Using virtual machines, I have been experimenting with two alternatives to Ubuntu, Windows server 2003 & Windows Server 2008.
What I have discovered is that they're much easier to use (initially) when starting to set up, as they can be created with a full desktop experience. That means that I would not need to necessarily rely on CLI. However, I am still choosing to pursue Ubuntu server as it's open-sourced at no cost and is widely supported online. I may use the 'simple' windows servers initially before I have Linux running fully to test DHCP etc.
Fortunately for Ubuntu, I have found to very helpful pages that shows the setup of many primary resources that I will need to:
Ubuntu 14.04
https://help.ubuntu.com/14.04/index.html
Ubuntu 12.04
https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/index.html
I have also been researching programs that may be useful to for video streaming, Plex Media Server and VLC media player. Both are supported on Ubunutu & Windows.
For the beginning of my stress testing, I have been looking at DDOS attacks. These I could put through the network using a program called "High Orbit Ion Cannon", a piece of software that generates fake users & connections to the server attempting to overload it.
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