How to Make a Client Server
Client server computing is a way to set up computers so that one computer is a client and one is a server. In most cases, the computer that is the server is the more powerful computer and contains specific resources that the client computer needs. The client computer is another machine that is often less powerful. The client server connects to the server computer and accesses the resources that the client machine needs. Usually this setup is done so that more than one client computer can connect to and use the resources of the server computer.
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Instructions
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Set up the server computer. This includes installing and setting up the operating system.
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Install the resource that will be shared on the server computer. This may be a software program or some piece of hardware, such as a printer.
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Configure the server to share the resource. For simple pieces of hardware, just right-click on the installed item and select "Sharing." This will open a window that will allow you to check a box to share the resource.
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Connect the client to the server. Plug one network jack in the client computer and the hub. Plug the second network jack into the hub and the server computer.
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Configure the client to access the resource. Usually, this will consist of making a connection to the server machine. For example, with a shared disc drive, type two backward slashes and then the name of the server:
\\myServer\driveLocation
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Tips & Warnings
To add more client computers, just plug them into the network hub.
