Any Comments About Sago Networks
Apr 9, 2008With the dedicatedplace.com ongoing saga, I'm looking for a new dedicated server. I'm considering Sago Networks [url] Anyone have any experience with them?
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Sago Networks Asking For ID
May 30, 2008Anyone using Sago Networks ? I am shifting from LT and I chose Sago but when i completed the order they are asking me for a Photo ID ... has anyone done this ?
I mean is it safe to do that ? Coz i am paying by paypal and my paypal account is verified so there should'nt be any problem but just confirming ...
how is Sago Networks and about this ID confirmation thing.
[Review] Sago Networks (2 Months)
Jun 6, 2008I'll try to make a long story short. I was in the market recently for a low-cost dedicated server. My requirements were fairly low in terms of server specifications and bandwidth. I just wanted a reliable server on an extremely stable network. (The latter requirement is usually the hard part.) I had browsed Sago's website about a year ago and recalled that they had reasonable prices and what seemed to be tolerable peering. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Sago had a rather nice list of peers, and Cogent was not one of them! (Queue the fireworks and popping corks.)
After a couple of conversations with Shawn from Sago, I was sold. He went above and beyond to find a solution for my needs. The order went through quickly and I had a nice, shiny.......... I get distracted by shiny things... new FreeBSD server ready to go.
I had a couple of issues of my own making early on, and Sago's support helped me promptly and effectively.
Unfortunately, I'm unable to convey long-term reassurance for anyone considering Sago, since I have only been a Sago customer for about 2 months, but so far I'm very impressed with their service, and I look forward to posting another positive review later down the road.
Sago Networks - Happy Customer
Apr 29, 2008I am not an employee nor affiliate of Sagonet but I wanted to recommend a really good service I've had to date from them. I've been with them for about two years now, and as a large number of my customers are US based, we require a US hosting presence. Being in the UK, it's incredibly helpful to be able to speak to a real technician 24/7 if required. The service uptime has been constant and their prices are very good. I would definitely have no problem recommending them and I don't usually say that.
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Jul 18, 2007I've been with RockMyWeb.net for exactly one month now, and I want to share my experiences. This is a one-month experience, so it will be mainly about new purchase and initial support. This is a quite long post, I wasn't really considering to write that long.
I'm a shared hosting provider in local language. One of the websites I host has grown too much to be on a shared server. It didn't even fit on a standart VPS with 256 MB guaranteed, 1 GB burst ram. So we decided to go with VirtuallyDedicated,
[url]
with the plan 1.5 GHP, since it was better than a dedicated server with pentium-4 processor and 1 Gb ram, and was cheaper. The website being hosted is www.trforumcu.com, along with a dozen of small websites.
Purchase:
I requested a custom quote, with cPanel and management, less diskspace. They prepared the quote within 3 hours, I paid within 24 hours, they set up the VPS within 12 hours, including initial management. The process was painless.
Initial support:
We had some requests about the VPS within the first 3 days, before moving the websites. The tickets was being responded within 2 minutes, some being even within the same minute. That is the fastest response time I've ever got from a provider (I've been with 6 different VPS providers, as far as I remember.) It looks like someone is always waiting for tickets at any time. My tickets were usually being opened in their nights, due to the time zone difference between us. I'm very satisfied with their knowledgeable support.
One point about their support is that they act as if the customer is their friend. I mean, They don't send this reply:
Quote:
Hello,
The issue is being worked on.
Best Regards,
Blah Blah
Customer Service Represantative
RockMyWeb.net
Instead, they send this within the minute:
Quote:
Hi, I'm having a look at it right away.
I, myself, actually use the former type of reply to my own customers. But the latter was quite nice, considering they are sending it right away, and start working on the actual problem within the minute. And they are solving the problem, too.
Support within the month:
After initial configurations, we had some problems. Our website was using too much resources, and the server needed to be optimized a little bit. I opened a ticket. They replied 4 times, without my reply. They informed me about the process well. After 4 replies, they said the server should be fine now.
After 2 days, they sent me an email, asking if I'm satisfied with the optimization. This is the first time I'm getting an email from a provider after some time, asking about my satisfaction.
