What Hardware should a server have and what internet connection should a server be connected to?

Question

I want to build a small server and i don't know exactly what parts should i have.

Answer 1

It depends on what do you want to do with it.

Having your own server it's quite fun, I have one for myself, I use it to test web pages.

I have an Intel mainboard for a 2.8 Ghz P4HT processor with 512 MB, my load average is always 0.1 with about 1 to 2 thousand visits a day, 4 XEN servers and a LAMP powered service.

I'll recommend you to take any machine you have round there, install *NIX on it and attach it to a dynamic IP using DynDNS if you want to access it from outside.

Internet connections depends on how many traffic do you plan to receive. 2Mbps is quite good

Answer 2

You need good server software, Linux CentOS, Red Hat, etc or MS IIS. You just need a system that can handle the load you expect.
You line should be a minimum of a T1 - most lines at home limit the OUTBOUND *upload speed way to much for most servers. If your just doing it for fun. then it doesn't matter.