I don't know how everyone feels about tower servers, but this seems to be a great deal! (note I have nothing to do with either of these companies, this forum just seemed most appropriate)

http://www.gatewayatwork.com/prod/sb_gtwy6400_prodinfo.shtml

From http://www.slickdeals.net/#p1613

Pentium III 933MHz
Supports up to Two Pentium III Processors
133MHz Front Side Bus
Supports 64bit PCI I/O technology
Error Checking and Correcting (ECC) Memory system
128MB SDRAM Supports up to 2GB PC133 SDRAM DIMM memory (4 DIMM sockets)
9GB 7200RPM SCSI Hard Drive
ServerWorks™ III LE Server Chipset
Integrated Intel PCI 10/100 Twisted Pair Ethernet
Integrated PCI Graphics with 4MB memory
20X/48X IDE CD-ROM drive
Integrated Dual Channel Ultra160 SCSI
Integrated dual-channel bus-mastering PCI IDE interface
1.44-MB 3.5" floppy drive; integrated controller supports a 1.44-MB device
Seven PCI expansion slots – two 64bit and five 32bit
Nine Drive Bays: five internal 3.5", three external 5.25", one external 3.5" floppy
Easy-Access Chassis provides tool-free, unobstructed access to key system components, simplifying maintenance and upgrades
Two 9-pin 16550-compatible FIFO serial ports; one bi-directional
ECP parallel port; one mouse and one keyboard port; two USB ports
Phoenix Upgradable Flash BIOS
300W Power Supply

To get the $500 price:

1.) Click here and then click on the "customize it" option.
2.) Under System Promotion pick "Option 1: $400 instant credit"
3.) Under Warranty pick "3 year parts & labor w/ 1 year onsite service"
4.) Lastly, click on update price and you'll get the server for $500!

Wow, can't beat the price... a $500 box w/ SCSI and dual proc MB.

If space isn't an issue, it seems like a great deal.

LOL So you can basically buy one of these for the price of one month on alot of dedicated plans and then colocate it for almost nothing. :)

I actually might pick up a few of these (with more RAM and some other things of course).

Just bought one... :)

umm im 99% sure that 400.00 instant rebate requires you to sign up for 3 years of MSN Internet Access

Originally posted by cbaker17
umm im 99% sure that 400.00 instant rebate requires you to sign up for 3 years of MSN Internet Access

It usually does. But I didn't see ANY mention of it whatsoever on the page... so... it would be rather fraudulent if it did. Normally it's made pretty clear if it does.

Originally posted by cbaker17
umm im 99% sure that 400.00 instant rebate requires you to sign up for 3 years of MSN Internet Access

Doesn't say anything about that anywhere on their site... at least that I can find. If they try and make me sign up for MSN, they'll have to cancel my order... :) I'll keep everyone informed.

Regards,

Originally posted by cbaker17
umm im 99% sure that 400.00 instant rebate requires you to sign up for 3 years of MSN Internet Access

Nope, there's no mention of it. I read on another forum that a number of people ordered this over the phone and got the same deal.

I'm 100% sure eBay will be flooded with these in a couple weeks :D

hmm maybe im wrong

You should contact Shang and get his dad @ Gateway to get you a few for free, seeing as how he has more then 50 of them..............oh wait, he has a reseller account. :D :D

Just having fun, looks like a great deal!!

BY the way, anyone knows why is there a $400 rebate? Will this server be good for hosting? You pay like extra $100 a month for tower server compared to 1U and over the long term, is it worth it? Maybe for a home desktop

This is the fine print on the customization page:

TO AVOID BEING CHARGED A MONTHLY FEE, CANCEL BEFORE ONE-YEAR PERIOD ENDS. One-year period begins 30 days from receipt of system. You may incur surcharges even during promotional period for premium services, or long distance charges on your phone bill, depending on location and calling plan. Communication surcharges may also apply with some access numbers and in AK. Non-local access via 1-888# 10¢ per minute. New U.S. members, 18 and older only. Major credit card or checking account required and will be provided to AOL at registration. Use may be limited, especially during peak usage. Click here for details and access numbers, or call 1-800-846-2000.