We also had a cPanel licence issue (cPanel suddenly forgot about its licence, and started saying "cannot read licence file"). This was solved within 36 hours. They said the problem needs to be fixed by cPanel support staff itself, and their support over weekend is not the best. They kept updating me every 12 hours, saying they are waiting the cPanel staff. After 36 hours, the issue was fixed.
About their system:
Their VPS technology is different from my other VPSs with other providers. They don't use Virtuozzo, they use some kind of custom system (it doesn't seem to be VMware or like). This is the only thing I can complain, I was used to VZ and their custom panel is quite different. They provide VPS restart utility, and this is actually the only thing I need from a VPS remote panel.
They don't provide equal-share CPU, they allocate guaranteed CPU. This was very important for us, because the website we were hosting was being kicked off the VPS providers due to high CPU usage. With rockmyweb's allocated CPU, we are not interfering with other VPSs on the system, and we feel quite more comfortable. Also, we have 1.5 processor cores guaranteed, much higher than any other VPS providers will provide for this cost.
Their backup system is also satisfying. They charge 0.25 per GB backup used, not allocated. So I don't pay for unused backup space.
Overall, I'm satisfied with their service, and very happy with their support over the first month. I'll update this topic with additional information and comments (both positive and negative) over the time.
NetDirekt.DE Comments
Mar 25, 2007Netdirekt.de seems to have very nice plans for dedicated servers, especially for hosting binary content.
How would you rate their network and their service? Do they provide support in English?
Mainboard Comments
Apr 13, 2007[url]
has anyone tried to put this board into 1u case? seem like a sweet deal
Review/comments About QuillHost?
May 2, 2009Does anyone have a review/comments about QuillHost?
Also, does anyone know a good, reputable host with packages similar in price to QuillHost (or better than QuillHost)?
A2b2.com :: Reviews Or Comments?
Jun 8, 2008Any one use a2b2.com, any reviews or comments?
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Mar 11, 2008Anyone using a Watchguard firewall X750e or other in a past or current setup which can provide me with some feedback on their experience?
I am looking at introducing a Firebox running Fireware 10.
Ironport Appliances - Asking For Comments
Nov 7, 2007I am interested to setup two Ironport appliances in my company network. As the current company is about 120 users, and each user send and receive an average of 100 email per day (including newsletter, signup, etc) it’s about 12000 email a day.
I am interested in :
For the mail side of the company, I am thinking about an Ironport C150 and for web filtering, I am thinking about S350. The current company outgoing banwidth is 60 Mbit/s at peaks, but I want to be able to be able to continue to use it with traffic up to 200 Mbit/s, as we will maybe take some server in the company network in a few months.
Some questions :
- Is it really « setup and forget » appliances (except monitoring them)?
- Are they hard to setup and configure?
- Do they support many email languages?
- What is the price for both appliance, like around 5k each, 10k each?
Addressing Matt's [comments] Against Xen
Jun 3, 2007I would like properly address Matt Ayer's (WiseOne) continual claims that user created swap in xen can lead to disastrous situations. This doesn't make any sense from a Kernel point of view. Linux kernel treats Swap not as a additional memory, but as auxiliary storage, and will use it only sparingly. So a larger than ordinary swap has effectively zero impact on performance.
Quote:
I just don't have the time. Try this quick though. Create as many 64MB RAM Xen VPS's as you can, make a 1GB swap file inside each VPS, run a memory hogger, and then finally watch your system die due to horrific disk I/O. Not fun, I'll tell you that.
Conclusion: User controlled swap in a shared environment is a very, very, very bad thing.
Now let us assume there is a hostile user who is egregiously bent on creating excess disk I/O for the host and has purposefully hired vps to enact his revenge on the provider. Further assume that, for this nefarious purpose he has taken a 64MB xen and is running a full 1GB real memory allocated workload (To get create such a load itself would be difficult unless he writes his own programs to do this). Now note that, for the offending vps, the impact of the disk I/O is at the memory level, while the impact on the host is at the disk level. So very trivially, the vps would be so crippled to make it pretty much useless much before this starts having significant effect on the main server. And if engendering excess disk I/O is the sole purpose of user, then all he need to do is write a program to consecutively load and free all the files in the entire harddisk. This will create worse disk I/O than the convoluted method of using large swap. And the latter can be done on both virtuozzo and Xen--though I think in recent versions both have methods to throttle disk I/O.
