I work for a small company. I started our network here years ago by connecting two Win95 pc’s with coax. Over time, the network has evolved only as fast as my limited knowledge would allow. What I have now is a peer to peer network with the following components: 23 pc’s running a mix of Win95, Win98, WinME, and XP Pro; 2 Unix servers (one is a redundant backup); 2 Snapservers; and a device which acts as an internet gateway/firewall/dhcp server.
I use FacetWin for the pc’s to connect to the Unix server. The apps and data stay on the Unix box. FacetWin acts as a terminal service.
I utilize one XP Pro box as a fileserver for several database apps that are linked, as well as spreadsheet apps that multiple users need to access. All the pc’s backup data to the Snapservers using Datakeeper.
Unfortunately, I am the best IT guy we have. PC’s I understand, but I have no experience with server/client setups, or domain controllers. Should I consider migrating to Windows 2003 Server? What are the pros and cons?