I want to get a separate DNS server for my hosting company, what would be sufficient for this job? Would a regular p3 server do the job? Preferably something under $40 a month..

Originally posted by hostingnewbie
I want to get a separate DNS server for my hosting company, what would be sufficient for this job? Would a regular p3 server do the job? Preferably something under $40 a month..

You could get away, easily, with a low end VPS.

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Sprocket Data has a $35 server just for the job. http://www.sprocketnetworks.com/dedicated

These guys are so geekey, they give geeks a bad name.

lol i dont want TOO crappy a server..

Originally posted by hostingnewbie
lol i dont want TOO crappy a server..

Why use a bull dozer when a shovel will do. Looks like $35 is a good price and will do the job. But, I guess you are still agonizing over mhz's.

Trust me, my those old boat anchors could fill a T-1 all month long.

to me, an old p2 233 mhz server isn't worth $35 a month. i can probably get a p3 or duron with that price from other providers.

How about share the server with someone in same situation?

I have one server as a secondary name server. It's cel 2.4 with 5 ip. It should be more than enough to server 2 secondary nameserver. Right now, I'm looking for people who can share the server and pay little part of bill. Maybe around $30.

If you have friend in similar situation and can trust each other, this kind of thing can be work out.

Originally posted by hostingnewbie
to me, an old p2 233 mhz server isn't worth $35 a month. i can probably get a p3 or duron with that price from other providers.

I'd be interested in finding out how you spend your $35 dollars. Please come back and tell us what you found.

Actually I can get P3 800Mz with $35. Just remove good support part of your checking list. There are many if you contact sales directly. I was offered similar one multinple times.

cPanel has a free DNS only version...

You could look at a VPS from a higher-end provider like ServInt. We just bought a VPS there for DNS hosting and couldn't be happier. It is well worth their prices and is much more powerful then those $35 boxes ;)