Build your own Linux server

Want to give an old PC a new lease of life? Why not transform it into a Linux server for your home/small business network? Why build your own Linux server? It's a good question. The answer is simple: to save money. Instead of forking out for appliances such as the D-Link DFL-700, you can build one that does exactly what you want, and gain useful experience in the process. Given the learning curve involved, what it won’t save you is time -- especially if you have little or no experience of Linux. If you need a quick solution, frankly, rolling your own Linux server to look after your home/small office network won't be top of your priorities.

On the other hand, Linux expertise is both expensive and hard to come by (the two are not unrelated) so, if you plan to move any of your IT systems to Linux any time in the near future, this may be a relatively simple and -- in the longer term -- worthwhile project to undertake.

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