Planning on Buying a Dedicated, But Need some Q&A

**!Entkrew.com** · February 10th, 2005, 1:37 PM

Well I've been thinking on buying a dedicated server for a while now. And now that I got a good job, I'm starting to look more into the plans. But I'm not to sure on how the plans work. I'm not much of a server 'geek' or that knows much, I just need to know a few questions.

1. What is the difference between "Storage: Single 80GB Hard Drive" and "Storage: Dual 80GB Hard Drive w/Backups"
2. We have to pay $30/mo to get cpanel? (what do we use if we don't

)

3. What is the difference between (below) - We pay less for the highest setup fee? This is good for the 2+ year or so right?
$00.00 Setup Fee $90.00 Monthly
$99.00 Setup Fee $80.00 Monthly
$150.00 Setup Fee $70.00 Monthly

4. From (Dedicated Server Perfomance Questions....) a post by Emmanuel CTO, Surpass Hosting (http://www.surmunity.com/showpost.ph...88&postcount=2) read this

Quote:

Since you are an exsisting client I can waive the $99 setup fee so you can get that pricing structure.

Does that apply to existing clients?

5. How fast are the connections? A soon-to-be hostee asked this; "hopefully like a 100mbit one where it can handle like lots of connections." Are the dedicated servers like that?

X. I may have more questions, but at the moment this are it.

I currently have 2 resellers but I will still like to keep those two. And buy the dedicated server.

Thank you in advance.

graue · February 10th, 2005, 3:52 PM

1. If you get dual hard drives, your data is stored on both of them, so if one dies, you're still okay.

2. You could use another program besides cPanel (e.g. Webmin) or administer your server the geek way, by logging in and typing commands.

3. The different prices depend on how long you expect to keep the dedicated server; if you know you'll want it for 2+ years the $70 monthly option works out to be the best.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong; this is just based on reading old posts.

**!Entkrew.com** · February 10th, 2005, 5:02 PM

Thanks for the 1st 2nd & 3rd Answers but Im still looking for the 4th & 5th

**Tracer Round** · February 10th, 2005, 5:23 PM

4. I am pretty sure it is on a case by case basis. I had two Shared accounts when I got a dedicated and paid the normal amount for the setup fee.

5. The connection speed is can be upgraded to 100Mbps (standard is 10Mbps I am pretty sure) but you wont really see a difference unless you are running apps that chew a lot of bandwidth per second.

Tracer

**cdrake** · February 10th, 2005, 6:46 PM

How much does it cost to get say 50 mbps? My site churns between 5-10 MB a sec now.

**Tracer Round** · February 10th, 2005, 7:56 PM

Well you are upgrading the NIC. You either get 10Mbps or 100Mbps. I would contact sales for the specifics.

Tracer

**!Entkrew.com** · February 11th, 2005, 1:48 AM

Hmm.. thanks Tracer Round for the FB well I will try and contact them about the 100mbps

**!Entkrew.com** · February 11th, 2005, 2:01 AM

Checked and its 100 Mbit port : $25 per month ( http://www.surpasshosting.com/faq/in...004&id=7&lang= ) on the bottom

**Cats-Computing** · February 11th, 2005, 2:53 AM

Unless you really, really need it, i'd say you'd be happy with 10MBit

February 10th, 2005, 3:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
graue Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Dec 2004 Lives in Fairfax, VA, USA Hosted on sh57 247 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	1. If you get dual hard drives, your data is stored on both of them, so if one dies, you're still okay. 2. You could use another program besides cPanel (e.g. Webmin) or administer your server the geek way, by logging in and typing commands. 3. The different prices depend on how long you expect to keep the dedicated server; if you know you'll want it for 2+ years the $70 monthly option works out to be the best. Someone correct me if I'm wrong; this is just based on reading old posts. __________________ Ben the Benly Benis: the greatest webcomic in existence. (on sh57)

February 10th, 2005, 5:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
!Entkrew.com President & CEO Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2004 Lives in Los Angeles, Ca 99 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Thanks for the 1st 2nd & 3rd Answers but Im still looking for the 4th & 5th __________________ Regards, Edgar Navarro President and CEO of Entkrew, Inc. Saprus (x.41.98)Shared-Reseller Pass8 (x.17.52)Resellers Entkrew Dedicated Server 3 YEARS with Surpass hosting! '04, '05, '06!

February 10th, 2005, 5:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tracer Round MR. SECURITY Excelling Contributor Joined in Jun 2004 Lives in Orlando, USA Hosted on SH129 722 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	4. I am pretty sure it is on a case by case basis. I had two Shared accounts when I got a dedicated and paid the normal amount for the setup fee. 5. The connection speed is can be upgraded to 100Mbps (standard is 10Mbps I am pretty sure) but you wont really see a difference unless you are running apps that chew a lot of bandwidth per second. Tracer __________________ 2005 Surpassies: Winner of Most Skilled Wordsmith SH129 - Power SH81 - OC5

February 10th, 2005, 6:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
cdrake Surpass Fan Comfy Contributor Joined in Jan 2004 Lives in drakeshangout.com/forum Hosted on PASS3 187 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	How much does it cost to get say 50 mbps? My site churns between 5-10 MB a sec now. __________________ Drakeshangout.com--When you have nothing better to do! Join the Drakeshangout Forum

February 10th, 2005, 7:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tracer Round MR. SECURITY Excelling Contributor Joined in Jun 2004 Lives in Orlando, USA Hosted on SH129 722 posts Gave thanks: 4 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Well you are upgrading the NIC. You either get 10Mbps or 100Mbps. I would contact sales for the specifics. Tracer __________________ 2005 Surpassies: Winner of Most Skilled Wordsmith SH129 - Power SH81 - OC5

February 11th, 2005, 1:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
!Entkrew.com President & CEO Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2004 Lives in Los Angeles, Ca 99 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Hmm.. thanks Tracer Round for the FB well I will try and contact them about the 100mbps __________________ Regards, Edgar Navarro President and CEO of Entkrew, Inc. Saprus (x.41.98)Shared-Reseller Pass8 (x.17.52)Resellers Entkrew Dedicated Server 3 YEARS with Surpass hosting! '04, '05, '06!

February 11th, 2005, 2:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
!Entkrew.com President & CEO Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2004 Lives in Los Angeles, Ca 99 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Checked and its 100 Mbit port : $25 per month ( http://www.surpasshosting.com/faq/in...004&id=7&lang= ) on the bottom __________________ Regards, Edgar Navarro President and CEO of Entkrew, Inc. Saprus (x.41.98)Shared-Reseller Pass8 (x.17.52)Resellers Entkrew Dedicated Server 3 YEARS with Surpass hosting! '04, '05, '06!

February 11th, 2005, 2:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Cats-Computing DJ Remix Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Lives in The competition Hosted on Ex-Client 1,256 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Unless you really, really need it, i'd say you'd be happy with 10MBit __________________ RIP Joey

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