VGF needs more bandwidth.

wariovswario · 02-08-2008, 11:03 PM

I've seen the servers get shut down at multiple times the past couple of months. You might not know it but VGF does get some heavy traffic. (The servers just got shut down for a few hours just now)

Is there a way I can donate bandwidth from my domain which I don't currently use right now? (I still have 6 months on the subscription)

Colin Greenwood · 02-08-2008, 11:07 PM

half an hour =/= a few hours

wariovswario · 02-08-2008, 11:11 PM

Whatev....is there still a way I can donate bandwidth to help out VGF?

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 02-08-2008, 11:26 PM

No.

Sorry dude, it just doesn't work that way.

***Ynot Shane*** · 02-08-2008, 11:33 PM

Once upon a time, bandwidth was critical, but in this day and age, we have more bandwidth than we'll ever use. It's just system resources. We got hit hard when Guitar Hero III was released and when Survivor: China ended, and so any event like that I would expect some problems. For the most part, though, our current setup is enough to handle the traffic, but from time to time, the server gets hit by an unexpected resource spike. I expect to have to upgrade the server again later in the year, but it should be good for now.

Metal Man · 02-09-2008, 03:39 AM

If VGF needed bandwidth that badly, you wouldn't be able to post this thread.

You'd be staring at 'Bandwidth exceeded' notices instead.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-09-2008, 11:24 PM

Just get some PS3s and hook those up, somehow.

***CaptHayfever*** · 02-10-2008, 11:54 AM

Not more bandwidth, just a wider band. Maybe add some horn players or something.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

DELICIOUS POISON · 02-10-2008, 04:54 PM

Yeah, awesome idea. *reaches into pocket, pulls out a sweaty wad of bandwidth*

Ummmm, hey Shane, do you accept Canadian bandwidth?

Quote:

It was my baby, it was a telecom project, it was SUPER WIDE BAND!

Rolls-Royce Man · 02-10-2008, 06:04 PM

We need no more Bandwidth,

We need...

You know what? I have no idea where I'm going with this....it was probably lame though.

wariovswario · 02-11-2008, 05:25 AM

How bout Shane get the hell out of VB 2.0. It sucks.

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-11-2008, 07:51 AM

We should switch over to MediaWiki instead.

DELICIOUS POISON · 02-11-2008, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wariovswario

How bout Shane get the hell out of VB 2.0. It sucks.

I don't see why it's so horrible.

Rolls-Royce Man · 02-11-2008, 11:44 AM

^ It has problems.

That's why. It's not perfect.

***CaptHayfever*** · 02-11-2008, 01:07 PM

Wait...are you trying to tell me that something made by humans is....imperfect!?
STOP THE PRESSES.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

Metal Man · 02-11-2008, 04:18 PM

Well, I can agree that VBulliten sucks, mainly it looks bad, but like hell is Shane going to go through the work needed to, say, convert it to Invision Power Board because me and WvW said so. Especially so when you get me and WvW saying it.

Of course, all message boards are flawed, so it'd be silly to get too upset about any one board's flaws. Unless it was, like, really outdated and messed up.

***Ynot Shane*** · 02-11-2008, 06:02 PM

2.0?

I've tried a bunch of other board systems. UBB's pretty good but ancient, and the PHP-based alternatives to vB are terrifyingly bad. We're talking two hours to figure out how the heck to change the colors bad.

wariovswario · 02-11-2008, 10:13 PM

^That's pretty bad. Well the thing that gets me is that we switched over to this and in turn lost a lot of fun features. (who didn't love collecting and saving their points to be on the top 50?)

***Ynot Shane*** · 02-11-2008, 10:17 PM

vBplaza had to be disabled anyway because it was no longer supported. However, I do plan to upgrade to vBplaza 2.0 as soon as vB 3.7 is available.

Metal Man · 02-12-2008, 02:05 AM

My message board of choice is Invision Power Board, but the problem is it costs too much to run anyway.

Of course, I liked the ancient UBB the best, and maybe the new UBB too, I dunno.

VBPlaza stuff is sort of a bummer. Most of its features annoyed me, but the lack of an automated name changer can get problematic.

02-08-2008, 11:03 PM	#1
wariovswario Godly Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,390 Thanks: 91 Thanked 78 Times in 56 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 1,519.22 Bank: 769,350.73 Total Points: 770,869.95 Donate	VGF needs more bandwidth. I've seen the servers get shut down at multiple times the past couple of months. You might not know it but VGF does get some heavy traffic. (The servers just got shut down for a few hours just now) Is there a way I can donate bandwidth from my domain which I don't currently use right now? (I still have 6 months on the subscription) __________________ Click here to level up my card!

02-08-2008, 11:11 PM	#3
wariovswario Godly Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,390 Thanks: 91 Thanked 78 Times in 56 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 1,519.22 Bank: 769,350.73 Total Points: 770,869.95 Donate	Whatev....is there still a way I can donate bandwidth to help out VGF? __________________ Click here to level up my card!

