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How-To: Install MediaWiki on Windows Home Server

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

A while ago, we showed you how to install PHP on your Home Server, and recently we showed you how to install WordPress on your server. Now, we are going show you how to install MediaWiki onto your server for you very own Wiki pages. MediaWiki is the software that powers sites like Wikipedia and [...]

How-To: Listen to Internet Radio with Windows Home Server and SHOUTcast

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

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SHOUTcast is a free application which anbles you to access thousands of internet radion stations from all over the world. Did you know you can set up Windows Home Server to be your own, personal SHOUTcast server, so you can listen to internet radio anywhere in your home? We’ll show you how, thanks to Drashna’s [...]

How To: Improve Wireless Security With Windows Home Server

Friday, March 21, 2008

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A big thanks to WGS Reader, Roelf Zomerman, from the Netherlands who has pulled together the following guide to improving wireless security with Windows Home Server. Wireless networks are always less protected than wired LANs since they do not require physical access to a cable inside the building. Enterprises use 802.1x security to strengthen the security of the [...]

Windows Home Server Video Training from Scott Lowe and Train Signal

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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Here at We Got Served, we’ve featured quite a few Windows Home Server related books which help you build, install, configure and manage your new home server. Some people are much more visual thinkers however, and if you’re one of these type of people, or you don’t have the time to read a manual, a [...]

Installing PHP for IIS on Windows Home Server

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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If you’re interested in running a website from your home server, you may have considered various options, including running PHP. But running PHP with IIS can be fraught with problems - or at least was, until WGS reader, Christopher Courtney, wrote the following guide to installing PHP for IIS on Windows Home Server. Over to [...]

Download the Windows Home Server Toolkit and Manual

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

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Last week, Microsoft released a manual to accompany the previously released Windows Home Server Toolkit which hit the webback in October. The WHS Toolkit is a collection of tools that help you troubleshoot issues with Windows Home Server. The toolkit has the following components: • Error Reporting The Error Reporting tool collects log files from your home computer and sends [...]

FAQ: How To… Upgrade From a Trial or Beta Version of Windows Home Server

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

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A common question we see popping up all over the Internet is how to upgrade from the beta version of Windows Home Server, or the 120 Day Evaluation version of the software to the standard, licensed product. Many people have tried out WHS, have their hardware setup just right, and are impressed by what it [...]

Teach Yourself Visually: Windows Home Server Now Available

Saturday, February 2, 2008

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Paul McFedries’ second title for Windows Home Server, “Teach Yourself Visually: Windows Home Server” has now been published and is available to order at Amazon. The book is a visual guide to using Windows Home Server, with many more screenshots and images and walkthroughs compared to other titles. Here’s what Amazon have to say: Are you [...]

How To… Run a Mail Server on Windows Home Server

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

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Whilst users have been excited about the backup and remote access capabilities Windows Home Server brings to the home, many have cited the lack of a mail server as a major weakness of the product. Clearly, the WHS team are aware of the community’s desire for a mail server within Windows Home Server, but this [...]

FAQ: Windows Home Server and Port Forwarding

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

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Next up in the series of FAQs from the We Got Served forums is a common issue with router configuration. Windows Home Server has the ability to automatically configure many routers to permit access to your home server when away from home, using a technology called uPnP. Unfortunately, not all routers are compatible with uPnP and [...]