Recommendations for good Web site hosting company for personal Web site 1167

Schraalhans Keukenmeester

The only problem with hosting the webserver yourself using a DSL or cable-connection (preferably DSL) is that you will be forced to use an IP Address, possibly even with the addition of setting up port forwarding on your router, and then leading to you having to register a domain name. I have experience with this idea, and I currently have a server running like this, but the whole setup has cost me 2 years of my life, and I haven't even gotten the domain name yet, although I have a ton of other things happening. This idea could be long to setup, but I believe that it will pay off in the long term (if that even happens with you). If you are only wanting a website for personal purposes, I would suggest freewebs.com, as they have a very efficient and sophisticated web design helper. They have moderate advertisement, but you can modify your page with any OS that you want to, as long as you have an appropriate web browser (MSIE, Firefox, Netscape, maybe Safari, maybe Opera).

As for the comment by Sir Keukenmeester about runnin a windows web server, I believe that it is perfectly okay, as long as you use the most updated version of IIS and use any of the Windows NT line (Windows 2000 Professional, Server, and Advanced Server included). The server I have running uses IIS and Windows 2000 Professional, and I have not had a single problem. If you are even more paranoid, just use some kind of firewall that should protect you from any malicious intruders, so you should have your server running safely.

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