So, there is a catch. They will give out your credit card or checking account number to AOL. :D
Stay away from this "deal".

Netrose

Originally posted by netrose
So, there is a catch. They will give out your credit card or checking account number to AOL. :D
Stay away from this "deal".

That's for systems that include the one year of AOL for free. Plus, once Gateway charges your card for the system, as a precaution you could just have your credit card company change the card number....

Oh well, if this works out, it's one hell of a deal. :)

Regards,

I ordered 2 :D


Item: Gateway 6400 Quantity: 2 Configured Price: US $1000*

*Price does not include shipping and handling and any applicable taxes.



:D

I just ordered one via COD, when they call me to verify the order im going to make the quanity for as many as I can :)

Originally posted by cbaker17
I just ordered one via COD, when they call me to verify the order im going to make the quanity for as many as I can :)


:D heck of a deal :D


cheers,
elijah john

Wow..........

(/me :bawling: because if he orders one, he'll have to pay through the nose for shipping costs halfway around the world)

BC,

I'm in Aussie too, could we like get a host to order for us and colocate there? Or anyone in US knows how much to DHL a server to Aussie since i have a friend in US :)

I called them and no there isn't a MSN or AOL catch. Max quantity is 10 at a time. If you want to talk to a very nice salesperson talk to Desiree@gateway. Her # is 800.235.4425 xt 44762 tell her Mike from VSNI told you to call so she could make a few bucks on commission :).

I am now taking Colocation orders for Gateway towers. $50 a month for space, FREE setup, $2.00 GB (50 GB minimum monthly).

Best Regards,

We'll extend our free co-location offer to these Gateway boxes. 50GB minimum at $2 per GB. Free IP's and no setup fee.

Hello,

Can you tell me more about your uptime gurantee & /speed connection?

Also, how much you charge an hour for support, if someone needs it?

- Asia

Virtual Space Network, Inc. is one of the largest privately held data center/hosting companies in the U.S and has been doing business since 1997. VSNI’s company owned data center is located in our main office in downtown Phoenix Arizona and is fully staffed with VSNI employed network operators around the clock every single day of the year.

-99.9% Uptime with service credits.
-Hardware replacement time guarantee with service credits.
-VSNI onsite staff of 12 system administrators,14 programmers.
-24 hour ICQ support.
-24 hour 800 # support.

Data Center features:
Raised floors.
Redundant OC-12’s (lit and paid for) utilizing BGP-4.
Fully switched environment.
Conditioned UPS power.
Liebert Diesel backup generators.
Secured via biometric scanners and keycards.
24/7 Security personnel on site.
Natural disasters almost non-existent (Earthquake, Tornado’s, etc.) in Arizona.
Conditioned and Filtered Air.


Email, call, or ICQ if you have any specific needs or questions. Phone 602.285.0909


Best Regards,

Originally posted by Hostking
Her # is 800.235.4425 xt 44762 tell her Mike from VSNI told you to call so she could make a few bucks on commission :).


They didn't happen to agree to give you $25 off your next system every time someone orders, did they? :D

I know Gateway's made me that offer before...

Sorry no $25 off (I just talked to her (and a Tech) again to find out motherboard specs).

Here is the mainboard.

http://www.asus.com/products/Motherboard/Pentiumpro/Cur-dls/index.html

Could easily fit that into a 2U case.

Best Regards,

Originally posted by jkehe
We'll extend our free co-location offer to these Gateway boxes. 50GB minimum at $2 per GB. Free IP's and no setup fee.

will contact you as soon as i get my gateway boxes.
i called and they told me that I doNot need to sign up for an internet service but you have to have a business...

My rep(Rachel) told me...10 servers max..


cheers,
elijah john

Wow,

That is a good motherboard.

If Intel doesn't have STL2, I would have gone for that motherboard for my 2U server.

Pist me off because this deal comes in a wrong time for me. :angry:


- Asia

Infact i just checked that the mobo cost about US600 alone. Are Gateway gone crazy with that $400 off? I mean you could just buy the server and dismantle everything like what HostKing is planning since he said could easily fit that into 2U. Dont forget you get 9GB SCSI and 128 RAM and that 933mhz processor.

