Month: April 2015

  • Build Your Own Server for Gaming with a Windows VPS

    All avid PC gamers have one thing in common. They hate sucky ping times! When you connect to a server to play your online game, the biggest drag on your online gaming experience is lag. If you’re playing on a gaming server that’s a repurposed computer hooked to DSL in your basement, you might want…

  • Important: Whitelist Port 25 to Preserve SMTP Capabilities

    To protect the integrity of our VPS services, CheapWindowsVPS has immediately implemented a change that blocks port 25 by default. You may recognize port 25 as being the port that is commonly used by SMTP. By requiring our users to whitelist port 25, we can provide a higher level of service to our valued clients.…

  • Hardening the Security on your Windows VPS

    Although Windows Server is one of the most secure operating systems out of the box, you may want to implement additional security measures in order to deflect attacks on your virtual private server. Hardening the security on your Windows Server should be one of the first projects you undertake when you buy a VPS. By…

  • Using a VPS as a Proxy Server for your Organization

    Do you have a small to medium sized enterprise that is looking for an affordable content filtering solution? Research suggests that countless hours of office productivity are wasted when employees use their browsers to read the latest pop culture gossip rather than focusing on the work at hand. Recapturing Lost Productivity with a Proxy Server…