Changing a server from one computer to another.

Hi, i have about 24 computers connected as a workgroup.
one computer is the server, but i would like it to change
ther server to another PC on the network. i am very new to
networking, can anybody help?

regards

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> Hi, i have about 24 computers connected as a workgroup.
> one computer is the server, but i would like it to change
> ther server to another PC on the network. i am very new to
> networking, can anybody help?
>
> regards
>

What's it serving? Files? DHCP? DNS? Apps? ...?

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Hi, the server will just be serving Files and Applications
only.

regards



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>> Hi, i have about 24 computers connected as a workgroup.
>> one computer is the server, but i would like it to
change
>> ther server to another PC on the network. i am very new
to
>> networking, can anybody help?
>>
>> regards
>>
>
>What's it serving? Files? DHCP? DNS? Apps? ...?
>
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> Hi, the server will just be serving Files and Applications
> only.
>
Assuming you want both the old and new computers to still exist on the
network and keep their names, just put your files on the new computer
and change the drive mappings on the clients. Otherwise, just rename
the new computer as the old name and rename the old machine something
else (assuming you've got name services running and aren't using IP
addresses directly).

If that doesn't answer your question(s) then please clarify what you're
trying to ask.

> regards
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
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>>>Hi, i have about 24 computers connected as a workgroup.
>>>one computer is the server, but i would like it to
>
> change
>
>>>ther server to another PC on the network. i am very new
>
> to
>
>>>networking, can anybody help?
>>>
>>>regards
>>>
>>
>>What's it serving? Files? DHCP? DNS? Apps? ...?
>>
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CJT wrote:

> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
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>> Hi, the server will just be serving Files and Applications only.
>>
> Assuming you want both the old and new computers to still exist on the
> network and keep their names, just put your files on the new computer
> and change the drive mappings on the clients. Otherwise, just rename
> the new computer as the old name and rename the old machine something
> else (assuming you've got name services running and aren't using IP
> addresses directly).
>
> If that doesn't answer your question(s) then please clarify what you're
> trying to ask.
>

BTW, I'm assuming you have the licenses needed to do this, and the
luxury of being able to schedule some downtime. If you need to do the
changeover without interruption, the answer is much more complex.

>> regards
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
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>>>
>>>> Hi, i have about 24 computers connected as a workgroup. one computer
>>>> is the server, but i would like it to
>>
>>
>> change
>>
>>>> ther server to another PC on the network. i am very new
>>
>>
>> to
>>
>>>> networking, can anybody help?
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>>
>>>
>>> What's it serving? Files? DHCP? DNS? Apps? ...?
>>>
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