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Dedicated Servers - The ultimate in performance, control and convenience!
Customize and configure your own dedicated server. Simply choose one of our popular plans or select your own dedicated Linux or dedicated Windows server and plan options. NO LONG WAITS. Server provisioned within hours. LaneChange.Net makes it easy!
Why Dedicated Servers
- Admin access: Install and run virtually anything on the server.
- Manage multiple Web sites: Host multiple Web sites on one server account.
- Versatility: A dedicated server/virtual dedicated server can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including gaming, virtual (i.e., shared) hosting, and hosting of traffic-intensive Web sites.
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Each Dedicated Server Plan Includes
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- Bandwidth Overage Protection
- Free rapid setup
- FREE!Google® Adwords® credit
- Our world-class data centers
- 24x7 FTP access
- Best-of-breed routers and servers
- Red Hat Fedora Core 4 OS
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- TippingPoint Intrusion
Prevention Systems
- 24x7 email, telephone and
Web-based tech support
- 24x7 physical security
- 24x7 network monitoring
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Included Support
If the source of the technical problem you are experiencing lies within systems or technology under our exclusive management, no charge will apply. Examples of supported technical problems:
- Your server becomes unreachable due to a network failure within our facility.
- Your server becomes unreachable due to a hardware failure within our facility.
- The hosting service setup process failed to complete successfully.
- A root user password change request failed to resolve successfully.
If you need custom work, such as Advanced scripting, programming or troubleshooting, you need our Assisted Service Plan (see below).
Optional Assisted Service Plan:
Save the time and energy it takes to setup, monitor and maintain your dedicated server by letting our expert staff do it for you! With our Assisted Service Plan, our team of server professionals will personally set up your dedicated server to deliver maximum performance. Plus, they will also handle select monitoring and maintenance issues that would otherwise drain your time and resources.
Available through the Build Your Own Dedicated Server option, each Assisted Service Plan Includes*:
Initial Server Setup:
- Including installation of operating system and Plesk control panel.
- Setup for the following services:
- Domain Name & DNS
- Hosting Account
- SSL Certificate
- Resource Allocation
Backup Services:
- Critical server information will be backed up daily and stored for 7 days
- Restores provided at your request via phone or email ticket.
Security Services (Anti-Virus, Scanning):
- Daily scans, as well as real-time on-access virus scanning of files (Windows servers only).
- Security scanning is offered once a month per server, with review and report of security scans, including any recommended remediation actions.
Emergency Services:
- Direct access to advanced support for emergencies including:
- Service restart or reboot
- Server or service down
- Tier-3 Support troubleshooting
Patching Services:
- Patching services** for the base operating system, such as Fedora Core 4 or Windows 2003, which includes:
- Official updates released by the Fedora or Fedora Legacy Project.
- Official updates, bug fixes and security patches released by Microsoft®.
Monitoring Services:
- Per server monitoring of basic services such as Ping and HTTP.
Custom Support Access:
- Access to our flat-rate custom support services (see below)
*Note: Administrative Access is unavailable with the Assisted Service Plan
** In most cases, patching will be performed weekly, though some patches may be applied sooner if the severity and likelihood of exploit is high. If a patch is found to break a customers application, the customer will be able to contact the managed services support center and request that the patch be rolled back, free of charge.
Exclusive to Assisted Service Plan Owners! Make the most of your Dedicated Server by letting our expert staff modify your server to fit your specific needs at a flat 30-minute rate of $24.99. Call (800) 403-1963 for quote.
Custom Services available include:
- Script troubleshooting
- Kernel Modifications
- Advanced scripting/web programming help
- OS Hardening
- IPTables updates
- Custom software configuration
- PHP/SQL version changes
- Site Migrations (from other LaneChange.Net - Hosting 2.0 Shared Hosting Sites)
- Install 3rd party web-based software
- Additional backups, such as script or scripts built for daily backups of specified files and directories.
