Shell Providers

Captain Kirk · none Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 Location: USA

I hope this is the right forum for this, if not please feel free to move it. I'm looking at getting a decent shell provider for a IRC network I help administrate. The planned shell will most likely be used as a hub and not a leaf. Our network currently sees anywhere from ~500 to ~1000 users. Although usually around ~700 average.

I've been looking at these providers from other threads, out of these choices does anyone have any advice/comments and so on? Also, at which point would it be a good idea to start looking at dedicated servers for this task.

Thanks guys Smile

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http://thehostbusters.com/shells.html
The Hostbusters

http://fluidhosts.com/details2.php?cat=ircd&id=6
Fluid Hosts

http://www.lomag.net/services/shell.php
Lomag

http://pyroshells.com/services/?pg=ircd
Pyro Shells

Proto · Lurker Joined: 23 May 2004 Posts: 150 Location: IRC

Shell Hosts:
KIREnet: http://www.kirenet.com/
TakiWeb Communications: http://www.takiweb.com/
B2Shells: http://www.b2shells.net/
Hardlink Communications: http://www.hardlink.com/
Moonshyne Communitcations: http://www.moonshynecomm.com/
Absolute Shells: http://absoluteshells.com/
Empirial Solutions: http://www.emperial.org/

Thats a list I have of good shell providers.

katsklaw · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1122

I recommend Lomag. They are fast and stable. Reboots are limited to required upgrades with uptimes easily reaching hundreds of days. You'll have 1024 discripters and can have hub or leaf. This has 250MB of space and many other features.

If you only need a litte space and no features, Lomag owns another provider called shellux http://www.shellux.net and you still get 1024 discripters and your choice of leaf or hub .. but only 50MB space, 3 bg procs but for only $15/mo.

Both accounts are worth the money, I've been a very happy customer of Lomag and shellux for years. Infact I'm so happy with them that I pay for my shells yearly.

Captain Kirk · none Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 Location: USA

katsklaw · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1122

Captain Kirk · none Joined: 19 Jun 2004 Posts: 11 Location: USA

Odd, it says in their FAQ. "IRCD Shells are initially alloted 100 kbps of bandwidth (Level 1). Should an IRCD Shell consume greater than the alloted bandwidth they will be asked to upgrade to the next Level of bandwidth or to limit the users on their server to keep their ircd's usage within the threshold of alloted bandwidth." I think we'd blaze past that. /me wonders if there is an error.

w00t · Posted: Jul 25, 2004 9:43pm Post subject:

that is kbps, not total used........

so quite a few wouldnt be too badly off with this.

katsklaw · Guru Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 1122

I've never had a problem with it.

Kerry7 · Newbie Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 53

Captain Kirk,

lomag has been great, i've been subscribed to their services for a couple years and never had 1 problem, it's so great in fact i bought a dedicated shell. I am very happy with it thus far. Anyhow i have plenty of space on my server and i need somewhere to link, sounds like the answer to both our problems. Just let me know what ya think and get back with me. I have root access to this box and i can do just about anything i want. Thanks.

Kerry

Ib3N · Lurker Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 157 Location: ChatSpike

when you get as many as 1000 users, you should be looking at getting a dedicated box.

Willaim · Lurker Joined: 27 Jun 2003 Posts: 242 Location: IRC

Lomag recently has been nothing but netsplits to my network and lots of ping outs. However, they do say that they'll fix that this month with planned network upgrades, but it's too late now, they lost our business. We just got a dedicated server.

Mr_Satan · none Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 9

i can personal recomend lomag and their other compnays such as shellux and others, my ircd had 400+ days uptime on it untill the system was rebooted for a kernel upgrade, shellux is also now on a new line/switch what sems to be very good, i've had no downtime with them apart from the one reboot, and they have good support (email only tho)

Eternal_Darkness · none Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1

http://www.webtraks.net/ is a good place to check out.
It's got awesome uptime and the IRC runs great.

wanga · none Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 17

Since pyroshells closed, if anyone here was a customer, they can go to www.thenuke.net to purchase service and put the coupon pyroshells25 for a 25% discount.

Mr_Satan · none Joined: 23 Feb 2004 Posts: 9

www.sagonet.net - good dedicated servers at cheap prices