Did they say anything about it is only available to business customer ONLY or anyone could just buy it? By the way, this gateway server is classified as mid tower server?

Originally posted by DJ
Infact i just checked that the mobo cost about US600 alone. Are Gateway gone crazy with that $400 off? I mean you could just buy the server and dismantle everything like what HostKing is planning since he said could easily fit that into 2U. Dont forget you get 9GB SCSI and 128 RAM and that 933mhz processor.

exactly :D


Did they say anything about it is only available to business customer ONLY or anyone could just buy it? By the way, this gateway server is classified as mid tower server?

that is what my rep. told me and she asks me if i have one and i told her , we have a small webhosting company and gave her a URL too :)

I'll keep you posted on what's up.


cheers,
elijah john

For the motherboard, I think they can get it for much cheaper than $600. ( hense, quanitity discounts)

- Asia

Also,

$600 is for Retail.

How do you know if it is not OEM?

- Asia

Pricewatch.com had the boards for $350. Not that it matters.

Best Regards,

I would not order one of these at all,

99.99% chance that they are refurbished. I ordered a refurbished comp from gateway and when it got here, it's cdrom drive didn't work. I called them to get it replaced under warranty and originally they wre going to mail me a new one and send a return packing slip so I could return the old one. Then they looked up and found out I had a refurbished system and they told me now I would have to mail in the whole freaking box in for them to fix it (not just the cdrom). It would cost me almost as much to ship it as the damn cdrom is worth.

JMHO

They might be refurbished....
I just talked to my rep and she told me that they're new.

I will be expecting my servers by next week, so they say .... :rolleyes:

Subject: GATEWAY ORDER
Thank you for ordering from Gateway. We appreciate your business.
My name is RACHEL and I will be your online account associate. I am here
to help you with all of your business' needs. Please contact me with any
questions about your order.
Your FINAL Order # is:XXXXXXXXX
The Estimated Arrival Date of your order is:6/16
Configured Price: $1000.00
Shipping & Handling $120.00
Tax * $84.00
TOTAL PRICE $1204.00


can't wait........

Originally posted by JeremyL
I would not order one of these at all,

99.99% chance that they are refurbished. I ordered a refurbished comp from gateway and when it got here, it's cdrom drive didn't work. I called them to get it replaced under warranty and originally they wre going to mail me a new one and send a return packing slip so I could return the old one. Then they looked up and found out I had a refurbished system and they told me now I would have to mail in the whole freaking box in for them to fix it (not just the cdrom). It would cost me almost as much to ship it as the damn cdrom is worth.

JMHO

Again, I haven't bought one of these and have no personal experience with this exact system. HOWEVER, if a system is refurbished it almost ALWAYS is stated as such. Most reputable companies will not try to pass off a refurbished machine as NEW (the gateway site says nothing about this particular box being refurbished).

look at my post above :)

Your FINAL Order # is:XXXXXXXX
The Estimated Arrival Date of your order is:6/18

Configured Price: $500.00
Shipping & Handling $60.00
Tax * $28.00
TOTAL PRICE $588.00

So far so good, eh?

Regards,

so far so good :)

Mine is also estimated to arrive on the 18th. I'm trying hard not to order another one of these. I think it's a great deal!

Not a big issue for me, but the Asus CUR-DLS motherboard in these requires "Registered" SDRAM. It's only a few dollars more according to Crucial's site. Just letting you know in case you were planning on using extra SDRAM's you might have laying around.

Before anyone asks what "registered" memory is, here is the description from Crucial's FAQ.

The term "registered" refers to how the memory module processes signals. Registered modules contain a register that delays all information transferred to the module by one clock cycle. This type of memory is primarily used in servers and was designed for modules with 32 or more chips on them to help ensure that data is properly handled.

Just wondering why elijah tax is higher than jkehe tax? Elijah paid $84 for 2 system and jkehe paid $28 for 1. Elijah, did they mischarged you for 3 system instead?

Nice John,

Thanks for the heads up. Ours is arriving on the 15th or before. I want to check it out before we buy more.

Best Regards,

Originally posted by DJ
Just wondering why elijah tax is higher than jkehe tax? Elijah paid $84 for 2 system and jkehe paid $28 for 1. Elijah, did they mischarged you for 3 system instead?

