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  1. MannDude

    Net Neutrality has just passed. Internet is now a utility.

    Well, that's something: http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/02/fcc-votes-for-net-neutrality-a-ban-on-paid-fast-lanes-and-title-ii/ What do you guys think? Am I really the only one who feels like internet shouldn't be labeled as a utility and that it's merely a product we should be lucky to be...
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    [Confirmed] GreenValueHost being sold to XFuseSolutions

    Browsing WHT today to read the latest GVH drama, I stumbled upon this thread:  http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=1456982 It's your normal run of the mill negative GVH thread that we've all come to expect. Anyhow, in comes @XFSDuke to the rescue to answer questions! (...
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    Home networking setup help. Using RaspberryPi to bridge wifi to network switch.

    I have attempted this earlier when following a couple guides, seemingly I am an idiot and kill all networking when restarting the network service on the Pi and make it inaccessible via SSH so I re-install and try again. (Headless install) But at the risk of feeling ashamed of my ignorance of...
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    Things to consider when choosing Colocation?

    I've got a 2U dual L5420 server collecting dust that I need to pack with drives and ship off to get connected. This will be used for a personal and backup server, so nothing "production". I've never shopped around for colo before so am curious if there is anything I should know or could easily...
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    A tool to simulate shitty networking serivce that is comically named, "Comcast"

    Yes, this is a real thing! You can download it here: https://github.com/tylertreat/Comcast Just stumbled across this and wanted to share it here. Unsure if anyone will really get some use out of it, but may be fun to play with regardless!
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    YouTube says HTML5 is ready for primetime!

    This is awesome! Read more here if you want the full story and not just the first paragraph: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/01/youtube-declares-html5-video-ready-for-primetime-makes-it-default/
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    Internet providers don't think you need fast internet. Cable industry opposes 25Mbps broadband defin

    Normal people don't need 25Mbps down or 3Mbps up, cable lobby says. Read more here: http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/01/no-need-for-speed-cable-industry-opposes-25mbps-broadband-definition/ So, what do you guys think? I'm sure there are a lot of people here who have 25Mbps or greater...
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    Useful phone apps for server monitoring?

    What are my options for receiving notification alerts to my phone for managing a small server fleet? I want to be alerted with an audible tone that I can choose when a server becomes unresponsive or enters a 'warning level' for things like CPU load or % of RAM used. Does anything like this...
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    vpsBoard 2015 roadmap

    Perhaps the motivation that comes with each new year to make improvements in ones personal life is still burning strong, but I am more excited and motivated than ever to push vpsBoard beyond just being a discussion forum, and instead towards being a valuable resource to providers and consumers...
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    FBI Seeks To Legally Hack You If You're Connected To TOR or a VPN

    From: http://yro-beta.slashdot.org/story/15/01/20/1540241/fbi-seeks-to-legally-hack-you-if-youre-connected-to-tor-or-a-vpn Well ain't that something?
  11. MannDude

    Introducing the vpsBoard Library!

    I'm pretty excited to get this up and off the ground finally, it's been a work in progress for a while. As you may have seen already in the sidebar, there is a block containing articles/tutorials from the new vpsBoard 'Library'. The Library consists of quality articles and tutorials submitted...
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    What sort of topics and tutorials would you like to see?

    vpsBoard's 'article bounty program' is going to go live soon where a few interested people will do some write ups about specific subjects whether it be a tutorial on how to do a certain task, general guide on anything to opinion and editorial pieces. I'm pretty excited to get this off the ground...
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    vpsBoard fitness club!

    I noticed quite a few people mentioned that their 2015 New Years Resolutions were related to health and fitness. I thought it'd be fun to start this thread so we can hold each other accountable and hopefully help reach our fitness goals. I'm wrapping up a week of being on a keto diet, and so...
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    Post your home network.

    What are all of you running at home? I'm curious to see what sort of interesting setups some of you have running. My setup personally is pretty sloppy and nothing to brag about but will share it for the sake of getting this thread started. I actually have plans to redo it all as I'm soon...
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    Ever wonder how network cabling span oceans? Pretty neat video.

    Was watching this last night and meant to share it: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvlowj_tyco-resolute-mighty-ships-discovery_tech In this episode of Mighty Ships, the Tyco company's "Resolute" helps get Costa Rica better connected to the rest of the world via Global Crossing's network...
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    [UPDATED] vpsBoard's Provider of the Year: The Results

    After organizing and compiling the results of our voting thread here ( ) I'm happy to be able to announce the results. Lot of great providers were voted for, below being the top 5. It's our belief that any of the providers listed below are steady, stable and reliable to be used for production...
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    2014 year in review. What were your favorite VPS industry moments of 2014?

    With the 2014 year rapidly coming to an end, it's a good time to look back and review the industry events of 2014. What are some of the more memorable events of this past year that is worth remembering? The VolumeDrive and Burst.NET fiascos spring to mind for me, although it was a pretty...
  18. MannDude

    A visual comparison of provider's and their custom control panels. Lots of screenshots!

    This thread will be a work in progress. First let me say: WARNING! Lots of images below! I wanted to show off some of the custom panels that a few providers that frequent vpsBoard have created. I'm a customer of each provider and have taken the time to go through and take a lot of screenshots...
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    Facial recognition data from Facebook archived backup.

    So, I was recently browsing through an old Facebook backup/archive I made before closing out an old account. I was looking for some old photos I had uploaded from a few years ago, and noticed that at the bottom of the page, beneath the individual albums that existed was a link in the footer that...
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    2015 New Years Resolutions?

    Almost time for us to come up with resolutions for the new year that we may or may not (statistically though, do not) keep for an entire year. What things are you going to work on in 2015? Quitting smoking? Losing weight? Saving more money? Finish a project? Start a new hobby? All I really want...
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