[olug] Suggestions for web/e-mail/shell access hosting...

[Kenton Brede]

On 3/22/07, Daniel Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, March 21, 2007 12:45, Wesley Ferrel wrote:
> > I realize I'm 4 days out on this response, but I've gotta give a nod to
> > linode.com.  Their offering is great.  It's do-it-yourself, so it can be
> > more involved than just getting a hosted service from a canned service
> > provider.  However, their service offerings keep growing, and the value
> > you get for your $ is great, and constantly increasing.  Plus it gives
> > you the flexibility to add your own services as your needs change and
> > grow.  They've got servers in three data centers (West Coast, Central
> > and East Coast) so you have your choice of locations.
>
> Thanks for the feed-back.  Since I have my own hardware already, I'm going
> to bump up my Cox at Home connection to their $99/month Cox at Work service (1Mb
> up/12Mb down) and host it at home.  The cost differential is only $50 from
> what I pay for the @Home now, but I'll get faster speeds for home surfing,
> plus I can put a couple of friends servers up too for only $5 per
> additional IP address.
>
> If I didn't have the hardware, Linode was a very tempting offer.  (When I
> get a lot of free time or win the Lottery, I might play with setting up
> some sort of Xen/KVM/UML system to play with and offer that to
> frieds/family.)
>
> Thanks for the input.

Sorry if someone else has already mentioned this, but if you live in this area
http://www.qwest.com/vdsl/omaha/availability.html you can get a static
IP, and open ports for $20.00 more a month over regular cable costs
through Qwest.  Upload speed is capped but I don't remember at what
speed, IIRC it's under 1MB though.  You might be able to pay for more
speed.  I haven't looked at the product for quite a while.  I've had
the service for 3 or 4 years with one outage I can think of, it lasted
a few hours.  I think we're paying about $90.00 a month for cable TV
(no premium channels) and Internet (with open ports).  One downside is
additional IPs cost way too much money (don't remember exact cost).  I
guess they want to limit people to one but I can live with redirects.
Kent