Back online with a slower connection
I have MacDesktops back online again, albeit served over a pair of DSL lines. Between the two connections, I have about 800K of upstream bandwidth. Because of this, I expect performance to be rather poor during peaks hours and probably not great during off-peak hours. The main connection is on the somewhat flakey though slightly larger of the two connections. Additionally, I am still configuring some aspects of the main server, so I may interrupt service from time to time as I break things. Hopefully, those interruptions will only last a few minutes, but accidents might happen.
I am working on getting back onto a high speed connection, though I expect that process will take at least several weeks.
I also should mention that the database restoration put a few minor errors into the database. Special characters such as ä, é, etc were not always populated correctly. If you notice one of these errors, please let me know.
So far I have not had any problems. Just accessed the site this morning. W8ill know better after a few days.
Frank
Comment by drfrank — 26 October 2005 @ 3:17 am
The site is definitely slower, but otherwise fine as far as I can notice.
I also switched away from godaddy after they treated me poorly. I highly recommend getting a hosting plan at dreamhost. They have a good web interface that lets you put caps on your monthly usage.
Nathan
Comment by nathan — 27 October 2005 @ 9:37 pm
Ryan,
I’d wholeheartedly recommend Dreamhost. I really recommend you at least call them.
Use this link to get to their site http://www.dreamhost.com/r.cgi?johnengler as it’ll get me a referral, and I’ll make a little cash on the deal, which I’ll turn around and donate to the MacDesktops bill…
I’m also totally willing to call them on your behalf and try and negotiate a better deal for you (if I can help you do that, that is).
Hope you’re well…
John
Comment by john — 28 October 2005 @ 6:37 pm
What about moving some of the content to other people’s servers? Use bandwidth from volunteers that already have their own web sites up and running. I’d be willing to volunteer space and bandwidth.
Comment by mberding — 2 November 2005 @ 1:54 pm