The problem that UnixShell ran into with Xen was owing to their use of Snapshot, which is something that's prohibited, unless of course, you are running on a desktop with a single virtual machine. LVM snapshot will exactly double the disk I/O. The real problem that the usage is insidious and will not affect the actual vps that's leading to the excess load, but will affect the entire server as a whole.
Xen does have some drawbacks, but it can have all the important features which most providers here think are unique to virtuozzo.
Comments About Cloudmark Authority For Spamassassin?
Dec 21, 2007Is someone using Cloudmark Authority for Spamassassin?
http://www.cloudmark.com/serviceprov.../spamassassin/
If yes, what are your comments and what do you pay for this service?
New To Colo, Would Like Comments About Hot Swap, Redundancy, And Bandwidth
Feb 4, 2008Considering skipping VPS and going to a colo setup for a handful of sites. Nothing major, so the server will be very entry level, but with redundancy in mind (software RAID1 and 2 nics). But I have a few basic questions:
How good is hot swapping in Linux? This was very hard to me to find out online. I am getting a 1U rack with a hot swap backplane and 2 SATA drives. I won't be using any commercial software with my setup.
How does redundant NIC work? This is new to me and am wondering how this is setup.
I think I can shop around NYC for a 1U slot for around $40 a month. I don't need a lot of transfer, but would like a decent pipe. The thought of 1Mbit sounds unattractive (transfer is around 100KBytes/s, right?). How much would 10Mbit cost? I found some quotes but they seem way too much (I could be wrong).
OC3 Networks
Feb 16, 2007Any active/current comments on OC3 Network?
Mainly looking at their un-managed server but I would like to know some responses concerning their support. What level of support do they provide? Is it efficient and time effective? Will they charge me for the little-ist of a request (Let's say I get an internal server error in WHM caused by a software update -- will they roll me to a backup for free or will I be charged?).
So, just looking for opinions on their support quality and availability, and their server uptime and happiness of current and past clientèle.
What About Enotch Networks
Apr 26, 2009I see Enotch Networks offer in vps offer forum and i think to take from them.
But i want to check before about them , did anyone here host with them?
Did they have any problems with there servers and support?
Did they suspended the account if it use half of that bandwidth which is it offered , like as i see in there offer the bandwidth can be 6600GB monthly , so if i use more than 4000GB, did they will suspend my account?
And if there are anything about them i hope to post here to have a clear image about them.
Virpus Networks
May 8, 2008My server has recently been attacked by members of the following website, using DDoS tools stolen form other script kiddies and rebranded (oh the irony). Having enough, I decided to go on a mission to get these brats shut down:
troyrulz007.com
The site is also filled with links to illegal downloads, porn, etc.
The first thing I did was report them to their webhost. I figured this was the best first step. I opened a ticket and reported what was on the site, and pointed out which parts of their AUP the site was violating. After a few days, I provided them contact information for someone at Rockstar Games, as this site was providing downloads for one of their most recently released titles. I also went ahead and contacted some of the publishers of the software being provided illegaly.
14 days later, the ticket is silently closed with no action taken. Site is still up and still providing illegal downloads of software that people spent a lot of time and money developing.
I know they are a VERY small fish in a large pond, but I had had enough of having my servers crippled (at least know I've learned how to defend against it) and decided I would strike back legally and without stooping to the script-kiddies level.
At this point, I'm convinced Virpus Networks (virpus.com) doesn't give a flying monkey turd about anything other than collecting their pathetic $10/mo.
Was I wrong in assuming they would do anything? Should I have just ignored it and moved on? If not...how do I find out who provides network service to Virpus. I'm sure THEY don't allow this sort of thing.
Maybe I was just being a cry-baby and should've left it alone. I don't know.