Tax is different in different states.

I paid 5% South Carolina Sales Tax.

560 * 0.05 = 28.00

He paid 7.5% sales tax, because of where he is located.

1120 * 0.075 = 84.00

Regards,

Could anyone confirm if anyone could just buy it or you need a business?

For those who bought it, could you do me a favour. Once it arrived, could you post the dimension of the box and its weight here. Thanks.

Jkehe is right , i pay around 7-8% in tax (well my dad pays for it )

Correct me if i'm wrong, Gateway no longer offers the $400 instant rebate....

Originally posted by DJ
Could anyone confirm if anyone could just buy it or you need a business?

For those who bought it, could you do me a favour. Once it arrived, could you post the dimension of the box and its weight here. Thanks.


the box is 18.6X8.3X19.2 and weighs approx. 35lbs.
according to gateway.

Originally posted by elijah
Jkehe is right , i pay around 7-8% in tax (well my dad pays for it )

Correct me if i'm wrong, Gateway no longer offers the $400 instant rebate....

DAMN, that was fast ..... i just went to check & its gone too :bawling:

The website actually said the offer last till 30 June :(

Re: Gateway no longer offers the $400 instant rebate...

Shoot! It was great while it lasted.

Thanks to JG for posting this special.

I bought 11 at the good price if anyone wants one. :)

Right on Jeff. I already checked out the parts. Those will fit in a 2U just fine. Wish I had bought more and not wanted to test one first. Oh well.....

Best Regards,

The $400 off special promotion is still valid!!!

It's just been taken of the web order page. Now, you have to call Gateway or visit a Gateway Country store. Check out the link for details:

http://www.gatewayatwork.com/gw_atwork/promotion/6400server/index.shtml

As I mentioned above, the $500 Server deal is still available if you call Gateway.

The Anandtech.com forum has a couple of threads about this deal. The oldest thread is around 28 pages long now. There is some good info on a coupon code that may drop the price a few more dollars.

More important for this post, however, is a link to some pictures put up by someone who received his server today. It's a large page and slow over a modem.

Gateway 6400 Server Pics
http://home.cox.rr.com/xslackerx/6400.html

Anandtech threads about the 6400:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=40&threadid=457398

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=40&threadid=461310

For those still interested, the coupon code is SOL50 for extra $50 off. And the advice is to call home sales instead of the business division.

Many people seems to cancel their order & reordered from what i read in anandtech.

We bought 3 more ...
I can't wait for mine to arrive....I'm thinking of installing freeBSD ......instead of RH7.1.

Thanks JG for the heads up on these extremely good deal and DJ i'm going to call on monday to see if i can use that additional $50 off.

FYI: the deal is still ON, i think you have to call them at 1-800-846-5211 ...



cheers,
elijah john :angel:
go LakerS go!

I have to decide if I want this before I go on vacation. But I might just get it as a home sys. This would work as a home system, eh?

*knows very little about hardware or anything at all*

:D

Yes , you can :D


cheers,
elijah john :angel:

If you weren't aware, Dell announced that they would start price gouging the competition around last week and gateway countered saying they would do it too. if you are in the market for a new computer, I suggest you get one while this gouging is taking place.

Just wanted to add that dell is offering a "buy 3 servers get one free" deal here: http://www.dell.com/us/en/dfb/default.htm also free shipping looks like

<<MOD NOTE: REFURBISHED BUSINESS SOLUTIONS section>>

"JUST" ordered one from CANADA - called Gateway, Home sales, purchased unit at 500 US.

Paid 100 shipping
Paid PST and GST (Canadian Taxes)

Total order was 986.00 CANADIAN or 649.00 US delivered to our door in Canada

They are no customs or brokerage fees as they ship to their warehouse in Canada and then ship from there.

Total with tax, shipping and system only $989 Canadian

ETA was 1 to 2 weeks though :(

Chicken,

That would be a great system for home use other than the video card (and relatively small HD nowdays). It would rip other than that. I was thinking the same thing, problem is I just upgraded to a tbird 1.1 very inexpensively. 2 home systems is sounding very good right now though.

