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  1. #1
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    Fastest servers?

    Wich shared web hosting company has the fastest servers?
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    Well most of them are now dual Xeon's, I haven't seen many with more then that yet. Or do you mean bandwidth speed?
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    You wouldn't be able to say xyzhost has the "fastest" servers because there's so many factors involved, your location would make a difference for a start.

    If you look for an established host that uses a decent network and are not expecting the world for a few dollars a month then you'll be ok. A host with servers in the same country as most of your traffic will be coming from would usually also be an advantage.
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    Yes bandwidth speed
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    Why does it make a difference if your in the same country as your hosting companys server?
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  6. #6
    Originally posted by a1nerd
    Why does it make a difference if your in the same country as your hosting companys server?
    It makes a pretty big difference if your hosting company is located on a different continent because the data has to flow through transatlantic lines beneath the ocean to a country far far away. Basically what I’m trying to say is it takes a few extra hops to get there.

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    Most server have 100mbps ports on them, as long as they have a few good providers...
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    It makes a pretty big difference
    Ping times are higher, but the overall browsing experience will not be very different IMHO.

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    It also depends on how often ther are used, if an ip address is accessed alot, servers usually keep the ip cached so its much faster to access.

  10. #10
    DNS entries can be cached... but I've never heard of an IP address being cached?

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  11. #11
    Any server can be blazing fast, it all depends on how well you administer it and the load on it. Even if you put too many people on a dual xeon, the server will still go slow...it all depends


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    Most servers won't have a slow connection speed. The problem usually lies with the client's connection speed.
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