TriRan

You can buy whatever speed ram you want and it can generally be under clocked infact in some cases high performance memory is under clocked by default however using memory at an unrated frequency either to low or to high can cause memory errors and that is just something you don't want my suggestion would be buy the max speed ram your motherboard supports cause it will be the motherboard that dictates what speed your using cpus don't really work that way anymore

The setups are entirely different for windows and linux. I'll do either windows server using active directory {domain controller} or linux. The linux setup is quite simple compared to windows. As well as the differences between SSH keys, static IP or DHCP. So whichever one is fine I've had to do each.

The server setup (backuppc) is the same either way. You can also backup any number of servers local and or remote, as well as any combination of operating systems. Configurations for each are set within each host.

So just say which setup you'll initially need it for.

linux one for sure i only have 1 windows server and its just for development at this point

Why don't you take an old machine , and I mean any old thing , P3 will do , 512 or even a little less ram will work, no need for a video card or sound or anything else for that matter. Just a basic system. You'll be running a full featured enterprise level backup server.

Download ans burn to cd backuppc

While formatting any disk ( I just set up a server with 380 Gb of data on a 20 gig drive, and with compression level only at 3, before pooling it took up 1.5 Gb space.

You'll need to install debian, you don't have to format first, but i do DOD at least 7 swipe for this ) the latest preferred fist, no gui, setup ssh and get apache installed, as backuppc is a perl application so it uses apache / cgi . Full gui after install.

If anyone is interested I can do a writeup. Just yesterday I used it to backup a windows server 2000 setup used as a domain controller , which was a little tricky, since winbind and kerberos must be used to join the domain and smb is used.

I've been using backuppc for more then a year now and it is unbelievably the lifesaver and heartbeat of everything i do. At this point there is really no other means i would even attempt to use to backup anything important.

i'd enjoy reading a write up!

I recently used Apricorn's "Apricorn Direct 5 GB USB 3.0 Notebook External Hard Drive Upgrade Kit EZ-UP3" product which I purchased from Amazon to clone my old WD Mechanical HD to a new Intel SSD. The kit includes both a USB 3.0 (backward compat to 2.0 if that's all one has)device that provides an external connection to the new SSD. It also includes Apricorn's "EZ Gig Cloning" software that's so simple to use "a caveman could do it". This product worked flawlessly, quickly allowing me to get rid of the old WD Mechanical drive. Once I'd done my PC, I told my neighbor about how much faster the SSD was; we obtained another Intel SSD and did the same job on his PC. The Apricorn product I'm speaking of can be found on Amazon at:

http://www.amazon.co...1_SC_dp_1.��Plz understand I ain't selling anything here, just providing info. I'm sure other products such as those mentioned work well also. But for me, going into this process cold, I found the Apricorn HW/SW combination to be a winner!

links to product's like that are perfectly ok because it pertains to the subject at hand!

so don't worry

~ Mark

nginx with sendfile on is good of course nginx is still in my eyes so very 'tweakable' it's insane. I've been experimenting with it locally and hitting it up from afar in my spare time. I found that with images or static content limiting the connection rates ie:

set $limit_rate 80k;

eases up the CPU beating takes during high requests. and or 'chilling' the buffer rates ie:

#size

client_body_buffer_size 10k;

client_header_buffer_size 1k;

client_max_body_size 1k;

large_client_header_buffers 1k;

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Adding worker clients ( if the CPU is going to handle them ) helps with these settings as well. I'm no nginx guru , seems the moe I 'get' about it , the more enigmas, or settings I'm finding.



i only use 4 workers, one for each cpu core they handle over 5k concurrent connections even with images they only serve static content tho

I'm using nginx with sendfile enabled the files don't get loaded Into the memory but are served straight from the hard disk instead

You know it matters not, if someone wants you down your going down , less the host has a good CCIE. Not forgetting access to more then one machine , and a few peeps that have nothing better to do, or , are on a mission, the server is toast.

true but it stops the everyday person from trying to do stuff they shouldn't be doing