Custom Services currently unavailable include:
- Clustering/Load-balancing
- VPN
- Custom Script Writing
- Search Engine Optimization
- Installation of non-Web site related software (e.g. MS Exchange, Active Directory, Lotus Notes)
Dedicated Servers FAQ
What is a dedicated server?
What is Assisted Service Plan?
Setting up Your Dedicated Server
What software is installed on my Linux dedicated server?
What can I install on my dedicated server?
Are there any restrictions on the content I can keep on my dedicated server?
How do I install software on my Windows dedicated server?
What name servers do I use with my dedicated server?
What is a dedicated server?
Unlike normal hosting plans, which put many customers' accounts on a single server, a dedicated server is reserved exclusively for the account and usage of a single customer. This means that the dedicated server customer has exclusive rights to their server's bandwidth, memory, and storage space and performance is not affected by traffic and the usage patterns of other customers.
When you purchase a dedicated server, you are actually leasing a server box that is configured and set up according to your preferences, but remains at our data center. A dedicated server account provides you with a dedicated IP address and full control of server usage and software installation, with admin (root) access to the server.
You can use a dedicated server for a wide variety of purposes, including gaming servers, database management, and traffic-intensive Web sites. Dedicated servers are particularly useful for companies and individuals who run very-high-traffic Web sites or applications and who need the bandwidth, versatility, and consistent performance of a dedicated box.
What is Assisted Service Plan?
Assisted Service Plan is a dedicated server option that shifts the responsibility of set up, monitoring, backup, maintenance, security, and patching of your dedicated server to our server support team. With Assisted Service Plan, custom support services are also available for an hourly rate. Assisted Service Plan dedicated servers remove your root/system-level access but allow control over all other aspects of your dedicated server.
Assisted Service Plan dedicated servers use Plesk control panel. Windows versions run the Windows Server 2003 Standard or Web operating systems. Linux versions run Red Hat Fedora Core 4. Assisted Service Plan can be purchased with or added to a dedicated server.
Setting up Your Dedicated Server
Once you have built and purchased your dedicated server, you can finish setting it up in the Dedicated Hosting Manager.
To Set up Your Dedicated Server Account
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Under the Hosting & Email section, select Dedicated/Virtual Dedicated Servers.
- Next to the dedicated server account you want to set up, click Setup Account.
- On the Account Setup page, enter a name for your server account. You may enter any name to identify this account.
- Enter a user name and password for your server account.
- Click Continue.
- Confirm your settings and click Submit.
NOTE: This process may take up to twelve hours to complete.
What software is installed on my Linux dedicated server?
The contents of your dedicated Linux server depends on what kind of Linux distribution you are using: Fedora Core 2, Fedora Core 4, or Red Hat Enterprise 4. Below is an overview of the packages deployed with your server, prior to optional control panel installation. Control panels such as cPanel and Plesk will alter the packages deployed.
The Linux rpm command can be used to list the packages that exist on your Linux dedicated server. Its syntax is the following:
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Fedora Core 4 Software
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Operating System
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Linux Fedora Core 4
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OS Kernel
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Linux kernel 2.6
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Remote Access Services
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OpenSSH 4.2
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Email Services
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Sendmail 8.13
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Development Languages/Environments
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GCC (C, C++, Objc, GCJ) 4.0
Perl 5.8
PHP 5.0
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Database and Directory Services
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MySQL 4.1
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DNS Services
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BIND 9.3
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Web Servers and Components
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Apache 2.0
Mod_ssl 2.0
Mod_perl 2.0
Mod_python 3.1
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Fedora Core 2 Software
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Operating System
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Linux Fedora Core 2
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OS Kernel
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Linux kernel 2.6
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Remote Access Services
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OpenSSH 3.6
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Email Services
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Sendmail 8.12
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Development Languages/Environments
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GCC (C, C++, Objc, GCJ) 3.3
Perl 5.8
PHP 4.3
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Database and Directory Services
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MySQL 3.23
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DNS Services
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BIND 9.2
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Web Servers and Components
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Apache 2.0
Mod_ssl 2.0
Mod_perl 1.99
Mod_python 3.1
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Red Hat Enterprise 4 Software
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Operating System
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Linux Red Hat Enterprise 4
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OS Kernel
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Linux kernel 2.6
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Remote Access Services
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OpenSSH 3.9
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Email Services
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Sendmail 8.13
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Development Languages/Environments
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GCC (C, C++, Objc, GCJ) 3.4
Perl 5.8
PHP 4.3
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Database and Directory Services
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MySQL 4.1
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DNS Services
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BIND 9.2
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Web Servers and Components
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Apache 2.0
Mod_ssl 2.0
Mod_perl 1.99
Mod_python 3.1
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What can I install on my dedicated server?
