Setting up a server on a networked hard drive

[rocknrisk]

Hi all,

Before you lynch me, I know that this may not be the right place to post this. But, I am coding an Intranet site for my company, and would like to have a chat room and a couple newsgroups. I am coding in DHTML and Java (the two languages I know). The problem is two fold.

1. The network is NT but is nothing more than a collection of hard drives, so I would need to set up a Virtual Server on the hard drive that the site will be stored. What is the best method and approach to resolving this problem. I am considering Tomcat. Is this a good choice?

2. I am an Java2 Application programmer, and have very little knowledge about coding for Networks. I do have the J2EE API installed on my system but have never had a reason to use it up until now. I need a little understanding about how networks operate and how they relate to each workstation logged on to the network.

Any help or direction will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.
Clinton "The important thing is not to stop questioning." - Albert Einstein

 

[rocknrisk]

Anybody have any direction? "The important thing is not to stop questioning." - Albert Einstein