this 466 computer to my router so it is connected to the web and my home network?
Yes defenitly!! You can do that!

2. Then if I can do that. Can I install FileMaker Server on the 466?
No you can't. First, its old and its for W32.

3. If I can do all this. How hard is it to run Linux with Filemaker Pro Server to be able to test a Filemaker Pro application on my home computer? I have three computers connected to the home network right now.

You should look for an alternative like mysql, apache and php.



Hope this help!

Sincerely,

Dan Grant
Lead programmer
dan at abusinesshosting dot com

http://www.abusinesshosting.com

 

[TaiChi56]

Thank you for the info. I have built the interface with Filemaker Pro 6. Can I still use this and build a server with apache and MySQL to run it?

The secret in education lies in respecting the student. {Ralph Waldo Emerson}.