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I spent a bunch of time last night getting th...
March 26, 2004 by Adam in Adam's Projects
I spent a bunch of time last night getting the new web server ready. It was a bit of a challenge smacking around the Dell trying to make it do my bidding. Evidently Dell doesn't really want people installing Windows Server 2003, so they didn't offer up any network card drivers. I had to download them from the vendor's site which took awhile to find.
At this point I have IIS installed and configured on it, along with SQL Server. The web site comes up when I go there, so I'll probably try to do the final swap tonight. My only point of nervousness is seeing if the DSL drivers work under Windows Server 2003. They have XP drivers and I'm hoping they'll work in a pinch.
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I picked up a $350 Dell computer last week, a...
March 25, 2004 by Adam in Adam's Projects
I picked up a $350 Dell computer last week, a deal so outrageous I couldn't resist. I've gone ahead and installed Windows Server 2003 on it and hope to replace my current web server with this one. I'll still have it hooked up to the same screen and dials, of course. It's simply too cool not to.
While the current web server has served me well over the years, I'm finding that I need something with a bit more "oomph" as the site gets more hits. I get frustrated by the "too many users connected" errors as well as the slow load times.
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I finally got the dials hooked up
January 11, 2004 by Adam in Adam's Projects
 I finally got the dials hooked up. It looks exceptionally cool.
The volume indicator moves about, which is probably the neatest part. Completely for style reasons, but neat anyway.
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Well, it's up and running
January 05, 2004 by Adam in Adam's Projects
 Well, it's up and running. The panel looks quite cool, though there's a mess of wires running through the wall. I also worry a bit about the temperature in the sauna. Putting two computers in a well-insulated room may get me in trouble when summer rolls around.
Still, it's quite cool and most especially silent. No longer do I have to put up with noisy fans.
Sam seemed especially mesmerized by the way it looked, spending some time on the Lego site painting pictures.
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My dad has been working hard on getting the c...
January 02, 2004 by Adam in Adam's Projects
 My dad has been working hard on getting the control panel together for me. It's mostly assembled, with only some soldering and mounting remaining. I plugged it in and tested it out just to make sure the monitor was at least working. I'm pretty excited getting it in place and hopefully my dad can come over to finish it up this weekend.
Once it's working, I'll need to move computers around and snake cables through the wall. We should have a few different holes with covers (like the ones you see on desks) to run network cables, power strips, and the like.
My hope is that it quiets down this room considerably, as the server fans are pretty noisy. There's a constant low-level hum that I could do without.
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