winserver 2003

[reubenb]

hi,
is there an online guide to setting up windows server 2003 from the very basics...
i am hosting multipledomains and want to use iis

i want to use windows because im familiar with it
dont give me this anti-microsoft/windows bashing!!

[Roy Sinclair]

Try the links from this search: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=Windows+Server+2003+IIS+ISP+setup+secure&btnG=Google+Search

I think you may also want to search the MS web site, limit your search to "whitepapers" and it should return you some usable information without drowning you in the irrelevant.

[oracleguy]

I'm sure you wanted a free one but I don't know of any. However, this book (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0072194855/ref=pd_sim_books_4/002-7054872-4836035?v=glance&s=books) is very good. I've read the editions for versions 4 & 5 and they are well written. And it is nice to have a book with you while your configuring the server.

[reubenb]

hmm, okay thanks for that.
do you think i could do it on Windows XP until i get server 2003 ?
if so, how ?

[oracleguy]

XP's version of IIS is watered down. You can only have like 10 or 15 sessions at once and only one website. You could use it probably for development work but you can't use it in a production enviorment.