But hey...I guess if you want to host a site that breaks pretty much every rule in the book, you know where to go. Looking at their pricing however...yeah I'll not go there on that one.
Anyways...this is a part rant, part notification, part "am I being a whiny jerk" post. Sorry if it breaks any rules.
Thanks for listening. I'd give you that portion of your life back if I could but I've decided to keep it for myself.
Setup Two Lan Networks
May 24, 2008How can i setup two separate lan networks from one cable modem?
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Nov 2, 2009Haven't posted on WHM in some time but wanted to drop a line in dedicated regarding SFN support.
I recently migrated a dedicated srv to InterWorx running Lite Speed (as apache) on CentOS 5. (srv was running PSA 9 on CentOS)
Being the NEWB that I am.....I needed a little "hand holding" with this setup (especially the Lite Speed config). SFN support went way out of their way to assist. What is enjoyable about their support is the tech's have never responding to many of my "NEWB" questions in a demeanoring way. They explain things in detail. Tickets are always answered promptly.
I just wanted to give a "shout-out" to Dan, Brad, Sean, Ryan, Mike, and all the other SFN support techs >> AWESOME SUPPORT GUYS
Limestone Networks Bad Security
May 29, 2009they provide me a KVM and after some days when my time over so there is another server in my KVM account and i am able to access that server also can't believe ? well i am ready to show proofs...
and the 2nd funny thing is i told them about this but still they dont change the passwords etc i have full power on some other person server
THIS IS ONLY MY REVIEW ABOUT THIS COMPANY BECAUSE IF ANOTEHR SERVER IN MY KVM SO MAY BE MY SERVER IN ANOTHER...
Limestone Networks Review
Oct 8, 2009Well it's been one month since I purchased my dedicated server from Limestone Networks, and i'd like to post my experiences with them, so here it goes.
About a month ago I stumbled upon Limestone networks, read a few reviews, and thought i'd go for it. The the next thing I did was start a live chat, a friendly chap by the name of Felipe responds. I have a nice long chat with Felipe, what a delight it was! Not only did he answer all of my questions promptly, but he certainly knew what he was talking about. Unlike my previous experiences with other companies.
After a nice long chat with Felipe, I was ready to get my server. So I went straight ahead and ordered.
Specifications:
Dual CPU Quad Core XEON 5504 (2.0ghz)
8GB DDR2 ECC registered RAM
2x500GB HDD in RAID1 (WD RE3, AWESOME HDD'S!)
4TB bandwith
100mbps up/down speeds
IPKVM included
All up cost me around $280 + ~$30 setup fee
Within about 2 hours I receive an email stating that there were some minor problems during setup because of the RAID configuration, and they will fix it as soon as possible. I must admit, it got me slightly worried, but a few minutes later, I receive another email saying that it's all setup and done! Boy was I excited!
I Instantly SSH'd into my server to check on things, all good. I install the XEN kernel and reboot to make sure it's working all fine, boots without any errors. So far so good.
A few days later I realised I was running out of IP Addresses, so I open a support ticket to ask for more, the invoice is created, I pay it then respond saying that I have done so. 6 minutes later they respond saying that it is being set up, and another 3 minutes later they respond with the IP addresses, sweet.
Later on I opened another support ticket asking a question referring to upgrades. Out of pure boredom I clicked the send receive button on my email, and sure enough, I already had a response! all within about 2 minutes after sending it.
Limestone's service has been great, I love their support and prompt response to tickets! One minor problem is that their accounting department isn't available during all hours, no biggie though. Their technical support department is open 24/7.
One great bonus with Limestone is that they keep you informed every step of the way, rather than leaving it to the last minute to say "sorry about the wait".
When i'm ready for my next server, i'll definitely be going for Limestone.
Limestone Networks Review
Apr 4, 2009I ordered my server on March 6th, and asked for the server to be provisioned the 10th. I wanted to test some things out, and so I wanted the server earlier. I called up LSN and got to Carl. He was great and totally understood everything and provisioned our server in a matter of 1 hour 59 minutes!
Sadly, because I had told them we were going to need the server on the 10th, they thought they would have the RAM we needed. They compensated us by adding a better CPU(Q9400).
