Thinking About Starting= Personal Server

[Alex]

Hey guys,
i was wondering if these specs would be enough to host one web site, my ZoNe.
Specs:
Dual AMD ThunderBird 1.2GIG MHz
546RAM
7.2gig hard drive
WindowsME -- main thing i am worried about
Sattilte Connectin -- 2nd thing worried about..

[Chris]

yes.

[Edited by Chicken on 12-28-2000 at 02:08 PM]

[syanet]

If the answer isn't obvious to you, then you shouldn't be hosting in the first place.

[Edited by Chicken on 12-28-2000 at 02:09 PM]

[Technics]

Windows ME - Aint a hosting platform.

[Alex]

what is then? somebody told me to use Linux-Mandrake is that good?

[Mrh0ax]

man, stick with a free host, or have ur daddy buy u a dedicated server cuz ur just get hacked and shietz

I have never heard of a WinMe server

(something tells me ur just trying to be coo)

[Alex]

server 26 on f2s.com runs WindowsME its a beta server running a Windows Version of php/mysql/

[Nick]

Originally posted by Alex
server 26 on f2s.com runs WindowsME its a beta server running a Windows Version of php/mysql/

Just wondering, but where do you see that?

[Alex]

on the users.f2s.com page in the forums section

[Technics]

Guess that explains why they have so many problems with the server software.

[Alex]

lol.. dont you see the note when you sign up?
it says "Our Webservers Are Exprermintal(sp?), So If you dont mind lots of downtime and slowness sign up"

[Technics]

Nope - Because i don't use f2s. I got my own server.

[Alex]

you also said ex-fthosting ppl get a account on your server, i had a fthosting account till they disappered.

[Technics]

Oh boy when will you give up - As i told you via yahoo you didnt.

People who did have domains or sub accounts who have contacted me have had accounts made. If they wanna step forward thats up to them but you didnt have an account with FTHosting.

[stu]

Originally posted by Alex
Hey guys,
i was wondering if these specs would be enough to host one web site, my ZoNe.
Specs:
Dual AMD ThunderBird 1.2GIG MHz


AMD has not released their 760MP motherboard chipset yet, which supports multiple CPUs That means you cannot have a Dual Athlon setup at the moment.

[Alex]

AMD recently released there 760MP PR1 motherboard chipset about 2 days ago. its only a pre release so yes it is possbile..

[Technics]

and you have it already?.

[Alex]

Yes i was one of the few to get sleected for the beta testers.. only costed me $25

[Robert]

Alex...

Here is what I would do if I was you..

1) Create a dual boot up with Windows Me and Redhat 7. (you dont really need Windows Me, but I would keep it just incase you decide not to continue hosting your own site)

2) Get rid of the Satellite connection. (If that is what you meant.. you typed Sattilte). If you can afford Satellite, you can afford Cable/DSL. I would get a cable connection from roadrunner or something of that sort. (Make sure the company you go with allows you to run a server).

3) Install Perl, MySQL, PHP and whatever else I need on the system and install a firewall with a port scanner.

And boom I have a good 1 site server.

That's what I would do.. you're not me and I'm not you.. but I hope I gave you some ideas.



[Edited by robert on 12-28-2000 at 07:05 PM]

[stu]

Originally posted by Alex
Yes i was one of the few to get sleected for the beta testers.. only costed me $25

lies...

[Nick]

Originally posted by stu
lies...

...are nothing new coming from Alex.

[Alex]

robert i am unfillmiar with a dual installl of redhat + windows.

also i do have "sattile(sp?)" but i can;t get DSL or cable and that stuff because they say "Sorry service is not avabile in areA" i say they are stupid

[Robert]

Originally posted by Alex
robert i am unfillmiar with a dual installl of redhat + windows.

also i do have "sattile(sp?)" but i can;t get DSL or cable and that stuff because they say "Sorry service is not avabile in areA" i say they are stupid

A dual bootup is when you start your computer, it will ask you what OS (Operating System) you would like to boot up. Then you would select either Redhat 7 or Windows and it will load it.

I guess Satellite connection could do. But I would recommend to get cable as soon as possible.

[Nick]

Originally posted by robert
But I would recommend to get cable as soon as possible.

DSL would prolly be better because cable tends to be shared i.e.- more than one person per line. DSL has a dedicated line as far as I know. Oh well, neither are suitable for a host anyway. T3's are the way to go.

[Robert]

Originally posted by Nick

Originally posted by robert
But I would recommend to get cable as soon as possible.

DSL would prolly be better because cable tends to be shared i.e.- more than one person per line. DSL has a dedicated line as far as I know. Oh well, neither are suitable for a host anyway. T3's are the way to go.

If you want speed, then you want cable. Cable is wayyy faster then DSL. But yes, DSL has it's own dedicated line, unlike cable where you share it with everyone in your neighborhood. and yes T3's are the way the to go, but why waste the money if you want to host 1 small site?

If I was going to host my own web site, I would go with cable (faster upload/download speeds). but if I was just oging to use it for surfing the net, I would go with DSL.

[Coolin]

A satellite connection only uploads at modem speeds. The max upload modem speed is 33.6kpbs, which is definately not enough speed for you to host your site on. Therefore, you cannot host your site on such a slow connection. Also, Windows Me is easily exploitable, I can crash your server and Windows in about... 10 seconds.

[Mrh0ax]

when will alex stop saying lies lies and more lies????

[jimmacr]

Well, server0026 does NOT run windows me. The site server0026.freedom2surf.net runs Apache/1.3.14 (Unix) on Linux.

Lies, Lies, Lies.

[stu]

Originally posted by Mrh0ax
when will alex stop saying lies lies and more lies????



beats me...

...but if you ask him, I bet it would be a lie ;)

[sHaWn]

DSL sux!!! It has bad upload rates. I would use cable...
or you could get a $199/month connection frm tera-byte.com
that's what I did.