In order to find a traffic path to a specific host I suggest using traceroute (tracert utility on Windows OS) utility. By running a traceroute you will see how the traffic travels between your workstation (or server) to the remote host you are tracerouting.
On the linux platform, simply enter
traceroute www.thehostuwanttotraceroute.com
on windows OS (from the DOS command line shell):
tracert www.thehostuwanttotraceroute.com
You can also turn off the hostname resolving, -d on the Windows, -n in Linux Shell.
Is your domain really safe? If you are not prepared, there are a number of mistakes which can result in the loss of your domain.
As a web address proprietor, you had better be knowledgeable of how to protect yourself.
Make sure you keep track of your domain names & when they expire. Keep your contact details fully up to date.
Be aware who is listed in your domain contact information.
Be wary when using free e-mail addresses from services like G Mail or Yahoo mail Many free e-mail services will remove or suspend your e-mail account if you do not log in frequently enough. Any emails sent in the period that you are suspended will bounce and you will never receive them.
Always make sure you place a registrar lock on your domain. This allows you to lock your domain record at the registry level and prevent it from being transferred, modified or deleted by a third party. This change to your settings is vital and your domain company should be able to help with how to do this.
Remember that any email you receive could be spa, or phishing for your details. Make sure you don’t click on any links or reply to any domain related e-mail correspondence you do not recognize.
In addition to this be careful not to reply to any ‘official looking’ renewal notices you receive in the mail from companies you do not recognize.
Domain hijackers are ‘professionals’ and will often go to any lengths to get your domain name if they think it will be of benefit to them. If there is every doubt, immediately contact your original registrar to verify any suspicious messages.
To make sure that you do not miss any real emails you may have received from your registar, make sure your registrar’s domain name is added to your spam filter’s approved sender list.
To make sure that if there are any delays that your doman is not ever left unregistered – consider renewing your domain name early and for a longer amount of time. If your domain name is critical to your business and is one you will want for years to come, consider renewing your domain registration in five year increments.
All in all there are a small number of mistakes or over sights that could result in the loss of your domain name. Lucky there are just a few simple steps you can take to protect the domain name and make sure it stays yours.
It has been said that a web server can play an important role in the success or failure of your online business. It is for this reason that it is crucially important for online companies to make sure they choose their servers wisely. When you begin looking for web servers, they are two basic types that you will come across, and these are Virtual Private Servers and Virtual Web Hosting, also known as shared hosting.
Over the last two years, shared hosting has become quite popular. One reason for this is because they support a number of important file formats and they give the users a great deal of freedom. It is first important for you to understand the difference between these two server types.
As the name suggests, shared hosting is when a user shares the server and its software programs with multiple users. Some of the things which has made it popular are rapid deployment, as well as its reliable resources. Perhaps one of the best things about shared hosting is the costs. In addition to this,shared hosting gives users access to power servers that doesnāt require them to have advanced technical skills. Shared hosting has become a powerful option for either small businesses or individuals. However, shared hosting is not without its disadvantages. The biggest problem with this hosting option is that you must share the server.
Because you are sharing the server with someone else, the server has been calibrated by someone other than yourself. This individual will generally be the server administrator. In other words, you have little control over the server, and you are susceptible to any changes that are made by the administrator. If you need to make an adjustment to the server, you will need to contact the administrator. Getting a hold of the administrator can be challenging, and there is no guarantee that they will honor your request once you contact them. The next server type that you will want to look at is the virtual private servers. Virtual private servers are the talk of the hosting world, and for good reason.
Network connectivity speed doesn’t always mean you get the fastest web site loading time if you are hosting your site on a high-speed up link. There are many other factors that will slow down or increase your web server response latency.
For example web site caching can be done locally (dynamic data pre-generated) or static content distributed via alternative caching methods – reverse proxies, content delivery networks and such mehods.
Cpanel offers multiple domain name add-on under one shared hosting account, the only problem is that it must be enabled by default by the server administrator and all add-on domains will be located in under your main account web folder.
For example you have a web site www.domain.com and you set-up the www.domain2.com as an add-on domain you get the following structure of the directories
Domain.com main folder:
www.domain.com/www/
Domain2.com main folder:
www.domain.com/www/domain2/
so as you see domain2.com will be placed under your main account, so everyone will be able to access domain2.com content as
www.domain.com/domain2/
You can set-up .htaccess redirect or mod rewrite redirect so that all users trying to access the folder using www.domain.com/domain2/ will be automatically forwarded to www.domain2.com
Bulletproof hosting is hosting that withstands high amount of web requests in short time interval. This is also known as a Slashdot effect – your web site or page is linked from a very popular portal and thousands of visitors go to your web site causing high amount of web requests. This usually slows down your web site and usually your site is unreachable – server doesn’t have enough resources to serve all requests.
This is very load balancing and clustering comes in – you share the load between multiple hardware boxes, thus your web site is accessible even it’s accessed by thousands of simultaneous web users.
Load is usually balanced in the front-end, thus the backend database is still one or it could be a cluster of databases.