windows xp windows server
I have a theoretical question.
Could windows XP be made to be as secure as windows server 2008?
*** I understand that if you are careless enough you could probably make anything less secure and therefore you could make win2008 server less secure then winXP. ***
I’m more interested in if you used best security practices, and turned off all un-needed services, and used all the security tricks in the book for winXP, could it be as secure as a well secured win2008 server?
Could windows XP be made to be as secure as windows server 2008?
*** I understand that if you are careless enough you could probably make anything less secure and therefore you could make win2008 server less secure then winXP. ***
I’m more interested in if you used best security practices, and turned off all un-needed services, and used all the security tricks in the book for winXP, could it be as secure as a well secured win2008 server?
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Agree NO. Also it has a very limited number of connections and will be ver slow. So it very much sending a child to do an adult's job.
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I have something that will run on the windows platform and would like to put it in a DMZ so it will be exposed to the "world". I have a copy of windows XP, but of course i can't afford win server 2008.
I always hear that linux is more secure than windows, but even using wine, i can't seem to get this to work, so I feel I am stuck with windows.
so, i would like to put a winXP box in a dmz, but not have someone crack my winxp box. basically is it reasonable to think that if I lock down a winxp box as much as possible, would it last in a dmz
I always hear that linux is more secure than windows, but even using wine, i can't seem to get this to work, so I feel I am stuck with windows.
so, i would like to put a winXP box in a dmz, but not have someone crack my winxp box. basically is it reasonable to think that if I lock down a winxp box as much as possible, would it last in a dmz
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well maybe linux is the way to go. i know i can download ubuntu server for free. i guess i could revisit the wine issue.
I'm trying to run this thing called HFS, which is a http file server.
i know that a ubuntu server would have FTP for instance, but the HFS thing has a web front end. since i don't code, not even html, i want to use this HFS thing. it's just a download and almost instantly i would have a file share up and running.
i used it internally where i used to work, and it couldn't have been easier. also the less tech savy people that i used to work with preferred it over an FTP. ( i first tried an FTP server, but some people had problems figuring it out )
I'm trying to run this thing called HFS, which is a http file server.
i know that a ubuntu server would have FTP for instance, but the HFS thing has a web front end. since i don't code, not even html, i want to use this HFS thing. it's just a download and almost instantly i would have a file share up and running.
i used it internally where i used to work, and it couldn't have been easier. also the less tech savy people that i used to work with preferred it over an FTP. ( i first tried an FTP server, but some people had problems figuring it out )
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sorry for the slow response, i didn't see the last few comments. I usually get an email notification when new comments are posted, but I didn't get emails for the last few comments.
this has been interesting reading, and makes me think i need to revisit what i want to do in my DMZ.
thank you for the help
this has been interesting reading, and makes me think i need to revisit what i want to do in my DMZ.
thank you for the help
Mind sharing what you're trying to accomplish other than a hypothetical question?