Upgrades

So this site's just been upgraded big-time! Two major changes!

Well, first off, this server is now being hosted on a fiber network instead of a DSL network. And initially, this even presented a problem.

This site is being tunneled to you through a VPN, for the purpose of keeping myself anonymous. And that tunnel was originally over the TCP protocol. And if you don't know what that is, well, Google exists, but basically, it's a protocol that handles packets with intense care and babysitting, to ensure they reach the destination alright. Well, little did I know how unnecessary it was to have a TCP tunnel when the web's already TCP. Well, back when I was using DSL, it limited itself from fighting with itself, so it wasn't a problem. Well, upon upgrading my network, packets now fire like crazy, and that led to the server actually becoming inefficient and slower. So I redid the tunnel and now use UDP, which just chucks packets and calls it a day. This is absolutely fine for tunnels, because the TCP used by the website already ensures the integrity of the packets. So TL;DR, TCP-over-TCP go BOOM BOOM GRAHH BAD BAD and TCP-over-UDP go VROOOOOM GOOD GOOD. So I use the latter now.

That's my summary of it, and it's probably not really accurate, but I did the best I could to explain it. Anyway, you'll notice that the site is definitely faster! ← Back to Blog Index