Forum Will Be DOWN For A Few Days

Post by **b0b** » 1 Dec 2000 12:37 pm

At some point in the near future, the forum will be down while we switch servers. I've bought a new Dell server and a 768k/768k SDSL line has been installed in my house. Once I get it configured, I'll take down the Forum, transfer the files, and then notify the DNS gods that b0b.com has moved. When the new DNS info reaches your provider, you'll have access to the new system.

Thanks to everyone whose financial support made this move possible. I couldn't have done this on my own - the total cost of the transition is over $2500!

Hopefully this will solve the support problems that we've had dealing with Internet service providers. With the dedicated server under our immediate control, we'll be able to offer home page hosting and other services that we couldn't offer before.

I hope to get the new server configured this weekend. We have until December 15 to vacate Datapipe or be hit with another 3 month bill. So don't get upset when the Forum goes down for a few days. We'll be back, better than ever!

------------------
<img align=left src="http://b0b.com/Averybob.gif" width=64 height=81>
 -b0b- quasar@b0b.com 
-System Administrator

Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 1 Dec 2000 1:09 pm

whew...maybe I'll actually get some work done...or practice!!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 1 Dec 2000 1:24 pm

Uh-oh. I have a deep sense of foreboding. I'm gonna have to learn to talk with my wife now.

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 1 Dec 2000 1:27 pm

When the new DNS info reaches your provider, you'll have access to the new system.

Uh Oh! Takes a dern long time for the Pony Express to reach us out here....

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 1 Dec 2000 1:42 pm

Very good. Putting it under your immediate control should make it much better.

The DSL line should work well. I'm also going DSL and got the DSL kit from Verizon two days ago. I haven't got an installation date from the DSL provider (TampaBayDSL) but it probably won't be too long.

I've been having a lot of problems with Earthlink's dialup lately too. During the prime time of the day I get a lot of disconnects and have to redial and reconnect. During the off peak times it's OK. Earthlink wasn't that way till the bought up Mindspring, and I also read that Earthlink was disconnecting customers in the prime of the day because of lack of bandwidth (they blame it on overuse but it's really not enough bandwidth and probably servers that can't handle the amount of traffic).

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 1 Dec 2000 1:54 pm

B0b
congratulations on a bold move - hope it won't take up too much of your time running the whole show. It must be quite an overhead doing all the sys admin on a Web server but the upside is you'll have total control.
Mick

Bill Terry · Post by **Bill Terry** » 1 Dec 2000 1:58 pm

Hey b0b,
Great, sounds like you'll be a busy guy.... I'd be interested in what you plan on home page hosting.

Jack,
Interesting... I'm also on Earthlink, I was originally on Netcom, who was bought by Mindspring, and now Earthlink. I never had problems with Netcom or Mindspring, but now with Earthlink I occasionally get busy signals and have been dropped a few times.
Maybe they're just getting too big????

Cisco will reimburse me for the cost of broadband access at home, so I'm going with a Cable modem pretty soon. DSL is not yet available in the wilds of Bastrop. Heck, we just got our first overpass this year

.

------------------
bterry.home.netcom.com

ToneJunkie · Post by **ToneJunkie** » 1 Dec 2000 4:47 pm

Good luck, b0b. May the force be with you!

------------------
Robert Hicks - Fessenden S12U

Home Page: http://www.members.home.net/tonejunkie
Email: rhhicks@home.com

Richard Sinkler · Post by **Richard Sinkler** » 1 Dec 2000 5:29 pm

OH NO!

Let me know a couple days ahead of time so I can go out in the middle of the forest and hibernate or something.

------------------
Carter D10 8p/10k
Richard Sinkler BS, www.sinkler.com

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 1 Dec 2000 7:32 pm

Thanx b0b, Dave's right !
i'll be able to practice a lot more.
what a break !

Steel waitin'on ya' b0b !

Fred Layman · Post by **Fred Layman** » 1 Dec 2000 9:35 pm

Clarify for us non-techs how we will know when the site is back on and how to find it, please.

Ken Lang · Post by **Ken Lang** » 1 Dec 2000 10:45 pm

Choke, choke....wiggle, wiggle...shiver, shiver....Hope the withdrawel pangs don't last too long.

Post by **b0b** » 1 Dec 2000 11:55 pm

Fred,

You'll know it's back online when you stop getting the message that says that the Forum is down for maintainence. If I do this right, everything will look exactly the same, and the web address won't change.

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 2 Dec 2000 10:40 am

I guess I won't be needing my computer for those few days

------------------

Bob Hempker · Post by **Bob Hempker** » 2 Dec 2000 11:20 am

b0b,

thanks so much for all the hard work you do for us. We all owe you a deep sincere thanks and gratitude.

------------------

Don Walters · Post by **Don Walters** » 2 Dec 2000 1:46 pm

Good move, b0b. Nothing beats having as much control as possible to hand.

------------------
Don Walters
Carter D-10, 8p/5k
Session 500

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 2 Dec 2000 8:35 pm

Bobby-
"Onward and upward"..........al

Marco Schouten · Post by **Marco Schouten** » 3 Dec 2000 7:15 am

At last I'll get some time to practise steel playing

------------------
Steelin' Greetings
Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud Pro III Custom

Dan Tyack · Post by **Dan Tyack** » 3 Dec 2000 11:45 am

Congratulations, b0b!

Linux or NT?

Post by **b0b** » 3 Dec 2000 7:02 pm

It's Linux, Dan. And I just got it connected - I'm using Netscape on it right now!

------------------
<img align=left src="http://b0b.com/Averybob.gif" width=64 height=81>
 -b0b- quasar@b0b.com 
-System Administrator

Post by **b0b** » 4 Dec 2000 9:53 am

Things are moving a little slower than I expected. The down time will probably happen next weekend.

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 4 Dec 2000 11:06 am

Good luck with the transition B0b, and let me take the chance to thank you again for all you're doing here- the forum has really been a wonderful thing. don't know how I got along without it!

------------------
Mark van Allen-"Blueground Undergrass" Pedal, Non-Pedal, Lap, and Dobro

Kenny Dail · Post by **Kenny Dail** » 4 Dec 2000 11:11 am

Ditto, what Bob Hempker said.

------------------
kd...and the beat goes on...

Buck Grantham · Post by **Buck Grantham** » 4 Dec 2000 10:28 pm

I think this is the greatest tool for steel guitar players and I appreciate all the work you're doing for us B0b. Thank you very much!!

Jon Smorada · Post by **Jon Smorada** » 5 Dec 2000 9:25 am

The only computers I trust with my women are unix.
Make sure you do your daily backups

------------------
Jon
'66 Emmons P/P D-10 4x8
'69 Emmons P/P D-10 4x8
rebelspirit.net/rebel
rebelspirit.net/showdown

[This message was edited by Jon Smorada on 05 December 2000 at 09:26 AM.]