The new server has arrived, intact and raring to go! This is something of a relief, as Parcelfarce's 48hr service was anything but prompt. You see, their guarantee is 48hrs from when it arrives at the local delivery depot - in other words they can sod around with it for weeks at my depot and still be within their terms and conditions. Still, it only remained in their hands for a week, and is now sitting pretty waiting for me to configure it! I have two domains being transferred to it as we...

Man1c M0g

Yup, its all done and dusted! The brand new colocation server that will form the backbone of Biorust's future has left for the server farm and should be fully operational before the weekend. I must admit I am very nervous, however, because though I may have plenty of Linux experience, creating a server from scratch is entirely different. Nevertheless I have followed the ISPs instructions to the letter regarding IP & DNS settings, so I'm quite confident there will be no hiccups... at least until...

Man1c M0g

OK, I've installed 3 powerful fans into the server and the case temps have dropped substantially! Motherboard runs at 30c under full load, and the CPU temp sits around 41c. Not bad for a quad core xeon! Sooo... in short, the new server is now ready for action! I'll send it off to the server farm real soon, and then we'll be ready for the serious work of moving domains to begin!

Man1c M0g

Hello & welcome to the Biorust Blogging software, made possible by the excellent new official add-on to the industry-standard forum software, Vbulletin! I know several dozen people who have been looking forward to blogs on Biorust, and it is now my pleasure to bring them to you in perhaps the most professional and integrated way possible. Although I expect everyone will use his/her own blog for different topics, my own blog will feature snippets of information on Biorust, its operation, and how...

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