#servers and networking

[unpretty]

okay i definitely need to mute notifications about that post before people defending my coworker or complaining about The Cloud tempt me into revealing Too Much Information. i mean i've already revealed too much information quite frankly but so it goes.

[saryasy]

and like. even if it all were fake. what a miserable state to leave your audience in for two weeks. what a cruel cruel thing

[thecartooncartoonshow]

ATTENTION, CARTOON NETWORK FANS ON TUMBLR!!!

"The Cartoon CARTOON Show" is now on Discord with it's very own server just for Cartoon Network fans!

You'll get news about NEW Cartoon Network episodes, specials and premieres, updates on our future YouTube videos, inside peeks at new shows and merchandise being made for/by Cartoon Network, discover fun facts and trivia about your favorite shows and much more.

Be sure to join us in the Invite link below, and tell your friends about this special opportunity to interact with OTHER Cartoon Network fans across the internet.

[opendirectories]

[zerothisnero]

Cooking up BDA stuff but have a small doodle of Jean transferring her (very painful) period cramps onto Kelbris

(She’s transferring them onto B.E.N too I’m just to lazy to add it in)

[svtskneecaps]

honestly wish the qsmp made more use of the novelty that is Mail. like "man i really need to get a message to cellbit but i don't know when we'll be on at the same time :(" leave one of those supplementaries presents that only opens for the matching username that has a book in it signed by you detailing everything you needed to tell him, or if you need to send off a bunch of things leave a security chest buried under or behind something and send a coded message with its location. cmon. Mail. Postal Service. Quesadilla Postal Service Mail, the QPSM if you will. (if your language can make it QSMP plEASE jump on)

missed opportunity. send more letters that aren't badboyhalo's debt collection.

[flashbcaks]

Looking for a community to watch Season 6 of What We Do In The Shadows with? Check out our WWDITS Discord Server!

Some fun points about our server:

Est. 2020

Must be 18+ to join

LGBTQIA+ Safe Space

We have a Big creative community (Art, Writing, Video Editing, Fiberwork, Sculpting, Etc.)

Dedicated channels for random goofiness, characters/actors, ships/pairings, other properties, and more!

Over 100+ custom server emojis and stickers, and over 15 different novelty roles to pick from (including a special role to be notified of new S6 content)!

Frequent Server Events (art collabs, livestreams, gaming parties, and more!)

Planned streams of the new episodes- both the night of, and the next day!

The link to join is Here [x]; Please Note that this link will only grant temporary membership. In order to stay a member in the server, you Must complete the introductory quiz, and select a minimum of one color role upon joining.

If there's any questions, please feel free to message me through here! (Here's a few of our server memes to leave you with ❤️)

[pank0un1]

I'm Hosting Pride Month Event at Samurai Bravo Discord Community Server!

One month anniversary of SamuBura server is tomorrow I'll be hosting a Watch Party Cartoon Network theme and Art Raffle featuring queer episodes and movie I personally picked June 15th(Sun) Courage the Cowardly Dog "The Mask" + Adventure Time "Obsidian" (Watch Party) JUNE 21: OK KO LETS BE HEROES & Infinity Train Book 4 (Watch Party) + Start of Art Raffle JUNE 28: Steven Universe Movie (Watch Party) + End of Art Raffle for more info about the schedule and the raffle join the discord server duh. full ver.

[mingos-commodoreblog]

Tutorial - C64 Meatloaf Part 3 - Setting up a server

[akuma-tenshi]

cool fun gender neutral terms to call your friends:

the mycelium

the myceliums

the myceliumers

spores

hyphae

my celiums

brain-altering parasitic fungi

the network

[dulcefroyo]

I lied, put your clothes back on. We're gonna talk about how Whatever Happened to...Robot Jones? could have easily been a classic CN cartoon if it got the love from the network it deserved, and now it would be a great time to revive/reboot it, if the network would just it stick to the source material in terms of style and humor.

Any WHtRJ fans here? I'm...heavily hyperfixated on it right now to the point I'm tempted to make a Discord server and possibly dust off my old writing skills and write my own version...one might call it an AU...of my take on things if the series continued and had a timeskip to RJ and friends in a college setting. Why? Because I saw someone say it once that it might eventually be RJ's next learning assignment and that activated my neurons in ways I thought were long fried.

[benilos]

BEN Fuckers Anonymous Server now open to public

18 plus only. This is a DDDNE and dont like dont read/ship and let ship SAFE. SPACE. It is FOR ADULTS. ONLY. You will be banned, not just kicked, but banned if you break the rules, if you are underage, or harass anyone coming in here. This is a BEN-centric space, yes BEN Drowned. This is a place for all headcanons/fanon/canons etc of BEN related aus, media, ocs, etc. Respect all headcanons, respect the restricted spaces. This is mostly focused on the canon ARG and related media, but fanon/fandom BEN is still welcome. There will be RP spaces, gore channels, art channels, writing channels, and more available. We are also taking suggestions for events we could plan for the server to participate in in order to keep activity up. Read the rules. Introduce yourself. Have fun.

