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11-26-2015, 11:21 AM
Thread: DNS not propagating to all Severs in Web Hosting
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The problem is most likely related to hosting a...
The problem is most likely related to hosting a .com.au domain on .com nameservers. No glue is ok in itself but it can cause problems when the nameserver domain's DNS is flakey, as yours is.
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05-10-2015, 10:40 PM
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What you're looking for is known as "reverse...
What you're looking for is known as "reverse tethering" (GIYF). It's certainly possible for Android devices but seems to require root access.
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05-07-2015, 04:10 AM
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Or you could install Guest Additions and the vm's...
Or you could install Guest Additions and the vm's screen resolution will be adjusted automatically to whatever window size you choose.
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04-23-2015, 08:36 AM
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In my experience DigitalOcean sets up rDNS...
In my experience DigitalOcean sets up rDNS automatically to match the droplet name. It's working for you too, assuming the same IP we were discussing earlier.
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04-23-2015, 03:02 AM
Thread: Help with BIND/NAMED? in Web Hosting
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Yep, that would do it. I'd suggest you use a...
Yep, that would do it. I'd suggest you use a different resolver in resolv.conf (public or host-provided) so you can disable recursion on this one.
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04-23-2015, 02:47 AM
Thread: Help with BIND/NAMED? in Web Hosting
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Your named setup isn't working: $ dig...
Your named setup isn't working:
$ dig @104.236.207.213 ns . mindcrash . ca
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: REFUSED, id: 33448
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01-28-2015, 11:15 PM
Thread: Social Security Number Safe on VPN/VPS? in VPS Hosting
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Is the online application form submitted on a SSL...
Is the online application form submitted on a SSL link (https)? If so, provided you don't do something stupid like accepting an invalid certificate, then anything you submit is encrypted from end to...
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01-20-2015, 02:53 AM
Thread: Out of Memory VPS in VPS Hosting
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You may want to set up some kind of monitoring...
You may want to set up some kind of monitoring and log the memory stats. It's possible that a surge of traffic is combining with bad configuration to cause an out-of-memory condition. Traffic could...
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01-20-2015, 02:32 AM
Thread: Out of Memory VPS in VPS Hosting
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Your provider told you that? :eek: For a newbie...
Your provider told you that? :eek: For a newbie to misunderstand linux memory reporting is understandable, for support staff at a hosting provider it's unforgivable.
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01-14-2015, 06:26 AM
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When something works from the command line but...
When something works from the command line but not from cron it's usually because the environment's different. Isn't .my.cnf expected to be in the user's home directory? Perhaps try:
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01-14-2015, 06:14 AM
Thread: Number of physical CPUs in Dedicated Server
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Interesting, thanks.
Interesting, thanks.
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01-14-2015, 05:37 AM
Thread: Number of physical CPUs in Dedicated Server
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Not really my area but I got the impression that...
Not really my area but I got the impression that 30% was pretty much the maximum benefit you'd expect, with diminishing returns as the number of sockets / cores increases. What sort of workload does...
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01-13-2015, 11:58 PM
Thread: Number of physical CPUs in Dedicated Server
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You may need to enable hyperthreading in bios (or...
You may need to enable hyperthreading in bios (or ask your provider to do it). I wouldn't think you'd see much of a performance gain though when you already have 12 physical cores.
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01-04-2015, 08:43 PM
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How long should that take exactly? I've been...
How long should that take exactly? I've been using mostly Virtuozzo / OpenVZ since 2005 without any major issues. The worst experience I had was with a little Xen machine that was desperately slow...
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12-29-2014, 11:09 AM
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Poll: Moved to Reviews. :wht: (and I see the green-bar...
Moved to Reviews. :wht: (and I see the green-bar / EV cert in both FF and Chrome).
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12-13-2014, 10:06 PM
Thread: Novice who needs VPS with support in VPS Hosting
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Title fixed, and moved to VPS forum. :wht:
Title fixed, and moved to VPS forum. :wht:
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12-10-2014, 03:32 AM
Thread: Using 2 DNS hosts in Hosting Security and Technology
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If you're literally using "ns5.incorrect.tld"...
If you're literally using "ns5.incorrect.tld" then I doubt any registrar would let you set up your experiment. The way to test this is to set up a second nameserver under a valid domain name,...
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12-09-2014, 11:37 PM
Thread: Using 2 DNS hosts in Hosting Security and Technology
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PascM is right - if your "incorrect.tld"...
PascM is right - if your "incorrect.tld" nameservers are unavailable the website will be accessible but may take a fraction of a second longer to resolve.
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11-05-2014, 10:50 AM
Thread: Converting gif's to jpg's in Web Design and Content
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I'd just use convert - the ImageMagick command...
I'd just use convert - the ImageMagick command line utility. Backup first, and check there are no filenames containing spaces because those would require something a bit smarter. But if not:
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10-28-2014, 04:53 AM
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I imagine the most important "detail" would be...
I imagine the most important "detail" would be whether you have permission to share / rebroadcast the transmissions you're planning to receive on these dishes.
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10-27-2014, 09:53 PM
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What was the actual (dollar) value of this late...
What was the actual (dollar) value of this late fee?
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10-21-2014, 12:23 AM
Thread: DNS - domain and subdomain at different servers in VPS Hosting
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Looks like the domain's only delegated to the...
Looks like the domain's only delegated to the nameserver at server1 (ns1 and ns2). In that situation whatever dns you set up on server 2 will be ignored.
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10-20-2014, 11:17 PM
Thread: DNS - domain and subdomain at different servers in VPS Hosting
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CNAME records can only point to a hostname...
CNAME records can only point to a hostname (domain / subdomain) record, not an IP address. You want an A record here.
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10-15-2014, 04:18 AM
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Poll: You're saying they suspended your entire reseller...
You're saying they suspended your entire reseller account because one client had a [possibly] incorrect date on their "About us" page? That makes no sense - are you sure there wasn't something else?...
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10-14-2014, 10:02 PM
Thread: Knownhost review after 10 days in VPS Hosting
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When it comes to monitoring the devil really is...
When it comes to monitoring the devil really is in the detail. On a 5-minute interval, brief downtimes of a minute or two (if detected) are typically reported as 5 minutes which tends to balance out...
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