[olug] Cheap local co-lo?

[Nate Rotschafer]

I'm cheap I just stay at Scott Hall and use their 8 Mbit/sec 
connection...heh works good for the sites I host...just don't tell them I 
host...

Nate


>From: Phil Brutsche <phil at brutsche.us>
>Reply-To: olug at olug.org
>To: olug at olug.org
>Subject: Re: [olug] Cheap local co-lo?
>Date: Sat,  8 Jun 2002 16:16:42 -0500
>
>Quoting Aaron Grothe <grothe at earthlink.net>:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anyone know of a good/cheap co-location facility in the Omaha area?
>
>That's what *I* want to know - I've been looking for months, and they all 
>want
>exhorbant amounts of money for anything more than a 1u (1 3/4" tall - a 
>little
>more the height of a typical CD-ROM drive these days) rack mount unit, and
>sometimes they want exhorbant amounts of money period.
>
> > I've seen the topic a few times on the mailing list but was wondering if 
>the
> > situation in Omaha has changed.  The one good co-lo I knew of in town 
>has
> > disappeard.
>
>Who was that?
>
> > I'm currently thinking about the possibility of finding someone who can 
>get
> > DSL (I can't in my house 50th&Center area) and hosting the server at 
>their
> > place or trying out Microlnk's http://www.microlnk.com/ wireless 
>service.
> > Speaking of which does anybody on the mailing list use Microlnk?
> >
> > As for the parameters for how much bandwidth I would need.  I really 
>don't
> > know yet.  I'm hoping the site/project might be semi-popular but it 
>could
> > also go into limbo pretty easily.
> >
> > I'm also thinking about just using a hosting service that provides 
>databases
> > but I would like/need to run some custom code on the site which a lot of
> > hosting services won't allow.
>
>I may be able to help you out a bit - I've got a computer housed at a local
>University (DS-3, baby!); email me privately and we'll see if we can get
>something worked out.
>
>This is, incidentally, the computer I've been looking for a co-lo for.
>
>Brian Roberson might be able to help out as well if you email him; he 
>allows
>shell access to users.olug.org - the machine that handles web and email for
>olug.org - for OLUG "members" and may be willing to accomodate your needs.
>
>--
>
>Phil
>
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"Only those who think know, but those wo know always think."
Nate Rotschafer
Millard West High School
Omaha, NE


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