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Originally Posted by Uberbots
I envy your amount of servers, enthusiasm, and money.
I wish i had the resources to run such a system.
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I LOOOOOVEEEE servers. For the most part, my servers are retired gaming computers from myself and my friends (1ghz and above). I have a few powerhouse servers (such as my multimedia servers) that I built from NewEgg specials and black friday deals etc.
But all in all, my entire setup hasn't actually cost me that much. Except for the additional $125 a month on the electric bill (oops). But I have a job, plus I rent out server space to my friends for backups and immediate access to their files and such, so it isn't a huge deal. I just find it superconvienent to open my laptop on the road, hit the BT-DUN connect button (Verizon EVDO with hacked BT-DUN on my Q... I LOVE IT), hit WinLogo-R, type mstsc, put in my domain, hit the enter button, and BAM.... I'm right at home. I can access my email, leave my instant messengers open 24/7, control music at home, check security (both physical in the house and web security), check on some of the hosting servers I have for friends (I actually host a couple of MUDs for a few MUD fanatic friends of mine). If I'm on a high speed connection somewhere, I can remote desktop into my terminal server and secure remote desktop to one of my main rigs and feel right at home. I can watch movies, play music, organize pictures, post on chief delphi, or whatever! I also have a VPN set up so that I can locally mount disk images on any computer and play video games on any computer (public kiosks, lab computers, etc).
I have a love for servers. I'm always looking to expand my domain (no pun intended
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Jacob
EDIT: BTW, this is completly off topic.