Then the RAM came in, I think 5 days later because of a shipping mistake where it didn't get on the truck I think(Not LSN's fault). The server went down, and they installed the RAM. The server wouldn't boot, so we had a few problems there. In the end it was just an oversight of the max amount of RAM that the MoBo could support. The downtime was a bit excessive in my opinion, and LSN compensated me.
I have had zero problems with them since that incident.
Right now, I am purchasing a 2nd server with LSN.
Support 9/10
Sales Staff 10/10
Accounting 10/10
Grant Networks Any Reviews
Jan 4, 2009I tried to search as i have seen there plans are cheap.
View 0 Replies View RelatedCan The Software Of R-fx Networks Still Safely Be Used
May 2, 2009I have been using R-fx software since somewhere in 2002 if I remember correctly.
I have been a happy using of APF, SYSBK and BFD for a long time. I have also installed other software of them, but I choose to keep my server as clean as possible. So LES, LSM, NSIV, SPRI were never installed. I had temporarily installed PRM and SIM, but I choose to uninstall them for various reasons.
I am wondering if you people still use APF and BFD. I will keep on using sysbk as it's a very simple program that can do no harm to my server, but I'm not sure about APF as primary firewall.
I have never been impressed by the role of firewalls in server security. I think they are mostly excaggarated, especially hardware firewalls, and iptables can do anything that is required.
How do you feel about using CSF on new servers rather then APF? Do you recommend any r-fx software for good server security and performance? Rf-x is about security, stability and speed (performance). I like that.
My Accurate Hub Networks Review
Oct 1, 20096 months ago I signed up for their services, moving away from 1&1 shared hosting. So I spoke with Andrew about getting a server for the things I do. We worked a deal, which is probably too good to be true.
Im running on one of their Dell 1425s. I have servers here at the work (designing agency), so I know my way with servers etc etc. The performance of their network and support 10/10 I had no problems and although unmanaged, I was always able to get help and support.
They look like a new emerging host, but I recommend to give them a try. I've just picked up another server with them ($15 for my first month is quite a steal imo)
Limestone Networks Slow
Oct 18, 2009just noticed my server is EXTREMELY slow... as well as the limestone network control panel. I had a friend of mine test it too, slow for him. My load is nice and low.. Maybe they are getting DDOS'd? I moved from Burst to limestone and paying alot more, I expected more.
if anyone else is having a SUPER slow connection to the limestone network? I'm about to call their support
My Limestone Networks Review
Aug 31, 2009After stumbling upon limestone networks amazing offers, I decided to take advantage of their cheapest special for it was more than what I needed. For 135 dollars a month, I got this special:
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With an 100mbps uplink connection. With this dedicated server, I planned on running game servers, and so far it has far exceeded my expectations.
Let's begin with the set up time:
Before leaving my old host, I found out that the location was doing no good for me. Players were not able to query my game server in the game's server list, so I decided to switch hosts. After finding limestone networks, as listed above I went straight ahead and bought the server at 4:00 AM EST time. After two hours of waiting, my dedicated server was set up with HPET enabled like I asked. I was amazed at how limestone was able to set up the dedicated server so fast and at such an early time!
The support:
The support is absolutely hands down AMAZING. Every support ticket I have made was answered (not over exaggerating here) within 4 minutes.
The control panel:
The control panel limestone has to offer that comes free with your dedicated server is so simple to use. (I believe they call it rockware.) There is an option to manage each one of your purchased servers, an option to restart your server, add new ips, change your uplink speed from 10mbps - 1000mbps (depending on what you have), the ticketing system, and much more.
Now the only problem I have came across which isn't all that huge, was that after redirecting all the traffic from my previous game servers to my new game servers hosted with lime stone, I had a problem installing the game files off Steam via hldsupdatetool.exe for Team Fortress 2. The install just froze. So I decided to contact limestone support. They decided to give it a shot, and it seemed that it froze for them too. However they did not give up, they kept trying and trying keeping me updated. (let me also remind most of you that team fortress 2 is a 3.2gb game so it takes atleast 20 mins+ to install all the necessary game files.) Finally after 2 hours, it worked. I was happy. The point here is that the support is probably their best feature aside from their prices and amazing specials. They just never give up and work to their potential in helping every customer. I would recommend limestone to anyone who is willing to try a new host.
