Buying VPS from eBay?

[empirestate]

Good idea or not?

[nickopedia]

Depends on what you want to use it for.
For $3 I wouldn't expect a lot. Is this for 1 month of access?

If for stealth use, you should research the IP addresses this uses first.

[slokor]

The IP address used on such a VPS is CERTAIN to be total garbage.
Would NOT trust such a deal.

[nickopedia]

Originally Posted by slokor

The IP address used on such a VPS is CERTAIN to be total garbage.
Would NOT trust such a deal.

I agree. I used to run hosting (colocation) companies and know the importance of keeping the IP blocks clean. Problem is, abuse and blacklisting will happen, and you have no clue exactly how your customers are (mis)using the service unless you enforce your AUP.
Get cheap webhosting and you are sure to get CRAP in return.

This is a good example of you get what you pay for.

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by empirestate

Good idea or not?

What are your thoughts on this?

I feel anyone making such a question may have an alterior motive.


Why are you asking and what reasons do you have for posing this question?

I see the word CHEAP. I have problems with cheap especially when it pertains to getting access to the internet when I want safety.

[nate]

I use $6 and $9 a year VPS's that I run CentOS and SoftEther on but I dont get unlimited bandwidth.... A few times I've had issues with the server being off line but its nothing a support ticket didn't fix in a few hours. But I don't buy my servers from eBay.

I would under NO circumstance ever use my VPN connection without a IPtables Kill Switch tho.

The connection drops frequently. You would probably be S.O.L. the 1st day with out a kill switch for-sure.

I've also had this weird thing happen a few times where SoftEther somehow deletes the virtual hub. Its like it brings SoftEther back to a fresh install with no password. I have one server with a older version of SoftEther that has never had that problem so its probably a bug in the version I'm using.

At first I thought someone wass getting in my server but I lock it down air tight. Any one that knows their way around IPtables can verify... and I disable IPV6 completely.

iptables -F
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --tcp-flags ALL NONE -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp ! --syn -m state --state NEW -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --tcp-flags ALL ALL -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --destination-port 80 -j DROP
iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 992 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 1194 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport 5555 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 500 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 4500 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p udp -m udp --dport 1194 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp --dport MY_SERVER_PORT -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s MY_HOME_IP -m tcp --dport MY_SERVER_PORT -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s MY_2ND_BACK_UP_IP -m tcp --dport MY_SERVER_PORT -j ACCEPT
iptables -I INPUT -m state --state ESTABLISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
iptables -P OUTPUT ACCEPT
iptables -P INPUT DROP
iptables-save | sudo tee /etc/sysconfig/iptables
# service iptables restart


On another note... Empire, when moon?

[MakerViet]

I think u can buy it but use it setup a SSH Socks, and load on Virtual PC, U will have a PC easy and good IP.
Good luck !

[SaiJin]

why the hell would you even consider that specially when you know we have some really reliable ones here?

[GreenBean]

Originally Posted by SaiJin

why the hell would you even consider that specially when you know we have some really reliable ones here?

Attention seeking.

He has not bothered to give any of his own thoughts, after all.

Sorry if a poster asks an opinion, at the very least, their own should be shared.