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Monthly Archives: June 2014

How soon are new VPS instances setup?

By SolVPS | Published: June 30, 2014

We’ve put a lot of work into our platform to make new VPS deployments as smooth an user-friendly as possible. In most cases, VPS instances are deployed within 1 minute, and become available within 2 to 3 minutes (Windows takes this long to complete initial setup; Linux usually boots up instantaneously).If your service is not deployed immediately, please […]

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How to Connect to Windows VPS with RDP (Windows 7)

By SolVPS | Published: June 29, 2014

Connecting to a remote Windows server or Windows VPS from your Windows 7 PC is easy with Microsoft’s own Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) program. It is included with most versions of Windows.  How to Connect 1. To launch RDC, open the Start menu of your computer and search for “Remote Desktop Connection“. (If you can’t find it, run Start > Run > mstsc.exe). Enter your VPS or […]

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How to SSH Connect to Linux VPS with Windows, Mac, Linux

By SolVPS | Published: June 28, 2014

The primary way to connect to your Linux VPS is via command line, with the use of a SSH client. To connect to your VPS with SSH (command line), you will require one of the following programs: Putty, available for all versions of Windows: Putty Downloads (Hosted by SolVPS) WinSCP, available for all versions of Windows: WinSCP Downloads (Hosted by SolVPS) Terminal.app, packaged […]

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How to Ping a VPS from Windows and Linux

By SolVPS | Published: June 28, 2014

Ping is a useful tool for checking if a VPS is online and responsive to outside connections. With certain exceptions, a server will always “ping” when it is online and available. To ping a VPS or another server, open Command Prompt on Windows, or Terminal on Mac OS X / Linux.Enter the IP address of the remote server with the ping command:ping 0.0.0.0 Replace […]

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Windows VPS Update – New 2012, 2008, 2003 Builds

By SolVPS | Published: June 25, 2014

Today we have rolled out new Windows VPS builds for Windows 2012 VPS, Windows 2008 VPS, and Windows 2003 VPS operating system templates. The new builds will be the default used for new VPS installations, and can also be accessed from the VPS Panel when Reinstall is selected. Significant updates include: Easy Login A problem has been resolved that prevented […]

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SolVPS Launches Linux VPS Hosting on Full SSD Platform

By SolVPS | Published: June 20, 2014

June 20th, 2014 (Los Angeles, California) – Virtualization hosting company SolVPS (www.solvps.com) today announced the official launch of its Linux VPS hosting service. SolVPS will deploy Linux servers for customers in its USA and UK VPS datacenters, beginning immediately. Following the earlier launch of Windows VPS hosting, SolVPS hopes to expand its SSD VPS offerings […]

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New Windows VPS Builds Available (Server 2012 R2 and 2008 R2)

By SolVPS | Published: June 3, 2014

Today we have updated our default Windows 2012 VPS and Windows 2008 VPS builds to include the latest Windows Server software. The new builds will be the default used for new VPS installations, and can also be accessed from the VPS Panel when Reinstall is selected. In addition to the latest Windows Server updates from Microsoft, […]

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