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Are Frantech and BuyVM the Same Company?

Buyvm.net and frantech.ca are two completely separate domain names. BuyVM is a nice site explaining in detail all the virtual private server (VPS) types for sale. yet when one clicks to order any of these VPSs they are sent over to Frantech. So what is the deal? Is this a scam? The deal is that years ago Frantech…

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What Is IP Transit

IP transit is what Internet providers sell. In the most simple terms, it is a connection to the Internet. It is different from transport or from peering. IP transit is a service which provides connectivity to the Internet. A network which sells IP transit is called an “upstream” network. This is in reference to a…

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Byte Conversion Calculator

Size:  bit – bByte – BKilobit – KbKilobyte – KBMegabit – MbMegabyte – MBGigabit – GbGigabyte – GBTerabit – TbTerabyte – TBPetabit – PbPetabyte – PB bit – b Byte – B Kilobit – Kb Kilobyte – KB Megabit – Mb Megabyte – MB Gigabit – Gb Gigabyte – GB Terabit – Tb Terabyte – TB…

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Subnetting Subnet Mask Cheat Sheet

Block Size IP Addresses Usable Hosts Netmask /30 4 2 255.255.255.252 /29 8 6 255.255.255.248 /28 16 14 255.255.255.240 /27 32 30 255.255.255.224 /26 64 62 255.255.255.192 /25 128 126 255.255.255.128 /24 256 254 255.255.255.0 /23 512 510 255.255.254.0 /22 1024 1022 255.255.252.0 /21 2048 2046 255.255.248.0 /20 4096 4094 255.255.240.0 /19 8192 8190 255.255.224.0…

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Flashboys Colocation Explained

Colocation (also spelled co-location) is a commonly used phrase in Michael Lewis’ book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt. It can be difficult to understand what colocation is and why it matters to high frequency traders. In the book, Lewis describes how high-frequency traders used colocation to gain a speed advantage over other traders and one another….

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Netflix blocking HE IPv6

A IPv6 tunnel is a way to access IPv6 address space through the IPv4 protocol. It is a good way to become duel stacked and have both IPv4 and IPv6 even if your Internet service provider does not support IPv6 yet. Hurricane Electric offers free IPv6 tunnels. These free tunnels have been used as a…

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SolVPS Free Windows VPS Review

The idea of a free Virtual Private Server (VPS) is popular among those who want to host a website or run an application, but do not want to invest any of their own money into the project. SolVPS is one of the first results when you search Google for a “free Windows VPS”. We signed…

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