02-08-2008, 11:33 PM	#5
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 131,670 Thanks: 43 Thanked 434 Times in 223 Posts Points: 302,581.78 Bank: 26,235,638.53 Total Points: 26,538,220.31 Donate $Epic Current Event story dude \\m// - The Hiphopopotamus$	Once upon a time, bandwidth was critical, but in this day and age, we have more bandwidth than we'll ever use. It's just system resources. We got hit hard when Guitar Hero III was released and when Survivor: China ended, and so any event like that I would expect some problems. For the most part, though, our current setup is enough to handle the traffic, but from time to time, the server gets hit by an unexpected resource spike. I expect to have to upgrade the server again later in the year, but it should be good for now. __________________ I can do anything that a 9-year-old and a monkey can do.

02-11-2008, 05:25 AM	#11
wariovswario Godly Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,390 Thanks: 91 Thanked 78 Times in 56 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 1,519.22 Bank: 769,350.73 Total Points: 770,869.95 Donate	How bout Shane get the hell out of VB 2.0. It sucks. __________________ Click here to level up my card!

02-11-2008, 06:02 PM	#17
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 131,670 Thanks: 43 Thanked 434 Times in 223 Posts Points: 302,581.78 Bank: 26,235,638.53 Total Points: 26,538,220.31 Donate $Epic Current Event story dude \\m// - The Hiphopopotamus$	2.0? I've tried a bunch of other board systems. UBB's pretty good but ancient, and the PHP-based alternatives to vB are terrifyingly bad. We're talking two hours to figure out how the heck to change the colors bad. __________________ I can do anything that a 9-year-old and a monkey can do.

02-08-2008, 11:07 PM	#2
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02-08-2008, 11:26 PM	#4
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02-09-2008, 03:39 AM	#6
Metal Man Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Gender: Posts: 6,934 Thanks: 77 Thanked 228 Times in 159 Posts Points: 15,120.76 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 15,120.76 Donate	If VGF needed bandwidth that badly, you wouldn't be able to post this thread. You'd be staring at 'Bandwidth exceeded' notices instead.

02-09-2008, 11:24 PM	#7
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02-10-2008, 11:54 AM	#8
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02-10-2008, 06:04 PM	#10
Rolls-Royce Man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: BE PREPARED FOR YOUR MISSION. Gender: Posts: 8,710 Thanks: 229 Thanked 482 Times in 365 Posts Blog Entries: 7 Points: 15,039.05 Bank: 53,315.07 Total Points: 68,354.12 Donate	We need no more Bandwidth, We need... You know what? I have no idea where I'm going with this....it was probably lame though.

02-11-2008, 07:51 AM	#12
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 19,114 Thanks: 370 Thanked 1,582 Times in 819 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Points: 110,084.09 Bank: 23,455,165.07 Total Points: 23,565,249.16 Donate	We should switch over to MediaWiki instead.

02-11-2008, 11:44 AM	#14
Rolls-Royce Man Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: BE PREPARED FOR YOUR MISSION. Gender: Posts: 8,710 Thanks: 229 Thanked 482 Times in 365 Posts Blog Entries: 7 Points: 15,039.05 Bank: 53,315.07 Total Points: 68,354.12 Donate	^ It has problems. That's why. It's not perfect.

02-11-2008, 01:07 PM	#15
*CaptHayfever* Smash Supermod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 19,805 Thanks: 268 Thanked 944 Times in 575 Posts Points: 118,263.35 Bank: 1,922.13 Total Points: 120,185.47 Donate	Wait...are you trying to tell me that something made by humans is....imperfect!? STOP THE PRESSES. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

02-11-2008, 04:18 PM	#16
Metal Man Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Gender: Posts: 6,934 Thanks: 77 Thanked 228 Times in 159 Posts Points: 15,120.76 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 15,120.76 Donate	Well, I can agree that VBulliten sucks, mainly it looks bad, but like hell is Shane going to go through the work needed to, say, convert it to Invision Power Board because me and WvW said so. Especially so when you get me and WvW saying it. Of course, all message boards are flawed, so it'd be silly to get too upset about any one board's flaws. Unless it was, like, really outdated and messed up.

02-11-2008, 10:13 PM	#18
wariovswario Godly Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,390 Thanks: 91 Thanked 78 Times in 56 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 1,519.22 Bank: 769,350.73 Total Points: 770,869.95 Donate	^That's pretty bad. Well the thing that gets me is that we switched over to this and in turn lost a lot of fun features. (who didn't love collecting and saving their points to be on the top 50?) __________________ Click here to level up my card!

02-11-2008, 10:17 PM	#19
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 131,670 Thanks: 43 Thanked 434 Times in 223 Posts Points: 302,581.78 Bank: 26,235,638.53 Total Points: 26,538,220.31 Donate $Epic Current Event story dude \\m// - The Hiphopopotamus$	vBplaza had to be disabled anyway because it was no longer supported. However, I do plan to upgrade to vBplaza 2.0 as soon as vB 3.7 is available. __________________ I can do anything that a 9-year-old and a monkey can do.

02-12-2008, 02:05 AM	#20
Metal Man Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Gender: Posts: 6,934 Thanks: 77 Thanked 228 Times in 159 Posts Points: 15,120.76 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 15,120.76 Donate	My message board of choice is Invision Power Board, but the problem is it costs too much to run anyway. Of course, I liked the ancient UBB the best, and maybe the new UBB too, I dunno. VBPlaza stuff is sort of a bummer. Most of its features annoyed me, but the lack of an automated name changer can get problematic.