Trash Talk - How much does bandwidth cost? Yoink - Mon Jul 03, 2006 1:12 am Post subject: How much does bandwidth cost?
After spending some money on upgrades, I have a decent bit of hardware lying around. I want to co-locate my box somewhere, and perhaps offer hosting.
So I guess this needs to be broken down into two questions -
. - How much bandwidth is necessary to be a decent host?
. - How much would that cost me?
Edit: Oh - the server specs would be...
Rosewill PSU
Foxconn FXME-661
Intel Celeron D 325 (2.53GHz, 256k L2 Cache)
Kingston 512MB ECC RAM
Geforce FX5200 (AGP 8x)
ASUS DVD-ROM
WDC 160GB HDD (ATA-100)
Confess - Mon Jul 03, 2006 2:18 am Post subject:
It would probably be cheaper for you to get a Nix server from http://serverpronto.com for 30-40$/m then it would be for you to colocate, then if you want to host Subgame you can use Wine. Colocation can be expensive, I wouldnt colocate unless you really needed too. However, as far as zone hosting goes...the only thing we have a shortage of is Nix AS3 hosting, but few people want AS3 hosting.
Given the fact that it is just a computer made from spare parts, and is not the same as a "server", theres no garuntee on the stability. Colocation repairs can be $50 per hour or more. Serverpronto also has some fees when things go wrong, also, however you are garunteed for hardware failure.
Yoink - Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:02 am Post subject:
Well, there are plenty of places nearby that offer colocation, places that I drive by on almost a daily basis - so repair could be left in my hands.
Is burstable bandwidth a huge plus, considering that zones dont' have constant population?
BDwinsAlt - Mon Jul 03, 2006 3:53 am Post subject:
Maybe these guys know something?
It looks like the patch panel is about to fall down. All those cables!
CypherJF - Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:15 am Post subject:
Oh man, that should be outlawed! lol
Cyan~Fire - Tue Jul 04, 2006 11:22 am Post subject:
Yeah, that's ridiculous. It's like one of those monster code sections you write that you never want to touch again.
