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[Calum]

stryker, i have availed myself of a family plan, but now i have a regret. i put in a domain name that it looks like i cannot really sort out, being that it's a dyndns one. if i register a "real" domain name, can i in some way change my domain name details with illhostit to use the new dmain name? i suppose i would point the domain name at the illhostit servers, but i would need to update the illhostit records as well, yes?
i know not much about this
should i have submitted this as a support ticket? i now feel a bit dim...

[Stryker]

stryker, i have availed myself of a family plan, but now i have a regret. i put in a domain name that it looks like i cannot really sort out, being that it's a dyndns one. if i register a "real" domain name, can i in some way change my domain name details with illhostit to use the new dmain name? i suppose i would point the domain name at the illhostit servers, but i would need to update the illhostit records as well, yes?
i know not much about this
should i have submitted this as a support ticket? i now feel a bit dim...

I recommend contacting me either through live support or a support ticket to sort this out, I don't want to be posting your account details on a public forums.

If you are using a dynamic dns, you can simply point your hostname to 64.34.38.30.

[Calum]

ok, i just feel a bit like i am wasting time, if i raise a support ticket, just my personal gripe.
but that's what i will do, thank you for your response!

[Stryker]

ok, i just feel a bit like i am wasting time, if i raise a support ticket, just my personal gripe.
but that's what i will do, thank you for your response!

calumcarlyle.kicks-ass.net is pointing to 64.34.37.163 and should be pointing to 64.34.38.30.

64.34.37.163 and 64.34.37.164 are for your nameservers, if you have a real domain. The service isn't really meant for a subdomain through another company, but it'll work still. Just point it to 64.34.38.30.

[MrX]

stryker: i tried that live help thing, it never worked i was waiting for a responce from the server for to long and it just didnt work. does it work now?

[Stryker]

stryker: i tried that live help thing, it never worked i was waiting for a responce from the server for to long and it just didnt work. does it work now?

I noticed that, I saw you trying to connect. What browser do you use? I've only tested it with Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Safari

[MrX]

Opera 8 . i can also report the error page to opera support people, incase it uses some proprietary interface. You should use a cgi thing instead, because those even work with ancient NetPositive on BeOS.

[piratePenguin]

Opera 8

Just outof interest, do you use BeOS atall?

[Stryker]

All it uses is php. It should support any web browser. I have no idea why it wouldn't work with opera. But, live support isn't the only available option, and I like this software so I don't plan to switch. Thanks for letting me know though, I'll look into it.

[Stryker]

Just a few updates:

Demo available from packages page
New support option: skype
New support option: live chat
New support option: AOL Instant Messenger
Coupon code "august" (25% off any plan forever, limited time offer)
PostgreSQL now available
Reverse DNS available on request for dedicated IPs

[toadlife]

Opterons were considered, but in my experience Xeons do better for hosting. Now if I were to specialize in game servers, or other specialized tasks, I'd choose Opteron.

http://illhostit.com/sysinfo/

Just added that, shows some info.

All of the Opteron vs Xeon benchmarks I've seen have shown the Opteron wiping the floor agianst the Xeon in Apache/mysql benchmarks.

[skyman8081]

Remember, benchmarks are only accurate if they support your preconceived notions.

[toadlife]

Remember, benchmarks are only accurate if they support your preconceived notions.

Let me put it this way. I've never seen a benchmark that showed the Xeon beating the Opteron in databse or web serving...

    http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030422/opteron-17.html#database_test

http://lists.debian.org/debian-amd64/2004/07/msg00286.html

http://www.anandtech.com/IT/showdoc.aspx?i=1982&p=6

http://www.anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2163&p=2

I happen to have access to a dual Xeon and Dual Opteron box at work. They both run Win2k3, so I should run webbench and benchmark IIS6/MSSQL on them for kicks.

[toadlife]

More ownage....

http://www.aceshardware.com/read.jsp?id=60000279

http://www.aceshardware.com/read.jsp?id=60000280

http://www.aceshardware.com/read.jsp?id=60000283

[toadlife]

Don't get me wrong here though. It's not like using Xeon server will put you out of business. The difference in performance might not be that signifigant in the real world.