homeserver/nas/router?

[Nrøjbrot]

well, this is probably a stupid question, but im a networking noob.

but is it possible to set up a router and homeserver in one?

[Nallown]

well, this is probably a stupid question, but im a networking noob.

but is it possible to set up a router and homeserver in one?

In one system, yes. Run a virtual machine

[Nrøjbrot]

In one system, yes. Run a virtual machine

hmm, how? can you link me to a tutorial/example of any kind?

[Nallown]

hmm, how? can you link me to a tutorial/example of any kind?

http://lifehacker.com/5204434/the-beginners-guide-to-creating-virtual-machines-with-virtualbox

 

Just download the linux version instead then though and I think for linux there are better console only alternatives which create just a console virtual machine

[Night_Rider0]

well i cant say that is the most secure idea i have ever heard but depending what you want it to do i would use a Linux distro on pc with 2 network cards one will be the lan and the other the wan. if your not studied up on your Linux terminal commands Google is a great help if that not your flavor you can find something that will work on windows. in best practice you really dont want all your eggs in one basket so if you can afford it buy or build a good router there are a number of prebuilt OS such as Untangle, smooth wall, are the two i have and do use personally. if you have an old PC with celeron and 512mb of ram it would run smooth wall like a champ. my personal router at the time of posting is a Dell optiplex 760 with a Pentium dual core and 2gb of ram with untangle running on it.  any thing is better then even the best plastic box on the shelf i have $20 into mine i got the system form a business that went out. i never have reboot it except when the ISP is having a fit unlike my parents router which needs to be rebooted weekly 

 

hope this gives you some amount of info sorry for the lack of exact instruction it depends on what you want  

[Nrøjbrot]

Ok, so then am going to build two systems i guess i will have to eat noodles the next month then...

[Atlantisman]

Yes. I am running VMware ESXi and on the same physical machine i have my router, file server, web server, domain server, and much much more.