NT4 & Windows 2000 Server Set-Up & Support

Yellowstone are able to supply, set-up and maintain the Microsoft Windows NT4 and Windows 2000 Server operating systems. We have considerable experience in setting up and configuring these operating systems, and will be able to configure them to suit the individual needs of your company.

Coming Soon : Linux Support

For the more technically minded among you, Windows NT and 2000 servers can be set up to perform a variety of functions.

These include acting as a:

• Fileserver
• Proxy server
• DHCP server
• Web server
• WINS server.
• Mail server
• Remote access server

Windows 2000 is basically a more up-to-date version of NT, on which is fundamentally based. Windows NT is our Network Operating System of choice on account of it being simpler to set up and maintain. The extra functionality provided by Windows 2000 Server is not fully utilised in the majority of small business environments.

The last item on the above list - remote access - allows you to dial in and work from outside the office. The remote access capability enables people to collect and check their email from anywhere in the world, as well as allowing Yellowstone to provide remote diagnostics and support services.

The Windows NT and 2000 operating systems provide the basic server functionality - designed to act as a data storage system. Users of the system have to be logged onto the network before they can save or retrieve their data. NT provides a high degree of security in this respect, authenticating each user who tries to log in, and controlling which resources on the network they are able to access - which is something that a simple peer-to-peer system (where a group of computers share their resources without one being in overall control) cannot do.

There is a trade off between the cost of the server and it's associated software on one hand, and the ease of set up but lack of control and security provided by the peer-to-peer solutions. Yellowstone can advise on the best setup for your needs.

Once set up and running, we also provide maintenance services to keep your server in working order. This can take the form of a full maintenance contract, or ad-hoc visits when something needs attending to.

We can also design and build your fileserver for you, to find out more click here.