VGF needs more bandwidth.

Jesus · 02-08-2008, 10:03 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)

Panfan · 02-08-2008, 10:07 PM

half an hour =/= a few hours

Jesus · 02-08-2008, 10:11 PM

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

***Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds*** · 02-08-2008, 10:26 PM

No.

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

***Ynot Shane*** · 02-08-2008, 10:33 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, 02:39 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, 10:24 PM

Just get some PS3s and hook those up, somehow.

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

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

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

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-10-2008, 03:54 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!

Robotazy · 02-10-2008, 05:04 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.

Jesus · 02-11-2008, 04:25 AM

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

***Ace Mercury*** · 02-11-2008, 06:51 AM

We should switch over to MediaWiki instead.

***Cosmonautical*** · 02-11-2008, 10:01 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.

Robotazy · 02-11-2008, 10:44 AM

^ It has problems.

That's why. It's not perfect.

***CaptHayfever*** · 02-11-2008, 12:07 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, 03:18 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, 05:02 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.

Jesus · 02-11-2008, 09:13 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, 09:17 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, 01:05 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, 10:03 PM	#1
Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 5,617 Thanks: 104 Thanked 139 Times in 101 Posts Blog Entries: 3	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)

02-08-2008, 10:33 PM	#5
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 132,163 Thanks: 46 Thanked 604 Times in 317 Posts	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. __________________ Remember that book store? Well, they became one of those books and coffee places, and now they're just coffee. It's like evolution, only without getting the better part.

02-11-2008, 05:02 PM	#17
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 132,163 Thanks: 46 Thanked 604 Times in 317 Posts	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. __________________ Remember that book store? Well, they became one of those books and coffee places, and now they're just coffee. It's like evolution, only without getting the better part.

02-11-2008, 09:17 PM	#19
*Ynot Shane* Not Ready to Make Nice Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Flaflooga Gender: Posts: 132,163 Thanks: 46 Thanked 604 Times in 317 Posts	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. __________________ Remember that book store? Well, they became one of those books and coffee places, and now they're just coffee. It's like evolution, only without getting the better part.

02-08-2008, 10:07 PM	#2
Panfan AND HE PRAYS Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grayskull Gender: Posts: 18,806 Thanks: 1,405 Thanked 2,247 Times in 1,337 Posts Blog Entries: 15	half an hour =/= a few hours

02-08-2008, 10:11 PM	#3
Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 5,617 Thanks: 104 Thanked 139 Times in 101 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Whatev....is there still a way I can donate bandwidth to help out VGF?

02-08-2008, 10:26 PM	#4
*Saria Dragon of the Rain Wilds* Admin "mine.. not yours. NO. MINE." Epic Ladynerd Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Forteresse de Valois Gender: Posts: 28,504 Thanks: 1,658 Thanked 1,820 Times in 1,042 Posts	No. Sorry dude, it just doesn't work that way.

02-09-2008, 02:39 AM	#6
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	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, 10:24 PM	#7
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Just get some PS3s and hook those up, somehow.

02-10-2008, 10:54 AM	#8
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Not more bandwidth, just a wider band. Maybe add some horn players or something. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

02-10-2008, 05:04 PM	#10
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	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, 04:25 AM	#11
Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 5,617 Thanks: 104 Thanked 139 Times in 101 Posts Blog Entries: 3	How bout Shane get the hell out of VB 2.0. It sucks.

02-11-2008, 06:51 AM	#12
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	We should switch over to MediaWiki instead.

02-11-2008, 10:44 AM	#14
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	^ It has problems. That's why. It's not perfect.

02-11-2008, 12:07 PM	#15
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	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, 03:18 PM	#16
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	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, 09:13 PM	#18
Jesus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 5,617 Thanks: 104 Thanked 139 Times in 101 Posts Blog Entries: 3	^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?)

02-12-2008, 01:05 AM	#20
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	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.