Although I have been with them for about a week, they have so far never ceased to amaze me with their support, and quality they have to offer. I will keep everyone here updated on what limestone has to offer me and how well or bad they have been doing at the end of the month when I have to pay my next invoice.
Anyone Have An IM Contact For Virpus Networks
Nov 22, 2008Anyone have an IM contact for Virpus Networks?
I have Ken on icq but he is n/a.
LimeStone Networks Review
Mar 2, 2008Hey all. Its been a month and I thought I better post a short review of my experiences with LimeStone Networks.
Before signing up for my server, I spoke to Logan who answered a few of my questions regarding the setup of the server and the running of some of the software I wanted to install on the server.
I eventually ordered, with Logan's help, there Obsidien 1 plan which was a Athlon 64 X2 5000+ CPU, 1GB of RAM and 1500GB of Bandwidth for $99 a month. I had also chosen to have Virtuozzo installed, which was licensed and online very quickly. The total time I had to wait for the server was about 3 hours. In that time, I received an email from Mike, which told me he had given me a complimentary upgrade to the Intel Core2Duo E4500 CPU for better performance with my VPS software. This thrilled me to no end.
After asking for help a few times, despite the fact they are an unmanaged host, Logan kindly helped me fix a few problems on the server.
About halfway through the month, I began to realize that Virtuozzo was not exactly what I wanted and I asked them if it was possible to get it changed to a cPanel server. I can't remember who I spoke to about this, but the change was done very quickly and was re-deployed with cPanel ready and going well.
Then, at the end of the month, I found that the RAM installed on the server was just not enough, I then upgraded the RAM with the help of Ryan. The RAM upgrade took about 30 minutes to go through, and I only suffered about 3 minutes of downtime.
All in all, my first months experience with LimeStone Networks has been fantastic! Which is probably why you have seen me recommending them on a few threads. There service is amazing, which compliments there very reliable and kind Customer Service team. I could not ask for anything better.
Limestone Networks Review
Dec 23, 2008well ordered a dedicated server from LSN about 4 days ago, and I still havent recieved the server so I thought I should make a review here for others to know.
4 days back I ordered their most expensive server and made a payment the same night, and I went through the verification process after about 24 hours. the same night that I uploaded the files needed to get my account verified I talked to ryan, and he said my account would be verified in max 2 hours but it ended up being 2 days! after taking 2 days to verify my account (yesterday) I talked to mike and he said my server will be ready in the next 2-5 hours, so i waited about 8 hours and I still didnt recieve any mail from them, so this time I talked to ryan and he said he is gona check and see why its taking so long, and after he checked he said my server should be ready in the next 4-5 hours, but now its been almost 10 hours since then and I havent recieved ANYTHING!
I understand if they were late by a day due to the fact that its christmas, but its been 4 days and all I hear from them is that my server is gona be ready in the next 4-5 hours!
generally their support crew is really friendly but they dont tell you the truth (atleast they havent told me the truth) and ticket responds take from 2 to 6 hours.
I would have given them a good rating if they were on time because they are friendly, their servers are good.
Dark Water Networks
Feb 27, 2008i recently got a dedi from Dark Water Networks and all i have had was problems with it. The first hour i was on it it decided to go offline after multiple access violations errors popped up. I send in a support ticket, they say its fine, but the box is still offline. I am running my own hosting company and its crucial that i have something working to be able to progress. I have had enough of their service and i ask for the box to be turned off and a refund on my money. They tell me they cannot issue me a refund. What a complete lie. Right on their main page of their site it clearly states: "Try our services for 30 days, and if you're not completely satisfied, we will refund you with no questions asked."
So where is my refund? They refuse to give it to me.... and my customers? Angry. Any more responses to my ticket? None whatso ever for the past 48 hours.
If this is how they run a business... neglecting their customers and blatently false advertising on their main page, then i truly do hope they no one else ever tries their services in the future because this is just ridiculous....
