Need Some Help

[SlobberDogg]

OK heres my deal

i want to start my own website but i need a domain a free one so can some one plz plz give me some good websites i would really arrpreciate it thx


-peace out

[TG]

What sort of website do you want to start?

[stoke]

You wants a domain and some web space or are you going to host the site on your machine and keep it running forever or are you just losing your mind ?

[SlobberDogg]

Well it sounds kind stupid but me and my frinends want to start a jokes website just for fun any suggestions? and one more question sorry guys but i got a sig now how do i make it so it goes there when i write posts?

[rainy]

I can give you webspace, but domains are hardly for free - unless you are satisfied with a subdomain of mine, e.g. slobberdogg.ah-web.org. But then again, a .co.za or .org.za costs R150 in the first year and R75 in the subsequent years...

Signature: Top Left, go to User CP --> Edit Signature. Copy your signature into the corresponding field.

[SlobberDogg]

ok thanx guys!

[SlobberDogg]

sorry just a test to see somin!

[stoke]

I host 3 websites at home on me ADSL.
I run a server that's permanetly on for doing that.
If you want the details on doing that I can help you in detail.

[NerdBoyZa]

I host 3 websites at home on me ADSL.
I run a server that's permanetly on for doing that.
If you want the details on doing that I can help you in detail.

I do the same - just our company server with mail/web. You do need a fixed IP to do that though. If you can afford it, an uncapped account is also better, then you don't get cut off mid month. Only one offering this service at the mo (as far as I know) is IS.

[rainy]

I rented a server for that. Comes cheaper than coughing up the dosh for an uncapped line, and you don't bust your own line with additional traffic. Only slight disadvantage is that the server is located abroad...

[NerdBoyZa]

Here's a work around on the fixed IP problem

http://www.no-ip.com/services/managed_dns/free_dynamic_dns.html

RN: How do you find administering it? Slow or not? Can you do what you want on the remote box, or are you limited on what you can load/run? What's the cost compared to IS uncapped (IS uncapped + 5 fixed IPs + 5 fax to email numbers is costing me R1,350 odd /month).

[stoke]

I do use dynamic dns to get around the fixed ip problem.

But ... mail is then a problem, so I don't use my own mail server, I use gmail as a bypass server.
I send all mail from the mail client using the SAIX SMTP server and me login and pass to get access to it.
The mail itself has a from address = @whatever.co.za, and the replyto address is mailbox.whatever.co.za@gmail.com.
Gmail is then configured to relay the mail down to my actaul mail server.
The peeps never see that, and then I get gmail back-ed-up mail, and I have no spam problems sending of recieving.

It works 4 me ... berry well.

[Darnit696]

Sherbit, you guys are more jacked than I am with this stuff. I get all warm an fuzzy if I can get my network to run using DHCP. Forget running mail servers an web servers. I'd like to but I think I need to buy some Idiot's Guides first.
Although I do pat myself on the back for the network tho. I got two wireless links running from my place sharing a DSL connection. Makes the cost a little more justifiable. Any suggestions on where the best place on the net would be to go and read up on web servers, mail servers? Or suggested books?

[NerdBoyZa]

Hey Darnit: Linux the way to go for the mail/web servers IMHO.

They tend to be a bit more difficult to setup, and configure. Once they're going though, they can take a lot more abuse before they need attention. It is also easy to learn the basics - boot, reboot, shutdown kind of stuff. Most of the logs you can setup to mail to your normal email etc, so you only have to go to Linux if there is something wrong. The later versions of Linux (esp FedoraCore3 and FedoraCore4 in my experience) also come with a 'good' graphical interface that you can actually use to configure most of the servers settings (you can also use a web interface - Webmin to do this).

Windows is easier to administer, but more likely to get hacked/hit with a virus.

Be careful with wireless as well. We've done a test going to a customer in Wynberg (Jhb) from Randburg, and in a 15 Km trip we picked up 80 Wireless networks, over half of which had no security running, or were running with default settings - Just plain stupid.

Which reminds me...... :D

/me shuffles off to go get some free bandwidth.

[Darnit696]

The wireless thing I got um errr wired. :) WEP encryption 128 bit,generated passwords, SSID off, change of channels and passwords every week, Firewalls and Antivirus on all machines... Spose you'll always get somebody who'll figure out a way around at some point.

Most of those DIY wireless networks are small bussinesses that bought their goodies at Makro or Incredible Corruption. Just switch on and go, no changes and no setup. I agree with you on the stupid part or have to much money and want to donate free bandwidth ... :D

[NerdBoyZa]

Sounds like you know what you're doing with the wireless stuff. Good on you. :D

Let me know if you need help with any of the Mail/web stuff. Not a total boff, but can work my way around the things. :)

[TG]

WEP encryption is useless (not you ruslan) - you should rather use WPA - it's only slightly better tho. Also, the longer the password, the better. Use a 30 char password. ;)

[-FX-]

I always make my password "password". Don't think anybodies thought of that one before.... pretty neat eh? Alternatively, use the 32 character version which is "passwordpasswordpasswordpassword". That'll really stump em!

:D

[Ruslan74]

i tend to use a combination of words from a sentence i cant forget. worked for me during all the time have been a network admin.

[rainy]

Nerdboy:

The server is a completely dedicated box, and I have full root access. The only thing I am not allowed to do is run P2P software. Other than that, I have pretty much free reign. It's an AMD Sempron 3000+ with 1GB of RAM and a 160Gb harddrive. The server itself should have a 100mbit NIC, but the facilities are connected directly to 6 backbones in Europe. I have a 500GB cap per month (yes, GB), and every extra GB costs €0.19 (that's about R1.50). Not that I ever cracked the cap... ;) Monthly cost for this specific server is €39, that's in the region of R320. However, for some interesting reason they are only charging me €25, that's about R200.

Administration is OK, I use ssh and webmin. ssh is a tad laggy sometime,s but nothing that drives me round the bend. Everything else has the response and loading times you would expect from an international server through Telkoms crappy uplink. Right now I run a webserver with several smaller sites and a mailserver on it.

[TG]

For passwords, I use this: http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/

Very nifty, and you can merge databases, so I have a db here at work, and one at home. Every now n then I cross-transfer the databases and merge them. The only thing I have to remember is the pass key to open the safe :p

[rainy]

I have my own way of creating passwords that I can remember. Easy for me, but not that easy to guess, and no, I am not going to tell you what I do ;)

[stoke]

Well thanks for that RN ... and I'm not going to tell you my secret either.
So Nyah Nyah :p:p:p !