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It is time that we upgrade our hardware and backend server software and as part of this we will be moving your website to a new location.  Most of you have been moved at one time or another and understand what is involved. It is relatively painless experience for most, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases.  As soon as your account is moved email will be forwarded to the new location as well as all web traffic as long as you are using our DNS servers.

Please note that we will be starting the moves on Thursday 05/02/2024 at 8PM CST.  Our intention is to continue until complete but if anything happens, we will update this issue to let everybody know.

With this move the name of the server you are on will change to: utah.shnw.net

If there is something special you want us to look out for, please feel free to submit a ticket and let us know.  If we see anything that requires your interaction after the move (rare), we will create a support ticket for you and let you know.

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5/2/2024 - We have started the transfers

5/3/2024 - All moves are complete - The new IP to update any DNS records is: 35.173.64.166

We will be migrating our Alabama server on Monday and this will include your account with us.  The moves will be transparent to you, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases. 

Please note that we will be starting the moves on 12/20/2021 at 8AM CST. Once an account is moved all web traffic and email will automatically be forwarded to the new location.

If you are NOT utilizing our nameservers we will notify you after the move with the new IP address so that you can update your records.  This is not typical and will only impact a few clients.

If there is something special you want us to look out for, please feel free to submit a ticket and let us know.

This network notice will be updated with new information and details as we progress.

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12/20/2021 8AM CST : We have started the account transfers.

12/20/2021 2PM CST : All account moves are complete.  You have been notified if you need to update DNS records with your current registrar.

We have been recently been notified that our datacenter is being updated.  Because of this we are taking the opportunity to move and update our equipment, including upgrading everyone to servers with faster Solid State Drives (SSDs). 

Your account is on the next server we need to move:  georgia.shnw.net

Most of you have been moved at one time or another and understand what is involved. It is relatively painless experience for most, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases.  As soon as your account is moved email will be forwarded to the new location as well as all web traffic as long as you are using our DNS servers.

Please note that we will be starting the moves on 03/17/2021 at 8AM CST. 

You will be placed on the following server:  iowa.shnw.net 

We will update this notice as the move progresses.

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3/17 8AMCST : We have started the moves and will update this notice periodically.

3/17 4PMCST : We are up to usernames starting with the letter "e", we will continue this evening and overnight to get everything transferred. 

3/17 11PMCST : We are up to usernames starting with the letter "k", we will continue overnight and update again in the morning.

3/18 8AMCST : We are up to usernames starting with the letter "s", we should be wrapping up the transfers this morning or early afternoon.

3/18 12PMCST : All moves are complete, if you are having any issues please submit a support ticket.

We have been recently been notified that our datacenter is being updated.  Because of this we are taking the opportunity to move and update our equipment, including upgrading everyone to servers with faster Solid State Drives (SSDs).  We have a lot of customers to migrate to the new servers. In order to avoid downtime that might be caused when the datacenter starts its update, we need to start migrating our customers' accounts right away.  

We are going to start moving accounts off tomorrow and starting with a server you are on:  iowa.shnw.net

Most of you have been moved at one time or another and understand what is involved. It is relatively painless experience for most, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases.  As soon as your account is moved email will be forwarded to the new location as well as all web traffic as long as you are using our DNS servers.

Please note that we will be starting the moves on 03/04/2021 at 8AM CST. 

You will be placed on the following server:  nevada.shnw.net 

If there is something special you want us to look out for, please feel free to submit a ticket and let us know.

This network notice will be updated with new information and details as we progress.

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3/4 8AM CST: We have started moving accounts.

3/4 7PM CST: We are through the letter "S" and will continue until we are done.  It may go into the early morning tomorrow.

3/4 11PM CST: All moves are complete.  If you are experiencing any issues, please submit a ticket.

We have been recently been notified that our datacenter is being updated.  Because of this we are taking the opportunity to move and update our equipment, including upgrading everyone to servers with faster Solid State Drives (SSDs).  We have a lot of customers to migrate to the new servers. In order to avoid downtime that might be caused when the datacenter starts its update, we need to start migrating our customers' accounts right away.  

We are going to start moving accounts off tomorrow and starting with a server you are on:  kansas.shnw.net

Most of you have been moved at one time or another and understand what is involved. It is relatively painless experience for most, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases.  As soon as your account is moved email will be forwarded to the new location as well as all web traffic as long as you are using our DNS servers.

Please note that we will be starting the moves on 02/16/2021 at 8AM CST. 