Best Regards,

This is a great deal, I also found out it uses this motherboard: http://www.asus.com.tw/products/Motherboard/Pentiumpro/Cur-dls/index.html

So telling people mentioning Abit was wrong, they were actually pretty close. There is also a deal on some 10K 18GB SCSI HDDS for $90 going around.

Anyone knows if this server is considered mid-tower or full-tower for co-location?

Thanks

Originally posted by Hostking
Sorry no $25 off (I just talked to her (and a Tech) again to find out motherboard specs).

Here is the mainboard.

http://www.asus.com/products/Motherboard/Pentiumpro/Cur-dls/index.html

Could easily fit that into a 2U case.

Best Regards,

I saw in racksaver that they fit the mobo into a 1U case. Here's the link

http://www.racksaver.com/products/RS1125.asp

Could someone advise if we could buy a 1U casing and transfer all the parts over?

DJ,

I will let you know when we get ours in on the 15th.

Best Regards,

Originally posted by Hostking
Chicken,

That would be a great system for home use other than the video card (and relatively small HD nowdays). It would rip other than that. I was thinking the same thing, problem is I just upgraded to a tbird 1.1 very inexpensively. 2 home systems is sounding very good right now though.

Best Regards,

Mike, if the video card is for games, then I don't care. the small HD is an issue, but I could add another. Some cheapie IDE 40 gig thing from local store. I don't know much about ram, but the other forum listed someting about crucial 256 that sounded good.

I also have a 1U case (actually server), but i think I'm going to sell it to pay for this computer. The wife would get too pissed if I bought this and had a spare server, and another 1U *and* the laptop. :(

Aloha
not sure I mentioned something on Micron memory
one thing is go here http://www.ebates.com (http://www.ebates.com/index.jsp?referrer=partners@happyfish.com)
ebates is great I have got a average of $35 a year on purchases anyway it gives ya an extra 5% off the purchase on memory
pick up SDRAM, PC133 • CL=2 • Registered • ECC • 7.5ns • 3.3V • 32Meg x 72
part # CT32M72S4R7E
$72.99 a piece

man want to get one of these for home use would be cool to have for a file server box stick a couple big HD on it

An update on this deal in case you didn't know...

I just ordered one of these today. They are still running the offer, my sales rep said not to wait as the deal may not be around much longer (not sure how true that is). They have been overwhelmed with orders and my estimated shipping date is September. Still worth the wait in my opinion. Also, I was reading some of the threads on anandtech.com about applying another coupon to save even more on the server but I was told that you could only use 1 promotion - of course I chose the 400.00 promotion and chose the cheaper warranty -100.00 My total was 590.00 including shipping (60.00) and tax.

jericho

Originally posted by jericho
They have been overwhelmed with orders and my estimated shipping date is September.

September? OUCH.

4 months for shipping? That's pretty bad.

Ten of mine don't come until July 7 or something close to that. :(

Regards,

*update*

my servers are suppose to arrive here in cali this Friday! they've extended it until next week b/c they are short on mobo's...

my rep told me that our first 2 servers will arrive on or b4 the 19th. However, the additional ones will be here sometime next month.


cheers,
elijah john

Anyone else think that if the servers take 4 months to arrive this might not be such a sweet deal.......

Hopefully ours arrive this week.

Best Regards,

Hi,

can anybody please tell My a E-Mail-Adress of a Sales-Rep. of Gateway then I also ordered via Website one Server but I get on every E-Mail-Adress I write no Answer :( I tried <Hostking> Sales-Rep "Desiree@gateway.com" but get a '.. this Adress have a fatal Error .. ' back.

Little Info: I'm from Switzerland, but I dont want to Export the Server (will colocate it in a US-NOC). Paying is also no Problem for My (have Eurocard/Mastercard and VISA) so I think it should be possible that a Non-US-Customer can also get one or what do you think :confused:

Marco,

Here you go Desiree.Cabinte@gateway.com . I hope that helps. Drop me a email if you need a place to store that server ;).