We do want to keep a focus on BEN related content, but the general vibe is probably still going to be cyperpunk, surrealism, cyberghost type of vibe. We ask that you keep unrelated OCs and general creepypasta content not involving BEN to a different server, or you are even welcome to ask for an invite to our general server that allows ALL of that content. This is meant to really be a safe space for adult BEN Drowned fans to engage in his media without the constant pressure of the greater Creepypasta fandom that likes to act incredibly odd about his fanon-accepted age, as well as an area for people to share content centered around a similar genre (ie, a lot of us are into ENA rn, so stuff like that is very encouraged and very welcome!)

Make sure to read our rules carefully and react to them so you may be allowed in.

[ask-dress-up-galaco]

Hm… strange. Being Galaco’s knight and all, one would think that you would want to protect her from all the terrorizing these ‘anons’ seem to be doing to her. A bit… odd to let them continue to do so, CUL. Don’t you think? :)

C: I don’t know who you are or how you bypassed the network security. But if you’re threatening my Princess….

C: …..

C: oh no.

[zerothisnero]

Just wanted to push this out here again

[oldwindowsicons]

Windows Server 2003 - Terminal Server Administration

[spark-hearts2]

QUESTION TWO:

SWITCH BOXES. you said that’s what monitors the connections between systems in the computer cluster, right? I assume it has software of its own but we don’t need to get into that, anyway, I am so curious about this— in really really large buildings full of servers, (like multiplayer game hosting servers, Google basically) how big would that switch box have to be? Do they even need one? Would taking out the switch box on a large system like that just completely crash it all?? While I’m on that note, when it’s really large professional server systems like that, how do THEY connect everything to power sources? Do they string it all together like fairy lights with one big cable, or??? …..the voices……..THE VOICES GRR

I’m acending (autism)

ALRIGHT! I'm starting with this one because the first question that should be answered is what the hell is a server rack?

Once again, long post under cut.

So! The first thing I should get out of the way is what is the difference between a computer and a server. Which, is like asking the difference between a gaming console and a computer. Or better yet, the difference between a gaming computer and a regular everyday PC. Which is... that they are pretty much the same thing! But if you game on a gaming computer, you'll get much better performance than on a standard PC. This is (mostly) because a gaming computer has a whole separate processor dedicated to processing graphics (GPU). A server is different from a PC in the same way, it's just a computer that is specifically built to handle the loads of running an online service. That's why you can run a server off a random PC in your closet, the core components are the same! (So good news about your other question. Short answer, yes! It would be possible to connect the hodgepodge of computers to the sexy server racks upstairs, but I'll get more into that in the next long post)

But if you want to cater to hundreds or thousands of customers, you need the professional stuff. So let's break down what's (most commonly) in a rack setup, starting with the individual units (sometimes referred to just as 'U').

Short version of someone setting one up!

18 fucking hard drives. 2 CPUs. How many sticks of ram???

Holy shit, that's a lot. Now depending on your priorities, the next question is, can we play video games on it? Not directly! This thing doesn't have a GPU so using it to render a video game works, but you won't have sparkly graphics with high frame rate. I'll put some video links at the bottom that goes more into the anatomy of the individual units themselves.

I pulled this screenshot from this video rewiring a server rack! As you can see, there are two switch boxes in this server rack! Each rack gets their own switch box to manage which unit in the rack gets what. So it's not like everything is connected to one massive switch box. You can add more capacity by making it bigger or you can just add another one! And if you take it out then shit is fucked. Communication has been broken, 404 website not found (<- not actually sure if this error will show).

So how do servers talk to one another? Again, I'll get more into that in my next essay response to your questions. But basically, they can talk over the internet the same way that your machine does (each server has their own address known as an IP and routers shoot you at one).

POWER SUPPLY FOR A SERVER RACK (finally back to shit I've learned in class) YOU ARE ASKING IF THEY ARE WIRED TOGETHER IN SERIES OR PARALLEL! The answer is parallel. Look back up at the image above, I've called out the power cables. In fact, watch the video of that guy wiring that rack back together very fast. Everything on the right is power. How are they able to plug everything together like that? Oh god I know too much about this topic do not talk to me about transformers (<- both the electrical type and the giant robots). BASICALLY, in a data center (place with WAY to many servers) the building is literally built with that kind of draw in mind (oh god the power demands of computing, I will write a long essay about that in your other question). Worrying about popping a fuse is only really a thing when plugging in a server into a plug in your house.

Links to useful youtube videos

How does a server work? (great guide in under 20 min)

Rackmount Server Anatomy 101 | A Beginner's Guide (more comprehensive breakdown but an hour long)

DATA CENTRE 101 | DISSECTING a SERVER and its COMPONENTS! (the guy is surrounded by screaming server racks and is close to incomprehensible)

What is a patch panel? (More stuff about switch boxes- HOLY SHIT there's more hardware just for managing the connection???)

Data Center Terminologies (basic breakdown of entire data center)

Networking Equipment Racks - How Do They Work? (very informative)

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