[computer_nut]

Looks like the servers are getting completely overloaded again...time for yet another one? ...got this message on server 2 at 4:50PM PST

[lexmarks567]

just got a few minutes ago on server 2 can you guys afford a 3rd server.put those donations to use

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by lexmarks567

just got a few minutes ago on server 2 can you guys afford a 3rd server.put those donations to use

If you want a third server you get one. The donations are definitely going to good use already.


The messages are completely normal and you don't need to start a thread whenever you see one, computer_nut.

....getting completely overloaded again....

If there were really completely overloaded it would probably say so at http://status.techguy.org/ (tsgstatus.com).

[buck52]

Was this thread really necessary?

Some of you are just to much... no smillie needed...

buck

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by buck52

Was this thread really necessary?

That's what I thought.

[buck52]

Originally Posted by ferrija1

That's what I thought.

why not say it...

crippies...the number of stupid, meaningless, non constructive threads and posts that get started/posted... grow by the minute

[lexmarks567]

still would not hurt for a 3rd server if its to many members then this site will crash as the servers are over loaded

[buck52]

Originally Posted by lexmarks567

still would not hurt for a 3rd server if its to many members then this site will crash as the servers are over loaded

yet another...

[lexmarks567]

Originally Posted by buck52

yet another...

yes yet another

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by lexmarks567

still would not hurt for a 3rd server if its to many members then this site will crash as the servers are over loaded

You sound like your talking about boxes of peperclips! Servers are expensive. The ones for TSG cost thousands of dollars. Unless your about to donate 5 grand, we're not getting new servers anytime soon. Your asking Mike to do that like it is a simple thing. It is hard to find a server you like, buy it and especially set it up and configure it. As JW said in another thread:

Nothing is so easy as the job you imagine someone else doing.

Anyways, we're moving soon so no upgrades/changes are in the near future.

[computer_nut]

are you serious about it being expensive to find a good server these days? What about this 6x700Mhz Xeon processor Netserver for $300: http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Netserver-LT-...em270064257624 ?

[computer_nut]

afterall that's only a 4.2GHz server with a great RAID system and it supports up to 8GB RAM

[ferrija1]

Originally Posted by computer_nut

are you serious about it being expensive to find a good server these days? What about this 6x700Mhz Xeon processor Netserver for $300: http://cgi.ebay.com/HP-Netserver-LT-...em270064257624 ?

Good one.

Are you joking! It takes servers a lot more powerful than that to run TSG and that system is very old. You would probably need 3 of those to get close to what we currently have. And if you didn't notice, it's used. Do you have any experience with servers? They are complicated and as I said,

Nothing is so easy as the job you imagine someone else doing.

afterall that's only a 4.2GHz server with a great RAID system and it supports up to 8GB RAM

8 GB isn't much to upgrade on....

It's a Intel Pentium III Xeon!

It's old enough to have a floppy drive!

4.2 GHz is not much.....


I wonder exactly what the TSG servers are like........

[computer_nut]

Yes in fact I have had experience with servers, I've run multiple active forums with success on a 800MHz iBook running YellowDog Linux, apache, ftp, email, and mysql ...I've also used and managed a NetServer LH3R which is a great server, worked like a charm

[computer_nut]

4.2GHz should be plenty for a extra server since the load would then be distributed amoungst three servers ...and btw, there are 1GHz and 1.4GHz PentiumIII processors as well which I believe that server can run which means it's capable of up to abouy 8.8GHz