Best Regards,

HostKing,

Yes, I think that even if it does take 4 months for the servers to be delivered that approx $600.00 total for a server with these specs is still going to be a VERY good deal. Also, I really doubt if it takes 4 months, they are always very conservative on their delivery dates. I've always received my computers from Gateway earlier than expected.

jericho

Hi,

Originally posted by Hostking
Marco,

Here you go Desiree.Cabinte@gateway.com . I hope that helps. Drop me a email if you need a place to store that server ;).

Best Regards,

Thanks for the correct E-Mail Adress, will try on it.

My order ship date was delayed from June 18 to August 30, so I cancelled the order. My ship date on 10 of them is still early July, and if they push that back, I'll probably cancel that too...

*update*

My servers was suppose to be here Today! the 15th and they moved it to the 19th, the reason is they ran out of mobo's.

Yesterday, they bumped it to the 21st for some delayed ordered parts and stuff.

Today, my sales rep. called me and she said, it will be shipped on the 25th via 2nd day air (NO charge), so I should be getting it between 28th/29th for sure :bawling:

In 4 months they won't be such a sweet deal.

Prices on all of the parts will have gone down significantly, how much they go down is what counts though.

They must have zillion of orders. :D

Hi,

I also did not get any Answer from Desiree or other Sales-Person about My Order :bawling:

Has anyone actually received their order?

I don't see the $400 discount on the site, I may be blind...

Obviously I'm not as experienced as you guys, but from my eyes it seems fishy that they keep pushing back the shipping dates....What do you guys thing? Am I just paranoid?

Several people on the Anandtech.com forum have received theirs and are pleased with the computer. The estimated delivery for my computer has been pushed back to June, 29th. I'm going to hang in there and wait, I still think it was a great deal.

Originally posted by cbaker17
umm im 99% sure that 400.00 instant rebate requires you to sign up for 3 years of MSN Internet Access

What would you need MSN Internet Access for on a server?

Aloha
what about the appservers on Ubid
Dell Appserver 256 megs 9 gig scsi 750 pIII no OS
get em about $625
allready in a 1u case
might be another alternative if you are going to colocate it ???

Originally posted by big_smooth
Has anyone actually received their order?

I don't see the $400 discount on the site, I may be blind...

Obviously I'm not as experienced as you guys, but from my eyes it seems fishy that they keep pushing back the shipping dates....What do you guys thing? Am I just paranoid?

You have to call in.

Well, I just thought I'd let everyone know that I received my first Gateway at the $500 price on Friday. :) Looking for 10 more this week hopefully. If not, the order will be cancelled.

Regards,

Just in case anyone hasn't seen this (http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6417108.html?tag=mn_hd) yet I thought I'd point it out.

Evidently Gateway rather, err, underestimated the demand for cheap hardware.

Ill be buying 3 of these soon

WHat a deal

Joe

mine should be here any time by now. They upgraded it to ship the next day for free.

Originally posted by cperciva
Just in case anyone hasn't seen this (http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6417108.html?tag=mn_hd) yet I thought I'd point it out.

Evidently Gateway rather, err, underestimated the demand for cheap hardware.


Yup.. i was on an emailing frenzy last week just to get my servers to ship as promised, mine should be here between now and wednesday and we won't be seeing my brothers machines until sept.

Oh well.. can't complain much on a $500 server.

Thanks for the link Cperciva :)

Anybody know where we can buy those Dell servers ? besides ebay and ubid.
http://webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=13082

wohoo :P

Mine's shipped and i should be getting it by tomorrow..
it was shipped Next day air for Free.

Status: In Transit

Tracking Number: xx 245 jX0 24 xxxx 64x 5
Service Type: ADA DEL5 CONF
PACKAGE PROGRESS
Date Time Location Activity
Jul 10, 2001 6:36 P.M. DES MOINES, IA, US UNLOAD SCAN
6:35 P.M. DES MOINES, IA, US ARRIVAL SCAN
9:00 A.M. GATEWAY 2000, IA, US DEPARTURE SCAN
8:34 A.M. GATEWAY 2000, IA, US ORIGIN SCAN


Tracking results provided by UPS: Jul 10, 2001 10:47 P.M. Eastern Time (USA)

In reading recent articles about servers it seems alot of companies are just giving up on them.

Hello, I'm not very familar with colocation, but it is possible to buy a tower pc, send it to a company, (colocate it) and then just pay the amount they cost per gig?

