I have two Linux servers (2" thick each, rackable) that I am not using that I can make available for Armagetron - Armagoshdarn loving crowds.
The trick is that I want them to be hosted in an ISP that is close to me so I always have good "pings"! Ah!
I live in Los Gatos, that's near San Jose, California. Obviously hosting costs are a factor. If anyone knows of a tier-2, or tier-3 ISP that is near and has cheap hosting costs, send me an email to pkcyll@earthlink.net.
Cheers,
two servers could be available
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I'm actually in L.A. and if things go well, I will not be for too much longer. This place is the perfume ridden armpit of the states.
I'm not even sure what 2-tier 3-tier ISPs refer to.
I have a brilliant tech friend near san jose around redwood city who might have suggestions, but he isn't into armagetron.
I'm not even sure what 2-tier 3-tier ISPs refer to.
I have a brilliant tech friend near san jose around redwood city who might have suggestions, but he isn't into armagetron.
Los Gatos - "The Cats"
Yes. Los Gatos means "The Cats". But not the lap loving creature kind. Los Gatos was named so when people settled there (around 1850) because of an abundance of mountain lions.
I mountain bike ride a lot and I actually spotted one last sunday (July 25) after passing the crest of one of the local mountains on a fire road. Since two young women were riding with us, they decided that being near guys was a great idea.
I mountain bike ride a lot and I actually spotted one last sunday (July 25) after passing the crest of one of the local mountains on a fire road. Since two young women were riding with us, they decided that being near guys was a great idea.
Tier-1, 2, 3 ISPs
An Internet Service Provider with a direct connection to the Internet is a tier-1 ISP. ISPs can also be on Tier 2, 3, or higher, which usually means they lease their connections and other services from a Tier 1 provider.
So a Tier-1 ISP is connected straight to the Internet backbone, a Tier-2 is connected to the Internet via a Tier-1, a Tier-3 is connected to the Internet via a Tier-2, etc...
The higher the tier, the more routers you have to go through before you get to the backbone.
So a Tier-1 ISP is connected straight to the Internet backbone, a Tier-2 is connected to the Internet via a Tier-1, a Tier-3 is connected to the Internet via a Tier-2, etc...
The higher the tier, the more routers you have to go through before you get to the backbone.