[Box-Admins] Re: Community server non-responsive again

[Marcus Denker]

On 12.09.2008, at 23:15, Ken Causey wrote:

> Thanks Marcus,
>
> I'm not too happy with the reboot delay, but I guess you get what you
> pay for.  I've also been thinking about a new server but was hoping to
> put it off for a few months, maybe even until the SFLC situation is
> sorted out.  That may not be possible.  We started with Hetzner  
> because
> of the relatively low cost and because we had some familiarity with  
> the
> service.  Maybe we should consider a more expensive service though  
> with
> better customer service.  I don't have any clue what we can or cannot
> afford, something I would REALLY like to change.  Also there have been
> some instances where access to the server has been slow recently, not
> obviously due to activity on the server itself.
>


Who actually pays for the server right now? Is this Squeak Germany  
even now?
Does anyone know when they will run out of cash?

	Marcus

> Ken
>
> On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 23:02 +0200, Marcus Denker wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Very bad.
>>
>> I have asked for a manual reset, this will happen after 10am tommorow
>> (in 11hours).
>>
>> I will enquire at hetzner what the problem can be. One thing we could
>> think about
>> is upgrading the server to new hardware... the current system that  
>> you
>> get for
>> new contracts of 49EUR/Month is:
>>
>> 	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ Dual Core, 2 GB DDR2, 2 x 400 GB SATA II
>>
>> I am sure we could switch to that with just paying once 99EUR... the
>> only
>> problem is logistics: installing the new machine, moving services  
>> over
>> and so on.
>>
>> 	Marcus
>>
>>
>> On 12.09.2008, at 20:38, Ken Causey wrote:
>>
>>> We need your assistance again.
>>>
>>> ~$ ping 85.10.195.197
>>> PING 85.10.195.197 (85.10.195.197) 56(84) bytes of data.
>>> From 213.239.252.13 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
>>> From 213.239.252.13 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable
>>> From 213.239.252.13 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable
>>>
>>> Was there any explanation the last time?  Are we continuing to have
>>> overheating problems perhaps?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ken
>>
>> --
>> Marcus Denker  --  denker at iam.unibe.ch
>> http://www.iam.unibe.ch/~denker
>>
>>

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