I just bought the hardware and installed Debian, then put it at a colo site. That seems to go over pretty well. $100/mo, and they have someone to push the button if necessary. They (www.cihost.com) have been having some router issues recently, but if they every get those fixed . . .
This is my second colo provider, and for both I've just bought a box and put it out there. For the first one. I used an old tower I had sitting around. For this one, I had to buy a rack mount case. plinkusa.net sells those pretty cheap but I have not tried them so am not suggesting you use them. It is just that they sell for around $70 what others sell for $200. If this idea appeals to you, let me know and I'll give you the spec's on my box. It's been up for a couple of years and I haven't had to do anything yet. I'm now getting paranoid that some of the hardware may die eventually. Rod > Hi, > > We are looking for simple unmanaged hosting service that provides Debian > 3.0 as the baseline. No handholdy support needed (thats what we do!), > just a solid server in a well hooked up data centre, and someone to hit > the big red switch on short notice if (for some reason) it comes to > that. > > Currently evaluating one provider who look good on paper but their > respnse times and reliability has not been good. Right now this seems to > be a commodity market, IF the Linux distro of choice is Redhat. But has > anybody had any luck with ones willing to install Debian? > > > > -- > Duncan Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chief Technician (+61)412117159 > Minihub Communications Inc. http://www.minihub.org/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from. -- Andrew S. Tanenbaum -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]