June | 2011 | PhireFast Blog

New clients and those of 24 months or more can receive a FREE $100 'Google AdWords' gift card!

You read right! We’re rewarding new AND loyal clients with our awesome new program!

Here at PhireFast we understand how important growth and online presence are. So, with Google‘s cooperation, we are offering $100 credit toward Google’s AdWords. More than just Search Engine Marketing, AdWords is a great way to create, deploy and manage successful internet advertisements of all kinds!

Eligibility:
You are eligible for one free Google AdWords Gift Card (as pictured above) if you:

Sign up with PhireFast any time after this announcement
Have hosted with PhireFast for 24 consecutive months or more

If you meet either of the criteria above, please submit a Support Request in your Client Portal with your request.

Terms:

Only Google AdWords accounts created in the last 14 days may redeem gift cards, as set forth by Google
Fulfillment may take up to 21 days if supplies run low (as of this entry supplies are plentiful and will be fulfilled within 24 hours)

More information about Google AdWords can be found here.

PS: We’d love to hear what you have to say about this, so comment below!

IMPORTANT: This issue was resolved on June 3rd 2011, 2:19am PT

Earlier this evening, our Lambda server fell victim to a massive incoming DDOS Attack which reached 1000mbps at its height.

Per our server provider’s decision, Lambda’s main IP address was null-routed/terminated, and all DNS entries on that server were converted to accommodate its new main IP address, 174.136.62.3

This server is currently experiencing an issue where some webistes are being redirected to the default cPanel page. We are investigating this right now and it is our top priority.

If you host your DNS at PhireFast:
We have already updated your DNS entries and if your site is not already back to normal, it should be soon, pending DNS propagation.

If you host your DNS elsewhere:
You must update any affected records by updating to 174.136.62.3

Please create a Support Request if you have any questions or comments. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Unfortunately the internet is the modern Wild West. We cannot control who attacks our network, how powerful the attack is, or when it happens. We can only make quick decisions and take aggressive action as thee events occur and try to prevent them in the future.

Thank you for hosting with PhireFast.

- Mark Mutti
Founder/Owner

Client Portal

Monthly Archives: June 2011

Problems Affecting our Lambda Server