Server

ThunderingMike

OK , I want to put up a server to run a Half-Life mod. What do I need? I have the specs ( 700MHZ , ISDN , 128 ram. Is that enough?) and obviously the game itself. What else do I need? Am I missing any vital components. I suppose I need a rather large domain but then I am totally new to this and have no idea what I need. Anyone that can help?

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So the pope puts down the Badger and leans over to me and says , 'At TFC my son , I 0wnz j00'. Before I could speak in walks Dustin Hoffman in a giant Silk Worm costume and just then...it started to get weird...

Stephen

if you want more than a couple of players you're going to need a hell of a lot more than an ISDN line. Game servers chew up a lot of bandwidth. Also, you might want to install Windows NT or Linux on that machine to run the server from.

ThunderingMike

What are the comps running IGN like?

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So the pope puts down the Badger and leans over to me and says , 'At TFC my son , I 0wnz j00'. Before I could speak in walks Dustin Hoffman in a giant Silk Worm costume and just then...it started to get weird...

Gavin

I'd imagine the ign machines would be multiprocessor, scsi hard drvies, ram falling out of their arses..

naw, the most important part really is the connection, without a good connection, u got nothin ! ISDN won't cut it. u'll neead at least a 512 or 1 mbit line.. at least...

expensive.... unless u gotta lota money to burn theres not really much point i setting up your own server...

my thoughts on the matter wnyways..
Gav

Lump

Yea, also if your having more players the more ram, the beter.

John

Lump

Well the machine doesnt have to be super l33t, its really down to the connection as Verb says, you need to get a lease line, which can cost up to £3000 quid a year.

John

DeVore

We have 10mbit connections with mediocre machines (decent ram in most tho).

The IOL games machine (games1) is a monster with duel cpus raid failover HD's indecent amounts of RAM etc on the IOL backbone with a definite 10MBit connection.

Something similar would cost you 3-4K for connection with about the same again for the server.
And then you have to deal with the muppets and the abuse

DeVore.

Gavin

are u serious.. it's only 3-4 k for a years hosting in eircom.net ?

do you know where i could get more info on this plse ? 4 grand ain't that bad for a 10mbit line..

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Wait a second.. i'm talking out my **** ..
that is of course a hosted machine.. not a leased line to ur location.. jeese my brain is rapidly turning to a gooey pasty mush.. ( bit like squished peas really ! )

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Cheers
Gav


[This message has been edited by Verb (edited 19-06-2000).]

Lump

/me has access to a dual 550, 1Gb Ram, and a 90 Gb Fibre raid system. If I got a lease line, I could probally set up a server at night when the computer wasnt being used etc

John

Gavin

thats nice of you to tell us

hehe
Gav

Lump

I know im so nice

John

ThunderingMike

Gee thanks Lump. now when I look at my Amd 700 MHZ , 128 ram and 27 gig hard disk , I see a bloody 486
Alright lads thanks for the info. I have not got quite that much money too burn (just spent it all on a new house and Casino you know) but thanks for the info anyway.

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So the pope puts down the Badger and leans over to me and says , 'At TFC my son , I 0wnz j00'. Before I could speak in walks Dustin Hoffman in a giant Silk Worm costume and just then...it started to get weird...

Lump

Thanks, Sorry that we had to burst yer bubble with the truth.

john

Stephen

Hey, if you don't want that machine any more ...



/me batters his P200