For example, say, jkehe says he'll colocate these towers for free, paying $2 a gig minimum 50 gigs. So all I would have to pay is for the tower, shipping and handling, send it to jkehe, and then pay him however much bandwidth I use?

Wow, if that's what i think it is...that's a god damn good deal. The URL above doesn't work for me...could someone gimme the right one? I think they shut down that page because people were buying too many of them =) Geez you guys, I wanted one too.

Does anyone here supply a fixed 2-4mb/sec line?

Aye, one last question. Could this P3 933MHZ with say, 512RAM support at peak times, over 1.5mb/sec? Probably use more than 400 gigs a month. Do you think this server could take it?

Oh yeah, does anyone colocate towers for very cheap with no setup fee?

Thanks for taking your time on answering all my questions.

Regards, Andrew
:D

Originally posted by Chicken
I have to decide if I want this before I go on vacation. But I might just get it as a home sys. This would work as a home system, eh?

*knows very little about hardware or anything at all*

:D

Agrees :)...I don't know much either.

It would be a great home system.

Originally posted by D00D
Aye, one last question. Could this P3 933MHZ with say, 512RAM support at peak times, over 1.5mb/sec?

A quote from the Apache people comes to mind here (this was 2 or 3 years ago, so it's paraphrased): "Apache is designed for correctness, not for speed [...] When serving static content Apache can saturate a T1 line on a low-end Pentium."

To answer your question, if your content is purely static, you could handle much more than 1.5Mbps; if your content is dynamic, it depends entirely upon the cpu power used by the dynamic portion of your site(s).

Dynamic and static, sound like a load of hooey :)

When you get down to it its all bits of data, simple switches, the only reason dynamic would require more cpu is because dynamic data is larger media, hence it needs more bandwidth hence the computer has to pump those bits of data out faster....

YaY

the boxes are here.

I'm going to use the other box for personal stuff and was considering using the other box for Free hosting , i need some suggestions :confused:

Do you think it would be a good idea to offer Free hosting ? Although, I will Not guarantee the uptime but was wondering if there should be some downtime, will it affect the reputation of Our hosting company ?

I was thinking of doing 50MB space with cgi,ssi,asp,php,mysql, cold fusion, oracle, etc... free

Thanks

Originally posted by elijah
YaY

the boxes are here.

I'm going to use the other box for personal stuff and was considering using the other box for Free hosting , i need some suggestions :confused:

Do you think it would be a good idea to offer Free hosting ? Although, I will Not guarantee the uptime but was wondering if there should be some downtime, will it affect the reputation of Our hosting company ?

I was thinking of doing 50MB space with cgi,ssi,asp,php,mysql, cold fusion, oracle, etc... free

Thanks
Aloha
how would you make money on it ????
and what kind of connection would it have ??
why ??????

those might help answer about reputation ?
best of luck

Originally posted by Honu

Aloha
how would you make money on it ????
and what kind of connection would it have ??
why ??????

those might help answer about reputation ?
best of luck

none , i don't pay for anything my brother does and since there is some extra space at the local NOC, i think i can squeeze the box in there.. i'm not going to host thousands of sites , maybe a couple hundred :)

initially, it'll be on 1Mbps.

what i was trying to say, is that, i will try my best to have an uptime of 99% but what if the hardware fails?
then it might take a few days to rebuild the box again and will that affect the reputation of our hosting site ? I will make it clear that it is a separate thing.

Thanks.

Originally posted by Honu


why ??????


sorry ..forgot to answer that last Q.

why ?

b/c i want to learn all kinds of things... and this will be my research and development server :)

Aloha
wellI guess if it is for free then no one can really complain to much if they read that
maybe what you can try is todo stuff in your own area for peoples homepages etc... as kind of a good will thing
might be a way to build your name up in your local area or peer group ???

cool ya get to put it somewhere for free that is super cool ;)

The above URL doesn't work for me. Could someone please post the correct URL.... PLEASE!

Thank you.
-DaRedMonkey

They don't have it listed on their site anymore. I'm not even sure if they still have the offer going on. Best bet would be to give them a call and see what's up...