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Web24.com.au Connectivity Issue Right Now?

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:36:25 +1100

There seems to be some connectivity issue with regarding to my VPS at Web24 (profiled at VPS AU here) right now. For my websites hosted there, the heading will load, and then part of the content, and then the browser will just stall there trying to fetch the rest of the page but they never arrive.

Web24 is coloc at Fujitsu data centre in Melbourne, and a quite traceroute check with mtr shows around 20-40% packet loss at Fujitsu data centre.


$ mtr -r www.web24.com.au

HOST: localhost                   Loss%   Snt   Last   Avg  Best  Wrst StDev

  1. 192.168.1.xxx                 0.0%    30    0.3   0.3   0.3   0.7   0.1

   ...

  7. 0.so-0-2-0.XT1.SYD2.ALTER.NE  3.3%    30   19.2  22.4  17.6  73.6  11.2

  8. so-0-2-0.XR2.MEL1.ALTER.NET   0.0%    30   29.0  34.2  28.3 125.5  17.6

  9. 411.AT-6-0-0.GW4.MEL1.ALTER.  0.0%    30   87.0  35.5  29.2 104.3  16.6

 10. fuji865-mel-gw.aspac.custome 13.3%    30   32.9  50.6  31.5 231.3  47.9

 11. v13.csr02.nobp01.fujitsu.com 10.0%    30   33.9  34.0  31.6  38.9   1.8

 12. 216.14.207.85                23.3%    30   35.6  37.0  32.0  50.1   5.0

 13. 203.16.60.201                23.3%    30   34.2  35.3  33.3  38.9   1.4

 14. www.web24.com.au             23.3%    30   35.0  35.3  32.3  43.2   2.5

I have posted the same issue on Whirlpool Forums and so far we have got no response from the provider. Web24.com.au and their HSPcomplete panel are hosted inside the same network thus neither are working at the moment. I can’t even get onto the support page to get the contact details (lucky there is Google cache).

Not happy Jen. Have to wait and see… Maybe it is a sign that I need to go to sleep now :)

Update 9AM AEST 27 Feb

I got a reply back from Web24 support this morning detailing the communication between Web24, Fujitsu and their up stream providers. Great job! Some paraphrased details:

Packet loss issue identified at 10:15pm on 26 February, and later found out it was an upstream router issue.

Web24 has been working with Fujitsu and Verizon in identifying and resolving the issue, and by 1:18am 27 February, the main web24 site failed over to US network (very good idea).

All the traffic are routing through secondary links by 4:45am, and still waiting for feedbacks on primary provider.

Pingdom still reports my site was down until around 8:20am. This is the graph generated from Cacti:

Web24/Fujitsu Network issue

Note that the network does not appear to be down from 10pm onwards because the querying packets are small enough to get through. I guess network connectivity is going to be patchy this morning.

The Planet Launches Virtual Racks

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EST
May 7, 2008 -- ( <http://www.thewhir.com> WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- The Planet said Wednesday that it has launched its new "virtual rack" solution, designed to make the features of its popular private rack solution available to customers running as few as two servers.

Easy CGI Announce Linux VPS Hosting Plans & Windows 2008 Shared Plans

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:47:59 +0000

At the time of our last Easy CGI hosting review , the company were only offering shared Windows Hosting.

They have now expanded their services to offer Linux VPS Hosting. Take advantage of the latest VPS product offering by Easy CGI. Featuring the Plesk Control Panel and Fedora Core 7, this new line of services provide a cost efficient and powerful hosting solution. VPS Hosting provides the most cost efficient solution for server administrators and web hosting companies looking to resell hosting services. Host unlimited domains and manage your websites with Plesk 8.2 Control Panel. These servers are so versatile that you can even set up Game servers such as Counter Strike or Half Life easily with the Plesk Control Panel. Easy CGI has also added two more Windows VPS hosting plans to its already popular product offerings.

Easy CGI Now Offers Windows 2008 Hosting. Take advantage of the latest Windows Server platform, Windows 2008. Featuring an even more secure platform, FastCGI for optimal performance of PHP scripts, and the .Net Framework 3.5 with ASP.Net 2.0/1.1. This new hosting platform is for the elite programmer as well as the novice designer.

Hosting Features

Windows 2008/2003 Server Hosting

PHP 5.2.4

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Script Install Tool (DotNetNuke, Community Server, PHPBB)

Free Web Traffic Reports

SitePal Talking Avatars

With these latest improvements and hosting deals, EasyCGI will have a far wider appeal and with prices for the VPS deals starting at under $40 the new Linux package looks even more attractive.

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Surf7.net Blog

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:57:28 -0600
Updates on Surf7.net and latest trend in the industry.

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cPanel 11 Upgrade

Mon, 14 May 2007 21:27:27 +0000
Shared Hosting servers have now been upgraded to cPanel 11. VPS and Dedicated upgrades are ongoing, clients on such packages are welcome to upgrade themselves by following these steps:
1. Login to WHM.
2. Scroll to cPanel and select the bottom link, upgrade to latest version.
3. On the current page now showing select the text link upgrade ...]

Finding a good virtual Web hosting company can done by asking current and former customers about their experience. I know this may seem like a big pain in the ass, and maybe impractical, but think about how critical your web presence is to your operation. If you’re site goes offline due to a web hosts tech issue, you’ll very likely spend hours on the phone and on your email trying to get back up. Many online tools are available that can assist you to find an extremely reliable hosting service. With the myriad of choice available, it is necessary for the consumer to discriminate. Since shared Web hosting is conceived as only a low-end, low-margin commodity by the industry itself, it is necessary for the consumer to be very wary. There are literally thousands of hosts that offer shared and virtual Web hosting services. While many provide extremely good service, others provide service that is less than desirable. In order to find suitable Web hosts, consumers must conduct due diligence.

I’ll be back soon to make some recommendations based on my own research.

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