You will be placed on the following server:  michigan.shnw.net 

There are a few of you with advanced plans, for those we will be moving you to: florida.shnw.net

If there is something special you want us to look out for, please feel free to submit a ticket and let us know.

This network notice will be updated with new information and details as we progress.

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2/16 8AM CST:  We have started with the moves with advanced plans to florida

2/16 4PM CST:  We completed all higher level plans to florida and have started with everyone else to michigan

2/16 9PM CST:  We are through the usernames starting with "e" and will continue overnight tonight. Our next update will be in the morning. 

We have been recently been notified that our datacenter is being updated.  Because of this we are taking the opportunity to move and update our equipment, including upgrading everyone to servers with faster Solid State Drives (SSDs).  We have a lot of customers to migrate to the new servers. In order to avoid downtime that might be caused when the datacenter starts its update, we need to start migrating our customers' accounts right away.  

We are going to start moving accounts off tomorrow and starting with a server you are on:  nevada.shnw.net

Most of you have been moved at one time or another and understand what is involved. It is relatively painless experience for most, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases.  As soon as your account is moved email will be forwarded to the new location as well as all web traffic as long as you are using our DNS servers.

Please note that we will be starting the moves on 02/11/2021 at 8AM CST. 

You will be placed on the following server:  florida.shnw.net 

If there is something special you want us to look out for, please feel free to submit a ticket and let us know.

This network notice will be updated with new information and details as we progress.

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2/11 8AM CST: We have started moving accounts.

2/11 4PM CST: We are about half way through moving accounts, we will continue to slowly move accounts over this evening.

We have been recently been notified that our datacenter is being updated.  Because of this we are taking the opportunity to move and update our equipment, including upgrading everyone to servers with faster Solid State Drives (SSDs).  We have a lot of customers to migrate to the new servers. In order to avoid downtime that might be caused when the datacenter starts its update, we need to start migrating our customers' accounts right away.  

Shared accounts were moved today and we will start moving reseller account tomorrow on:  utah.shnw.net

Most of you have been moved at one time or another and understand what is involved. It is relatively painless experience for most, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases.  As soon as your account is moved email will be forwarded to the new location as well as all web traffic as long as you are using our DNS servers.

Please note that we will be starting the moves on 02/05/2021 at 8AM CST. 

If you are on our basic plan you will be moved to:  wyoming.shnw.net

If there is something special you want us to look out for, please feel free to submit a ticket and let us know.

This network notice will be updated with new information and details as we progress.

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2/5 8AM: We have started transferring reseller accounts.

2/5 8PM: The transfer of the accounts off utah is complete.  We are reviewing the last ones that moved and will verify database connections.

We have been recently been notified that our datacenter is being updated.  Because of this we are taking the opportunity to move and update our equipment, including upgrading everyone to servers with faster Solid State Drives (SSDs).  We have a lot of customers to migrate to the new servers. In order to avoid downtime that might be caused when the datacenter starts its update, we need to start migrating our customers' accounts right away.  

We are going to start moving accounts off tomorrow and starting with a server you are on:  utah.shnw.network

Most of you have been moved at one time or another and understand what is involved. It is relatively painless experience for most, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases.  As soon as your account is moved email will be forwarded to the new location as well as all web traffic as long as you are using our DNS servers.

Please note that we will be starting the moves on 02/04/2021 at 8AM CST. 

If you are on our basic plan you will be moved to:  alaska.shnw.net

If you are on a plan higher than basic you will be moved to: nebraska.shnw.net

If there is something special you want us to look out for, please feel free to submit a ticket and let us know.

This network notice will be updated with new information and details as we progress.

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2/4: We have started the transfers, basic plans in alphabetical order.

2/4 4:30PM CST: All shared accounts have been moved.  We are correcting some database connections problems but if you see any issues please let us know.

At approximately 7:30 PM CST we started experiencing hard drive problems with our michigan.shnw.net server.  We are actively working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.  

We will update this notice when we have additional information.

Our sincerely apologies for the inconvenience. 

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Update: Our team has been working through the night to get this server back up.  We have been unable to work through the issues but will continue to work on it.  In the mean time we are creating a new server to restore sites to incase we have to start restoring data to a different server.  This is a last resort but will keep you updated through this notice as decision are made.

12/18: We are working on a new server and will have to migrate everybody to that server.  Due to the size of the data transfers it will take some time, we will update again when we have more information.

12/18 3PMCST: We are getting closer, this is important we will be restoring from the last backup we have and putting you on a new server with a new IP address.  If you are not using our nameservers or your custom ones that point to our IP addresses than you will have to update your A entry to the following IP address: 54.163.218.122  the new server name is wyoming.shnw.net

12/18 6PM CST: We have started restoring accounts on the new server.

