To help troubleshoot firewalls and give the ability for users to protect themselves we now have a free full service proxy for public access.

www.ezwebproxy.com

If you have any questions about it, please let us know. www.dwhs.net

This is particularly useful in seeing if your ip is blocked from a firewall. By accessing the blocked web page through the proxy you can see if it’s your local ip or if the website is just not working.

I hear that there was recently a discussion on a NANOG (North American Network Operators Group) email list about virtual hosting vs. dedicated IP addresses. They were commenting on the misconception that having multiple sites hosted on the same IP address will in some way affect the PageRanks of those sites. There is no PageRank difference whatsoever between these two cases (virtual hosting vs. a dedicated IP). Someone on the email discussion already dug out this Slashdot interview from mid-2003 with Craig Silverstein, Google’s Director of Technology. I refer to question 5, in which someone asked

Why in this day and age does google continue to penalize sites that are virtual hosted? With ip addresses becoming harder to get/justify every day why does google discount the relevance of links that don’t come from a unique ip address. Please don’t just deny it, I think the Internet community deserves an explanation.

Craig’s reply was as follows:

I can’t just deny it? What are my other choices? Actually, Google handles virtually hosted domains and their links just the same as domains on unique IP addresses. If your ISP does virtual hosting correctly, you’ll never see a difference between the two cases. We do see a small percentage of ISPs every month that misconfigure their virtual hosting, which might account for this persistent misperception–thanks for giving me the chance to dispel a myth!

I’m happy to affirm that this statement which was true in 2003 is still true now. Links to virtually hosted domains are treated the same as links to domains on dedicated IP addresses.

Domain names such as name registrations, free web address, web site registration and affordable hosting are some of the domain name relatedAn address used on the Internet is called a domain name. This is the first impression that a web site will give to its readers. Are first impressions important? “Choosing the right name helps to build credibility with customers and provides an easy way for them to make contact. Choose one that best represents your business name and is easy to remember.”

There are many companies online that sell web site registration and affordable hosting. These companies must be registered with the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) to legally register IP addresses. Some companies offer free name registrations when you agree to use their hosting services. The average cost to register an address is $19.95 per year. Companies that offer web site registration and affordable hosting charge based upon the features offered. This will usually depend on the size of the disk space and data transfer. Other perks might be included such as a web site design and a database tool. Cooper says, “There are some companies that offer free web hosting but most of the time these include a limited amount of web space and don’t include email.”

It is possible to register domain names under different suffixes to try to take advantage of the greatest possible leads to a web site. Some of the suffixes include .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, etc. Of course these suffixes are indicative of the nature of a web site so there are some restrictions. For the most part .biz and .info are unrestricted suffixes. When choosing an address it is possible to use up to 67 characters in a name including letters and numbers but special characters such as @, $, #, %, cannot be used. The 67 characters allowed in an address usually include the suffix. Something else to consider over creating a name is to bid on an existing one. Popular domains that are for sale are probably going to be expensive to purchase.  For more information, visit: http://www.ezdomainname.com Price $7.95

June 18, 2007 – (www.DWHS.COM) – What might seem like a medium sized web host might have other intentions in mind. With a little over 60k domains according the CEO James Garner this is merely a top 100 host rather then a host considered to be large. But some factors like the large amount of traffic they get as shown in Alexa.com (where they are the in the top 100k most visited websites, which is virtually unheard of for a host) might be a sign of something brewing.

But James was very leery about commenting on a massive growth strategy. He specifically said keeping the growth of DWHS steady and regulated is extremely important. Quote “Our primary focus is to have a personal connection available for our customers if they want it. I know hundreds of customers names and our customers service manager Charles Yarbrough probably knows thousands. If a customer is having a issue like sales declining or a somewhat slow loading website design we want to personally help. It seems simple enough that if they become more successful and upgrade to accommodate their growth DWHS wins as well. This is the premise of DWHS and has been since we made our Web Hosting Business official in 2001. We will do whatever we can to help our customers succeed.”

I also noticed they have a 16 person staff which is very large for a 60k domain web host, in fact it’s larger then most of the top twenty hosts staff from what I have heard. So I asked James why the large staff and why are you buying up Two hosting companies in in only 4 months? Quote “One thing I noticed in the business is customers notice everything about their web host. The loading speed and reliability of the website and quality of customer service are essential in this business. A strong local staff and high quality infrastructure is a essential in this industry if you ask me. I also would like to mention most of our employees have been with DWHS for over 2 years. We are also in downtown LA for a reason, we get the best bandwidth available from the top providers at the lowest price possible anywhere. This enables us to offer the fastest most reliable networks at a great price, which in turn our customers love us for it. But realistically we bought these two hosts for there good price not because it was time to buy up hosting companies. Two good deals just came up close to each other. We have bought several hosts over the years with no timing strategy, we just wait until a good deal comes along and we jump on it.”

In conclusion It sounds to me like they have no intentions of becoming a web hosting conglomerate, I think they like how they are doing things and are growing with there clients response.

DWHS is an American corporation with headquarters in Los Angeles California, Orange County California, and Seattle, Washington. DWHS started out sharing a data center in Los Angeles in 1998. http://www.dwhs.com http://www.dwhs.net they also own the free image hosting service http://www.hostive.com and the domain registration service http://www.ezdomainname.com/ and are partners with the new Orange County, California based business directory http://www.ocfocus.com

24-7 Prayer is a British-based Christian ministry that encourages groups to commit to at least a week of continuous prayer, with the goal of nonstop petitions around the globe in an effort to “turn the tide of youth culture back to Jesus.”

One week in May, 16 groups in six countries were praying — including an Assemblies of God church in Pennsylvania, a campus Bible fellowship in the Philippines and a charismatic Baptist church in Sweden.

The ministry’s Web site cites biblical and historical references in support of its idea and offers extensive advice on implementing prayer marathons. Click on “Gallery” to view photos of artwork created in prayer rooms around the world. Select “Talkback” to submit prayer requests and read results of past prayers.