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What do you need and what are the main obstacles?
Maintenance of the PC must be proper so
that failures and the need to restart are kept to the minimum. Once you
become your own provider, you have to make your site available through your
PC; to achieve this, the
reliability and performance remains crucial.
What is needed?
 | A home PC running windows XP (we will only include
windows in this guide. It could as well be a Linux or a different OS) |
| A high speed (DSL, Cable) or dial-up Internet
access. (High speed and more permanent connection like cable or DSL is
preferred). |
| You only need an assembled PC; however, a branded PC is
preferred for its reliability. |
| You would need to be running a windows firewall or a
third party firewall to defend your system against Internet security
threats. |
What are the main obstacles?
| Your ability to offer web or other access from your
PC to a number of visitors is mainly limited by the connection speed
(limiting the number of users who can connect simultaneously) |
| Secondly, it is limited by the performance /
reliability of your PC and network, which may be incomparable with a web
host. |
| ISP Policies- It may be against the ISP policies for
you to host a site from home. They might even block some of the common
TCP/IP ports required for hosting which can complicate your efforts. |
Next:
Hardware and OS recommendation
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Quotable Quotes: |
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“We can offer advice but we cannot
give the wisdom to profit from it.” |
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Web hosting is one
of the most vital processes in developing your online presence. A
mistake in the web hosting process can make or break your otherwise fine
site. Reliability, price, and performance are the three key terms when
it comes to web hosting. However to do an
evaluation, you would need advice from technology savvy individuals and
additional time if you need to do it yourself. Web hosting guide is our
attempt to help you in the process. Here we focus on the most major
aspects of placing your site in the hands of a web host. Wish you good
reading of this web hosting guide & hope the web hosting guide help you
reach the right host. – CalicutNet.com
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