It's s small local area network I'm looking to create.

Hi
Can some one point me in the right direction please.
I have 32 G5 machines running latest OS I'm fed up with my IT department not being able to help with the smallest of issues.
I want to be able to connect all my machines together have a shared folder system be able to get work of one machine to another create accounts for all staff and have a reasonable shard volume some place to hold backup files. Not much to ask is it.
I need a server of some sort and some way of managing the server, but which one and how big.
It’s s small local area network I’m looking to create.
Just start me off in the right direction some one please.
Or can I use one of the G5’s to manage all the machines with server software installed on it? If I can how do I join all those wires to one Mac?
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G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)
G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Hi jegoadby,
Welcome to the forums... you are in the right place.
I suggest OSX server is what you need. An Xserve would be ideal. You could just buy the OS X Server software and run it on one of your G5's (though that Mac would need to be dedicated to the job and not used by anyone for day-to-day work).
Your strategy will depend on the current IT architecture of your organisation, and how much you need to play within that architecture, eg. DHCP, DNS, Printing services. Easiest for you woud be to create your own network of just your Mac machines & server.
To give you an idea of what this will involve check out Appendix B, 'Mac OS X Server in a Small Business' example, of the Getting Started PDF at:
http://www.apple.com/server/documentation/
Please come back with any specific questions.
hth,
b.
Mac OS X (10.4.6)

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