Our florida server has been going strong for quite some time but it is time to upgrade. There are a few errors on the hard drives and the core operating system is no longer supported.

Most of you have been moved at one time or another and understand what is involved. It is relatively painless experience for most, with maybe a few minor things to do for some special cases.

Please note that we will be starting the moves on 12/16/2020 at 10PM CST. We will be doing a limited number each evening. You can come back to this notice to see how far a long we make it each night. We will be migrating the accounts in alphabetical order, based on username.

If there is something special you want us to look out for, please feel free to submit a ticket and let us know.

This network notice will be updated with new information and details as we progress.

NOTE: If you are using alternate name servers, such as with Cloudflare, you will have to update your A Record with the IP address listed below.

NEW SERVER: nebraska.shnw.net : 18.209.2.72

NOTE: If you can not see your site after the move please allow some time for your ISP to update its' cache.  You can try to force with instructions at this link:  https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/dns/how-to-clear-your-dns-cache/

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12/16: We have started transfers beginning with usernames starting with "a"

12/17 6AM CST: We have stopped transfers for the night and are through username "ke", we will start again tonight at 10PM CST

12/17 6PM CST: Starting some transfers of .uk domains since it is overnight their time. 

12/18: All moves are complete

As of this morning all accounts have been moved to a new server with the same name.  If you are still experiencing issues with your site please open a support ticket.

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Our attempts at restoring the original server have failed but we do have another server online and we are starting to migrate accounts from backups to that server now.  The process will take time but we wanted you to know that we are working as hard as we can to get everybody back online as fast as possible.

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Earlier today we experienced a disk failure on our Alabama server.   While server hardware is very robust,  disk issues can on the rare occasion occur.  

Please understand that we are actively working to restore the server, but doing so can take time because of the massive size of server hard drives.   This is also not a process that we can expedite any more than we currently are, because we will not take any shortcuts that might jeopardize your data.  

We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work through this process.   We will update you again as soon as we have additional information.

We are in the process of restoring the drives and this will happen overnight.  We do have backups that can be restored to another server if you want to be back online before this process is complete.  If so, please contact support and we will add you to the list to move.

Maintenance Scope: Network Services

Customer Impact:

There will be several periods of traffic loss as we make repairs to
one of the distribution routers out of this facility. While every
effort will be made to limit the impact some traffic loss is
unavoidable due to the nature of the work being performed.

We have experienced an issue on a hard drive on our florida server.  This can be a time-consuming process as we troubleshoot and investigate, and we appreciate your patience.  We are focused on resolving these issues and have the right people working on the problem.  Please check back here with updates.

Update 1:  We are continuing our work on the hard drive and attempting to recover it in place.

Update 2:  The disk has a lot of corruption, so we are going to parallel a full restore from yesterday's backup as well as attempt to recover the drive.

Update 3:  The hard disk has become un-responsive and we are now waiting on the restore form yesterday's backup to restore service.  Since we are restoring an entire hard drive this will take some time complete.  We are anticipating the restore to be complete around 10:00 PM CST today.

Update 4:  Data has been restored from yesterday at 2PM CST.  If you are still experiencing issues please submit a ticket.

We experienced issues with a few services on our Georgia server this morning.  When attempting to restore these services we found inconsistencies with the file systems on our hard drives.  This can be a time-consuming process as we troubleshoot and investigate, and we appreciate your patience.  We are focused on resolving these issues and have the right people working on the problem.

Update (1): We have the hard drive with the faulty filesystem to a state where we can read data off of it.  The server is online but apache is turned off because we are copying contents from the failing hard drive to another and want to minimize load on a hard drive that is failing.  Once we have the data copied over we will bring apache back online.  

Update (2): We have restored services and about half of the accounts to active.  We are actively working thorugh the remaining accounts.

We are scheduling downtime on this server for Tuesday evening starting at 9PM CST.  We will do our best to expedite the process but need to allow a 4 hour window for this work. 

We will keep this notice updated as the work is performed.

Update:  This work will commence at 9PM CST

Update:  Work has started

Update:  Work is progressing as planned

Update: Work is complete

We are scheduling downtime on this server for Monday evening starting at 9PM CST.  We will do our best to expedite the process but need to allow a 4 hour window for this work. 

We will keep this notice updated as the work is performed.