My Web servers don't allow any more then 20 connections per ip to prevent ddosinf

i used http://www.techsuppo...artition-Wizard minitool the last time i had to do this

1. 2011 is the newest but it only supports the I7 series as of right now, however there is nothing wrong with 1155, they actually just released the new ivybridge CPU's for it so you wouldn't have any issues for a long time using that socket either

2. i doubt you'll see very much benefit on Gen3 PCI express slots for quite some time

3. no you wouldn't need two 7970's for a single 1080p 60hz monitor the only reason i'd ever get two is if your using resolutions like 5760x3240 with like 6+ monitors and trying to game on it,

4. yes as of now they are better then the 680s for video rendering, Nvidia is definately more focus'd on game performance however the 7970 should still knock your socks off with game performance aswell, i have a 5870 and i can still max any game out coming out today with no performance problems

5. i use a closed loop system, heres the thing with closed loop... you won't see much better then air cooling temps for idle because the radiators just aren't big enough however if you will be overclocking at all then this is the option to go because it does do significantly better at cooling higher wattage CPU's under load

6. nope never seen the case but a quick google search should suffice plus check the newegg comments on the case thats always pretty unbiased first hand experience.

7. you might be better off going with 12GB of ram or 16GB because you need to run triple channel memory if i'm not mistaken otherwise you will seriously be hindering the maximum performance your cpu can achieve

8. i use push pull i don't really notice much difference to be honest

9. that sounds like a good estimate if your going to be running two 7970's if only one you could survive on 750W np

i understand completely! i just got a new job, aswell the g/f and i are planning on moving in together soon too god life moves so fast >.<

How did I miss Van's post in May?

Sorry to hear about the divorce... yeah, time does pass quickly. My Son turns 13 in March! Crazyness!

Hey Ninja! Been a while, glad to see you. So Guild Wars stole you away from us huh? Must be awesome, I'm not allowed to touch any life stealing games anymore... I learned my lesson with WoW. --- One character of mine had like 200 days of gameplay and I had a few top level, fully epic ass whoopers. It wasn't easy to pull myself away. But when it started to invade my dreams that was it, I had to pull the plug... NOBODY messes with my dreams!

i used to be the same way my main character had like 294 days played.. when i quit i was playing for 14 hours a day in a top tier raiding guild >.<

Maybe a bug with the bios... Does it only happen on debian?

those are great results over wireless!

Well, let's assume the modem is mis-reporting its sync speed. Even on a perfect connection, 7.1Mbps is all I could possibly get on the equipment in this area. The TMN speed tests are in this range, but some of the highest are in the 7.11-7.24 Mbps range-- faster than possible in theory; and that's before we have removed the bandwidth consumed by the network overhead (or does TMN account for network overhead bandwidth?)

same. mine is 50 and i've seen 64 before... its possible to hit quite a bit higher then provisioned it just takes good conditions

So I take it your display ports are all used up?

... Do you have more monitors lying around or something? Are you insinuating hooking up a 3rd external monitor?

I know what you mean with multiple desktops. I prefer using more monitors or larger displays over extra desktops. I'm always out of space no matter what. As I type this I hit command+tab and 13 applications are running. I personally get around by using that often, command tab to the application with my keyboard, command+shift+tab to move backwards in the list. Just became second nature. Part of my display is taken up by 4 SSH windows that I always have on top so I can at a glance monitor all my servers. So about a hand width of my display on the left side is used up... I'm about to hook up my other monitor and use it just for those windows and pandora... and other crap that I'm not really working with. Then leave my main monitor for what I'm focused on.

I've had up to three monitors running before but being different models it pissed me off that the whiteness and contract didn't match exactly. My OCD kicked in and it bugged the sh*t out of me. The just need to come out with mind displays already! So the image is visualized in your head, that would be siiiiiiick. Screw input devices too, they only slow us down.

I think if you made some adjustments to the way you get around you'll find that you can make it work the way that you're setup right now... maybe you already work that way.

what program do you monitor them with? htop, ntop?

