Re: Server at home

[Lonnie Olson]

On Mar 4, 2005, at 12:34 PM, Thad Van Ry wrote:

Okay, now that we all know the pluses and minuses of hosting a server
on your own. :) I have a different question aimed at those of you who
host your "hobby" website/e-mail servers at your house. I'm curious as
to what ISP you use. Also mode of connection. (i.e. DSL, T1 (at
home?), Wireless, or Cable) I'd also like to know what happens to your
e-mail when/if your internet connection drops off. Do you have
multiple mail exchange records at different places? Remember this is
about a hobby/family server. Not business servers. Not mission
critical stuff.

I host my hobby sites at home.
Connection: Qwest DSL (1.5M down/1M up)
ISP: Arosnet - 8 Static IPs

Mail:  Primary MX at home
       Secondary MX hosted by Arosnet

DNS:  Primary at home
      Slaves at Arosnet

This setup gives me maximum control while maintaining decent backup for mail. However this setup is prone to outages for www cause I am constantly screwing it up. :) But that is why it is a "hobby" site.

--lonnie

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