Make my own server to test apps?

Hello,

Like most of you I not only write just VB apps, but C# and ASP.NET from the Studio. I was wondering how I might make my own server to test out my apps. I read somewhere that a guy made his own server to test ASP apps. He used a Pentium 166 with 256 RAM and installed Windows Server 2000, ASP.NET, and the .NET Framework and probably a couple of other things. Does anyone have any experience with this that could tell me how to go about it?

Thanks!

All you should need is Win2k Pro or XP Pro, and you will have IIS. Basically all you have to do is set it up through Add/Remove Programs, and it should run your ASP/ASP.NET apps fine.

It is under the windows components section in the add/remove programs dialog.

Also, if you are installing IIS after you installed the framework, then you will need to register ASP.Net with IIS.

Go to the Visual Studio command line tool, and type "aspnet_regiis -i"

I already have done all that. What I am looking for is a way to do it "for real" rather than the "simulated" way. I was thinking that if I can create my own server at home and practice up building appllications for it, then when I have enough experience, I can set up something at work on the network. Just setting up the IIS thingy one my own PC isn't going to help with that.

For example, I can signup with online ASP.NET servers and build apps to the site itself so the whole world can see it. I essentially want to do the same thing with my own server.

Thanks!

I dont understand what mean with "simulated way", IIS is not a simulated server, there are many servers running IIS and for shure they are not simulating ;)

I am running an apacheserver with PHP-integrated, just for developing VB.net apps that interacting with PHP. But once i will try IIS and ASP to.