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I am a LAN/WAN guy by day...so I don't get much into internet hosting for the adult business.
However, I am paid to design VPN systems using Citrix, IP enabled frame relay and other similiar technologies. I can vouch for the WAN part of Brads post. I see Verio and shudder because I know the problems that are going to occur. It is a rare week when they don't have a router problem...that is the usual excuse given. Tier one or not...they are typically a problem and we move the client to a backbone that is more stable and reliable.
As for the hardware argument, I love to see Cisco stuff all the way through the system...you start hearing alot about Nortel or Linksys...or any other type of non Cisco router...well, you are in for some long days.
On the other hand, you guys with these giant dual processor boxes are using a cannon to kill a fly....typically your computer is going to cache the website first thing and deliver from that cache until something changes. A webserver is basically a file and print server with some bells and whistles. RAM is a great thing to have but let me ask you..how much processing does a webserver do...a little parsing and that is it. The exception would be if you are running applications over the web...but those utilities are typically relegated to VPN systems.
Right on Brad, tho...I just changed hosts and drilled the guy for an hour about hardware, connectivity and throughput ...and the origins of all.
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