Erik Anderson said: > I've been thinking about leasing a virtual linux server and am wondering > if any of you have had any experience w/ virtual server hosting > companies. I found the following thread on /. a few months ago: > > http://tinyurl.com/2u4ba > > From a post on that thread, I discovered Linode.com, a virtual server > hosting company. From the reviews on slashdot, it would seem like a > good choice. They support several distros including debian and gentoo, > which are my first two choices, and their pricing seems reasonable. > > Have any of you had any experience with linode or other hosting companies? > > Thanks! > -Erik > I'm currently using a virtual host from RimuHosting http://rimuhosting.com . It's only been a month since I've set up, and I'm not doing anything heavy, but so far so good. I'm using the VPS-A (cheapest) plan, mostly just for email serving and backup purposes, it was set up quick, seems to have good connectivity and decent performance. Doing anything CPU intensive, like unzipping a large file or running rsync over ssh, can be a little slow since not a lot of processor is allotted, but it should be enough for a hobby server. I was running into problems using my home machine as a server with Dynamic DNS, mostly due to mishappenings on my home network, so its nice to know that there is someplace I can always get access to without having to shell out $100.00 a month, which is the cheapest co-lo price I've found. HTH, Josh _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list