@Johans

I got the VPS from Kick Ass vps and it does just that.

http://www.kickassvps.com/

I got it for $35/mo. It came with Windows Server 2003, 960 MB RAM, 2 IPs, and 10 GIG Drive space BTW You can use all of the drive space for files and installing programs. Evan with Mail Servers, MSSQL, Mysql, AV, IIS and Railo/Resin running it is using just under 600 megs RAM so everything has some breating room.


I also got a 1 gig MSSQL 2005 database using the coupon code SQL.

I have had several dedicated servers over the years and the VPS I got from Kickass is, aside from limited disk space, just as good, if not better, as any entry level dedicated server offering. Usually entry level servers are el cheapo beige boxes built with 2-3 year old technology. The server I am on has Quad Xeon processors, gigabyte Ethernet, and given how fast files copy it probably has RAID as well. They patch the server for you and it is automatically backed up every day with out you lifting a finger.

They also have a free external firewall (hardware based?) which is a God send. A lot of companies charge an arm and a leg for a external/hardware based firewall.

I was very skeptical of VPS's at first. I have been using VM's for years and they tend to be sluggish, sometimes painfully so, but I really cant tell the difference between my VPS and a regular box over remote desktop. I was unzipping a bunch of sites, software etc and it took WinRAR about 1/2 the time to do than on my 2.8 gig duel processor/duel core Dell Optiplex. I was like NFW. This thing smokes.


I don't want to sound like a shill but I am super impressed with what I got for the money.

@daniel
I posted the how-to here:
http://www.myinternetisbroken.com/index.cfm/2008/1...