New Dedicated server is up and running! - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 09:15:07 am
content: If you can read this, then it means you will be using the new dedicated server!Hopefully everything went ok, but it will take some time to transfer some recent attachment files.Please let me know in this thread how you find the performance compared to the old server, as this is vital whether or not I keep this new server running and if it has fixed the slow performance problems.The new server IP is 184.173.12.165 and it runs both the Wordpress blog and Simple Machines forum, and nothing else, so it should be pretty damn quick!ThanksDave.

author: Chet T16
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 09:21:46 am
content: Yey \o/

author: dimlow
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 10:04:16 am
content: Much Faster here in the UK, Like it, I was really getting fed up with the old server.Nice one Dave!

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 10:28:34 am
content: Quote from: dimlow on September 17, 2011, 10:04:16 amSo was I!It seems to scream on my end too, which of course is no surprise and exactly what I expected.Dave.

author: ciccio
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 10:44:15 am
content: Much faster, no locks..Only one problem: the avatar disappeared from my profile. I had to upload it again

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 10:56:55 am
content: Quote from: ciccio on September 17, 2011, 10:44:15 amYeah, mine is gone too, I'm not sure why.I think this happened last time too, will investigate...Dave.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 11:55:31 am
content: The avatars and attachments didn't copy correctly, so won't show up until fixed.FileZilla my FTP program had "Treat files without extension as ASCII files" on by default! and all attachments/avatars/thumbnails in SMF have no extension.Re-uploading now, but it could take many hours...Dave.

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:09:06 pm
content: Yep improvement over here too , today the EEV works faster than Google.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:13:26 pm
content: OMG How did that happen?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:19:45 pm
content: Quote from: Kiriakos-GR on September 17, 2011, 12:09:06 pmYeah, it's bloody quick at my end.All actions seem to be fairly instantaneous!Dave.

author: DrGeoff
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:32:35 pm
content: Same here. Much faster response.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:38:20 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 17, 2011, 11:55:31 amServes you right for using such an ancient, weird (2 TCP connections?) and usually insecure protocol as FTP. Better use something more modern like SFTP (no relation, despite the name) next time.If you have shell access, transferring directly between servers will probably be much faster.

author: Kiriakos-GR
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:42:58 pm
content: I use also FileZilla to upload on my web site from time to time.I use it for over three years, no nags so far.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:46:04 pm
content: Quote from: alm on September 17, 2011, 12:38:20 pmMuch as SFTP is superior and much more secure it isn't always an available option.

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 12:58:31 pm
content: So bug the hosters to support something better than FTP. There is really no excuse for authenticated FTP anymore. It's insecure, has stupid ideas like the distinction between ASCII and binary files and is a pain in the butt for either the person administering the firewall at the client (active mode) or server (passive mode) side because of its use of multiple connections. It was clearly designed several decades ago when the Internet and computing in general was very different.

author: joelby
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 01:22:47 pm
content: If you're using a dedicated server, SFTP should be pretty straightforward to enable. If there's already an SSH server, SFTP is almost certainly already running

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 05:33:26 pm
content: Dear Dave,I wish to complain about this new server of yours. Previously when I clicked on a link I would have several seconds to think about a reply or to go make a cup of tea while I waited for the screen to refresh. But now the screen updates instantly, leaving me no time at all to compose my thoughts. I can't take this, I'm getting all stressed out with the pressure of it all. Please slow it down againSincerely,Ian

author: FreeThinker
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 06:00:42 pm
content: Hmmmm!Nice

author: Lightages
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 06:49:36 pm
content: This is probably getting redundant by now, but this is now working perfectly for me. Thanks for spending the money on the upgrade Dave!

author: Wusel
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 10:02:20 pm
content: The shop does not work:http://www.eevblog.com/shop/It says Zen Cart is not configured.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 10:10:22 pm
content: Quote from: Wusel on September 17, 2011, 10:02:20 pmYep, the database is not in place for that one yet.Dave.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 10:11:56 pm
content: Hmm, it looks like the attachments are back, but some avatar images are not working.Is anyone else's avatar image not working?Dave.

author: DrGeoff
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 11:01:40 pm
content: Didn't have an avatar originally, then your boat appeared last night and I've now uploaded one which seems to be working OK.

author: PetrosA
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 17, 2011, 11:06:42 pm
content: It's working very nicely here. Maybe now I'll be able to check out all the threads in the morning without being late for work

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:18:59 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on September 17, 2011, 10:11:56 pmMy avatar never did return. A quick browse shows a lot of others are still missing. This being a DIY forum my best advice to anyone requiring an avatar refresh is to DIY.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 18, 2011, 12:27:11 am
content: Quote from: Uncle Vernon on September 18, 2011, 12:18:59 amYeah, sorry everyone, no idea what's wrong with the avatar system. The paths are in place properly, and uploaded avatar images should have been saved as attachments which is now working after I copied them all across properly.So best bet is for anyone having problems to re-upload their avatar image.Dave.