You may install anything you want on your dedicated server as long as the installed material does not violate the restrictions listed in the license agreement.
Are there any restrictions on the content I can keep on my dedicated server?
As long as the material or content does not violate the regulations listed in the license agreement for your account, you can upload any type of content that you want on your dedicated server.
How do I install software on my Windows dedicated server?
To install software on your server, you can log in to your Windows dedicated server using Remote Desktop and download installation package to your server (typically an .exe file), or you can connect to your server using FTP and copy the installation package from your computer to your server.
What name servers do I use with my dedicated server?
There are three steps to setting up DNS for Web sites hosted on your dedicated or virtual dedicated server:
- Create a zone file for your domain in Plesk.
- Create and register two domain hosts.
- Assign your name servers to your registered domain.
Step 1 - Creating a Zone File for Your Domain in Plesk
Plesk automatically creates a zone file for any domain you set up in Plesk. If you have already set up a domain in Plesk, you can skip this step.
To Create a Zone File for Your Domain in Plesk
- Log in to Plesk as an administrator.
- From the Clients section on the left, select the client you want to add a domain for.
- On the Clients page, select Add New Domain.
- Complete the domain form and click OK.
- Select the type of hosting for the domain and click OK.
- Complete the hosting setup page. Click OK.
NOTE: These changes to your dedicated server may take up to 24 hours to complete.
Step 2 - Creating and Registering Your Domain Hosts
Once you set up a domain and create a zone file in Plesk, you need to create and register two domain hosts for your domain. If your domain is registered with us, you can log in to your account manager to complete this step. If your domain name is registered with another company, you will need to contact them for instructions regarding domain host registration.
To Register Your Domain Hosts
- Log in to your account manager.
- From the Domains list, select Manage Domains.
- Select the domain you want to host on your dedicated server.
- On the right-side of the page, click Domain Host Summary.
NOTE: If you cannot make changes to your Domain Host Summary, your domain may be locked. To unlock your domain, select the domain you want to unlock ,and, under the Domain Details section on the right, click Unlock Domain.
- Select Click here to see details or to modify.
- In the Domain Hosts section, click Add New Host.
- Enter a name for each of your domain hosts. For example, ns1.yourdomainnamehere.com and ns2.yourdomainnamehere.com. This prefix can be anything you want it to be, but make it something easy for you to remember.
NOTE: These two domain hosts can be used for other domains hosted on your virtual dedicated server. You do not need to create new domain hosts for each of your domains.
- Enter the IP address for your server (you can find the IP address for your server in your dedicated or virtual dedicated server manager or in Plesk).
- Click Save Changes.
Step 3 - Setting up Your Domain Name Servers
Now that you have created and registered two domain hosts, you need to set the name servers for your domain to point to your virtual dedicated server.
To Set up Your Domain Name Servers
- Log in to your account manager.
- From the Domains list, select Manage Domains.
- Select the domain you want to host on your dedicated server.
- On the right-side of the page, click NameServers Summary.
- Select Click here to see details or to modify.
- In the Set Name Servers section, select Custom Name Servers.
- For your name servers, enter the names of the domain hosts you created previously. For example: ns1.yourdomainnamehere.com and ns2.yourdomainnamehere.com.
- Click Save Changes.
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