Picture this. You’re on the go, traveling, working, going on a date, or even just taking a nap, and you suddenly start getting phone calls. Little do you know that those phone calls are from angry customers or your boss. The server went down two hours ago, but you had no idea what was going on.

Many of us in the IT industry, particularly server administrators, have experienced a scenario like this one. It could be something small. Maybe Apache just needs a restart, but instead of it being a small issue, your stakeholders blow it out of proportion. Rather than getting upset with them and possibly losing your job, why not put your iPhone to use?

Root Internet, an Internet service company, offers an iPhone server monitoring tool. It pings HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SSH, SMTP, DNS, POP3, IMAP, MySQL, and custom TCP/IP services that you specify. When your server experiences trouble, you will receive a notification on your iPhone, through email, and even a text message. Now you can rest easy and enjoy your vacation time - that is until the next disaster strikes.

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Some folks may not be worried about IPv4 depletion, but for those who are, there’s a neat application called ByeBye v4 for the iPhone and iPod Touch that tracks the number of IPv4 addresses remaining.

The application provides other information, too, such as the number of IPv6 addresses in use, estimated number of days before IPv4 runs out, and the percentage of TLDs using the new system.

The tool is also available as a Windows Gadget, iGoogle Gadget, and webpage widget. It has an average rating of 4/5 stars in the Apple App Store.

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In June, a free piece of software called ServersMan launched that lets any iPhone or iPod Touch be used as a web server. Its maker, a Japanese company by the name of FreeBit, wants to go even further, unveiling a prototype today for an iPhone server rack.

The rack holds 5 of any generation iPod Touch or iPhone. Truth be told, it looks more like a lunchbox than a server rack. A handle is included for easy travel, but you could also buy a bunch of these and create a iPhone data center.

Server providers need not worry, however. The FreeBit prototype is just that, a prototype. There are no plans to produce the product, and besides, it would take dozens of iPhones to obtain the same power provided by a server. But the concept is really neat.

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Just in time for the suspected announcement of the new iPhone, here’s a post about an application that lets you use any iPhone or iPod Touch as a web server.

Launched last month under the name Serversman, it lets any iPhone/iPod Touch connected to a WiFi or 3G network be used as a network storage device.

The free service can give your iPhone a http://serversman.com/your-iphone/ web address, allowing all sorts of files like webpages, sound recordings, and even video to be accessed remotely.

ServersMan won’t be replacing web hosts any time soon as the device and connection are both too slow for anything other than personal use. The application has mixed reviews, but is free, so why not give it a try?

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