The easiest way is to get the bukkit plugin called permissions. From there you can set up as many groups as you like and add people to them. You could also get the jobs plugin. People pick a job, for example lumberjack, & get promoted when they cut down enough trees. hope this helped.
You will most likely need some mods
You can't rank up on a Minecraft server because there are no ranks unless the host of the server has a rank plugin.
Use the hamachi server.
Watch youtube videos.
you cannot set up permissions in a normal minecraft server. you must have a bukkit server to use permissions. check the bukkit forum for more info.
You need the server software first. Once you get the server set up, you can copy your save to the server.
No
If you have a normal server, you have to op people from the console to give them permissions. If you have a craftbukkit server, you can download a plugin for permissions.
Anyone who downloads the server application. Even you can set one up on your computer. Go to minecraftforums.net for one, scroll down to the servers area, or just Yahoo/Google minecraft server.
You should be able to. Contact your friend and see whether or not he or she set up the server right.
Minecraft has a separate multiplayer server file to download for free. Just look for the links for the forums or look at Youtube to find out how to set it up.
You do not need a Minecraft account to set up a server, so unlimited. However most computers can only run one server at a time
In order to play Minecraft with friends, you need to set up a server. You can either set one up on your own computer, or you can rent one from a company for fairly cheap prices.