Hardware Checklist

The performance of your Web server can vary widely, depending on the following system factors:

The following table lists the minimum and recommended hardware needed to run Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack components.

To publish on an intranet, you need:

A network adapter card and local area network (LAN) connection.
A name resolution system to resolve computer names to IP addresses. This step is optional, but it does allow users to use “friendly” text names instead of IP addresses when connecting to your server.

To publish on the Internet, you need:

An Internet connection and Internet Protocol (IP) address from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). To publish on the Internet, you must have a connection to the Internet from an ISP.
A network adapter card suitable for your connection to the Internet.
Domain Name System (DNS) registration for your IP address. This step is optional, but it does allow users to use “friendly” text names instead of IP addresses when connecting to your server. For example, microsoft.com is the domain name registered to Microsoft. Within the microsoft.com domain, Microsoft has named its World Wide Web (WWW) server www.microsoft.com.

Related Topics

For more information on selecting an Internet connection, see Choosing the Right Connection.
For information on applying for an Internet name and address, see Getting an Internet Name and Address.
For information on hardware performance issues, see About Performance Tuning.