Maybe I'm messed up, ( likely ) none the less I use the 15" MBP and two 17" flats on either side, one is connected to a KVM for those moments when you simply cannot connect to something locally any other way. And the second is an extension of the notebook.

My issue is windows piling up, really becomes an issue. I could use several different desktops, that alone does not solve anything , in fact it screws me up in more then one way, more then I care to deal with. If you've used it regular you already know the issues when working with 6+ apps and several desktops.

I've watched different external monitor systems starting around 2008 run anywhere from 800- 1200$ , dumb, unless your loose with your change. Now averaging 50 bones for a USB to DVI , still too much.

Suggestions ? I'm not beyond hacking something up to make it work.

http://www.displaylink.com/shop/adapters

http://www.amazon.com/IOGEAR-External-Video-Card-GUC2020DW6/dp/B0016B6722

or you could always just get the old soder out and try to make your own! after all you are pretty resourceful

i haven't ever really seen any other options

Show em' if ya gottem {not really} , hell I know Roco will when he gets here .......

Geezus, yes a fine specimen

And no one will start bashing me on how trashed my old school toys are ? Man, I expected so much more outta you guys :/

my room looks a lot like that except i have guitar stuff everywhere ontop of all the computers

I know with the ASUS routers and even D-Links there are these fancy Automatic QoS settings that are sometimes enabled by default. I would definitely try disabling any QoS setting in the router that relates to the WAN connection. Wireless QoS such as WMM can remain on and must be on for Wireless N devices. Also, some newer cable modems are coming with firewalls built-in to them. If your provider uses Ubee or Motorola Gateways for example, I find the firewall in the modem is often to blame for poor speeds, and these often include settings under the guise of "IP Flood Detection" or another term. Shutting that off entirely and bridging the modem too helps.

But definitely, rule out all QoS/GameBooster settings and also rule out any hardware-based firewalls. If you're still seeing issues, definitely check your cable signal levels too. You may be erroring out just enough to kill speeds but not enough to kill the connection entirely. That stuff isn't just with DSL and Fiber

QoS being enabled on a router is a good way to overload the CPU on the router itself its usually a good idea to leave it disabled, in most home uses it won't serve a real purpose anyway

~ Mark

People like him keep me on my toes... but as I said before, I can debug for days on end and it's never as good as the bug checking that putting it into production does. My users are awesome. I'm glad that people take time out of their day to report issues when the arise. ...and there's no getting around bugs... it's the nature of software development. I've even seen Google bug out many times over the years... I even saw a 404 error on Google a couple weeks ago. That just proves that nobody is perfect.

i wonder who got remanded for that one

maybe he sent it when the database was locked because of that logging issue or was that months ago? i have a terrible memory

ive never messed much around with debian

odd issue i've never experienced... i know this isn't a real solution and more of a bandaid but you could always create an init script to update the time/date on startup

Haha you gave me a good laugh! Thanks for that and perhaps they are

I agree that I might be in for an uphill battle. My supplier keeps referring me to a speed test that's basically run by TooWay and it consistently reports speeds at around the mark that I'm paying for *. I keep pointing out that, whatever this test says, it simply does not represent anything like what I am actually seeing when sitting at my computer. It has nothing to do with individual websites or contention issues (see, I'm learning fast), this problem is across the board at any time of the day or night. Still they haven't stopped talking to me, so I suppose that's a good thing.

* So far, all I have paid for is the hardware - I did my own installation - so, if they can't improve and get somewhere closer to what they offered me, I'll just not pay them. I presume I can find another supplier, where I can use the same hardware, but I'll cross that bridge if I come to it.

PS: Just got back from a night out with some friends, visiting from the UK - so at least I'm not hungry

thats a really good attitude to have... from my experience most ISP's are squirmy little creatures that try to blame anything or anyone else. just keep at it eventually they will put some real effort fourth

you know this could be a hard drive issue, with the way this site seems to work i've even seen it pick up issues like that try running a benchmark on your HDD and see what sequential write speeds you can achieve typically a HDD can support speeds quite a bit higher then your internet connection but you never know o.O

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~ Mark