Servers

surfskatesnow · Post by **surfskatesnow** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:08 pm

do you actually buy the server off of nuclear fallout and if not where could i just buy one and for how much?

Post by **Edge100x** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:11 pm

What do you mean by "buy the server"?

We rent game servers, is that what you are looking for?

surfskatesnow · Post by **surfskatesnow** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:20 pm

buy like keep it for myself and not have to pay monthly

surfskatesnow · Post by **surfskatesnow** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:29 pm

i want to have my own server that i dont need to pay monthly that i keep at my house and can do what i want. how would i be able to do that?

Post by **Edge100x** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:40 pm

Unless you have a very fast home connection (SDSL minimum), that's not generally recommended (and certainly not recommended whenever competition is involved). In any case, that's not something we can really help you with. You may want to try a website such as http://server.counter-strike.net.

surfskatesnow · Post by **surfskatesnow** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:43 pm

ok thanks cause i was wondering how to.... i wanted my own server but paying monthly i dont like

Post by **Edge100x** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:45 pm

You'll end up paying somehow

. Many avoid running servers at home because the hardware can be expensive, the servers pretty much always end up lagging, it can monopolize the bandwidth you'd otherwise be using for surfing (and downloading/uploading starts to lag the servers), and the machine has to be left on all the time.

surfskatesnow · Post by **surfskatesnow** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:51 pm

great... well looks like im not getting a server because of that but i wish i could thanks for your help

surfskatesnow · Post by **surfskatesnow** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 7:53 pm

are there servers that are connected to your computer? i just thought of that cause i remember hearing someone talk about that during a game. the server didnt lag either

Post by **Edge100x** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:00 pm

I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but the best place to go for things like this is the site I mentioned.

surfskatesnow · Post by **surfskatesnow** » Mon Oct 04, 2004 8:02 pm

i went there but i didnt know where to go there didnt seem to be a link. and i mean the server was directly connected to his computer and when his computer was on so was the server.

Squeeze · Post by **Squeeze** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 2:01 am

Okay, since you won't research that website Edge provided, here's the jist of it.

To run a server, you need [u]AT LEAST[/u] 64kbs [u]UPLOAD[/u] per player slot. If you have a 20 player server your upload needs to be at least 1.2m UP(bare minimum). You still need some down speed, but it wont affect the server unless you want to play, or have other computers connected through hub/router. The hardware is a little more complicated. In lamen's terms (we'll say you want a 20man server) - to run smoothly, probably a 2.2+ processor, with around 1 gig of ram (might be 512). There are a few other factors that play into it, but those are the basics that you need.

The upload speed is probably the main reason nobody runs their own @ home server. Not many ISP's offer that high of an upload speed. And when your connection shares up and down, you probably need over 2.0mbs speed.

And just as Edge said, if you want anyone to play in this server, you will need to leave your Box on ALL the time, and will need someone there 99% of the time to reboot or reset when needed (not a requirement, but it is if you want people playing there).

*this is all for CS btw, i'm not sure what the upload resources needed for other games are*