Help Setting up a server??

[Reiyoku]

Hello

I have the following link up in my home network.

NTL Set Top box >> Prestige ZYXEL Router >> My Computer
Computer 2
Computer 3
Computer 4

So I am planning on building a server up so I can host my own websites and possibly host other stuff, and I want to fit it in this setup like this

NTL Set Top box >> Prestige ZYXEL Router >> My Computer
Computer 2
Computer 3
Computer 4
New Server.

But I want it so it is seperated just like all the other computurs but just as a server instead so it's getting it's connection just like mine and othe other computers in the house.

Ok could somone give me some breif information on how to set up a server or how they advise me setting it up...


Now from here I want to install the the packages on it. lets just pretend I have my server machine and It's compleatly blank and ready to be used.


What would I need to install on it....
I've heard you just need to isntall Windows Server 2003 or something on it then it's done isn't it..


If not could somone please tell me how I could do this and what packages I would need to use and how I would go about monitoring it and how to deal with it when I've done it...



Thanks for reading.

Dom Young.

 

[Reiyoku]

Sorry Close one of these down, the site made me double post because of an error message....