Update:  This work will commence at 9PM CST

Update:  Work has started

Update:  Work is progressing as planned

Update: Work is complete

We are scheduling downtime on this server for Sunday evening starting at 9PM CST.  We will do our best to expedite the process but need to allow a 4 hour window for this work. 

We will keep this notice updated as the work is performed.

Update:  This work will commence at 9PM CST

Update:  Work has started

Update:  Work is progressing as planned

Update:  The server should be back up within the hour

Update: Work is complete

We are scheduling downtime on this server for Saturday evening starting at 9PM CST.  We will do our best to expedite the process but need to allow a 4 hour window for this work. 

We will keep this notice updated as the work is performed.

Update:  This work will commence at 9PM CST

Update:  Work has started

Update:  Work is progressing as planned

Update:  The server should be back up within the hour

Update: Work is complete

We are scheduling downtime on this server for Friday evening starting at 9PM CST.  We will do our best to expedite the process but need to allow a 4 hour window for this work. 

We will keep this notice updated as the work is performed.

Update:  This work will commence at 9PM CST

Update:  Work has started

Update:  Work is progressing as planned

Update: Work is complete

We are upgrading Apache on our iowa server, there will be periodic downtime to your website while we do this.

We are aware of an issue with our Alabama server and we are currently working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.  We appreciate your patience and hope to have the situation resolved shortly.

We will be rebooting our florida to apply a kernal patch that has been impacting performance.

Update: We are rebooting now.

Update: The reboot is complete.

Our florida server is been suffering through a DDoS attack that has intermittently caused the apache server to slow down and be unable to handle new requests.  This has caused periods where your site may be slow or unresponsive. 

We have been working diligently on mitigating the attack and will update this announcemnt when we have additional information.

UPDATE: Load is currently lower; however, we are continuously monitoring to make sure we have taken the appropriate actions.  We will update this notice again later with information as we have it available.

UPDATE: We are rebooting the server.

UPDATE:  We apologize for your experience over the last approximately nine hours.  We are continuing to work on the issue as we are still experiencing intermittent load spikes.  These load spikes have not been as frequent as before.  We have identified a few accounts on this server that are directly caussing excess strain and this will be remedied over the coming weeks.  We will keep this network notice open because we may still tweak services during the over night hours (US time).  Expect another update during the day, May 12th.

We are rebooting this server. It will be offline until the reboot is complete.

We are rebooting this server. It will be offline until the reboot is complete.

All of our systems were recently patched to protect again the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability; however, as an extra precaution we are going to reboot all of our servers. We expect less than 15 minutes of downtime for each server during the reboot process.

Our florida server is been suffering through a DDoS attack that has intermittently caused the apache server to slow down and be unable to handle new requests.  This has caused periods where your site may be slow or unresponsive.  When the attackers have been able to send enough traffic to overwhelm the server we have been able to mitigate it and get things restored fairly quickly but they have been persistent and do not seem to want to go away.

Rest assured that we are aware of this issue and are doing everything in our power to permanently resolve it and we are monitoring things closely.

We appreciate your patience as we work through this.

UPDATE: We believe that we have narrowed the cause to bittorrent announcements and isolated the user agent responsible for them.  We will be monitoring this over the next couple of days to determine if the problem is resolved.

UPDATE:  We had a short slowness today and made a few more changes that should mitigate this further.  We will continue to monitor this, but as of now everything is working normally and we are dropping the attack prior to the traffic reaching the apache server.

UPDATE: Final update, the actions taken have mitigated this.  We will continue to monitor but are marking this issue as resolved. 

Due to a security flaw with the current kernel, an update and reboot is required on our utah server. We expect the server to be down a maximum of 15 minutes while it is rebooted.

Our Main VPS Node is currently down, we are investigating the outage.  

Update: The Node was rebooted and everything is running normally.

We will be performing a Kernel update on our main VPS Node which required a server reboot. �All VPS's on the server will be offline during the reboot process.

Due to a security flaw with the current kernel, an update and reboot is required.  We expect this maintenance to impact your VPS for less than 15 minutes.

Due to security issues with the kernel on this machine an update is required.  The server will be rebooted during this update to install the kernel.

Due to security issues with the kernel on this machine an update is required.  The server will be rebooted during this update to install the kernel.

Due to security issues with the kernel on this machine an update is required.  The server will be rebooted during this update to install the kernel.

Due to security issues with the kernel on this machine an update is required.  The server will be rebooted during this update to install the kernel.

Due to security issues with the kernel on this machine an update is required.  The server will be rebooted during this update to install the kernel.

The server was unresponsive, a reboot was required to bring it back online.  Everything should now be functioning normally now.