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**Turnip** · April 12th, 2008, 12:16 PM

Hey guys/gals -

I host several small businesses on my dedi, and I never have any real bandwidth concerns.

That said, one of the small businesses whose site I built - and is on my server - is going to be featured on Inside Edition in two weeks. Her recent exposure in a national newsletter netted a large spike, so I'm expecting the Inside Edition thing to bring a potentially HUGE spike.

I'm nervous that I'm going to get the equivalent of being "dugg" or "slashdotted," and that the server will just stop answering. What could/should I do in anticipation of this spike? I don't mind if her site becomes unavailable after some ungodly number of serves, but I'm not keen on having the rest of my clients lose activity because the server's toast...

Help!

Thanks, amigos.

r/T

April 12th, 2008, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Turnip Surpass Fan Seasoned Poster Joined in Sep 2004 32 posts Gave thanks: 2 Thanked 3 times	Need Advice \| One of my clients expecting BIG spike in traffic... Hey guys/gals - I host several small businesses on my dedi, and I never have any real bandwidth concerns. That said, one of the small businesses whose site I built - and is on my server - is going to be featured on Inside Edition in two weeks. Her recent exposure in a national newsletter netted a large spike, so I'm expecting the Inside Edition thing to bring a potentially HUGE spike. I'm nervous that I'm going to get the equivalent of being "dugg" or "slashdotted," and that the server will just stop answering. What could/should I do in anticipation of this spike? I don't mind if her site becomes unavailable after some ungodly number of serves, but I'm not keen on having the rest of my clients lose activity because the server's toast... Help! Thanks, amigos. r/T __________________ Tim "Turnip" Glinatsis Dedicated Server of Turnips turnipnetwork.com