Creating a Server Box

[old.ryan2k1]

Wot do i need to make my own online server from hardware 2 software ?


please help !!!

 

[Embattle]

Why and what for?

 

[old.ryan2k1]

beacause i'm starting up a clan and y not have my own server instead of renting one out ?

 

[Testin da Cable]

what kind of connection are you on ryan?

 

[old.ryan2k1]

At the moment 56k but once i've built my server etc i'm getting broad band

 

[Embattle]

Transfer rate?

 

[old.ryan2k1]

At the moment i'm downloading at about 3.9kbs to 5.2kbs but thats only with my poxy 56k modem, and i'm pinging in games at about 240 - 520

 

[Embattle]

I mean the broadband service?

 

[old.ryan2k1]

Sorry mate, its with bt but i think its 1meg a second

 

[Embattle]

How much you paying for it?

 

[Embattle]

How many players you hoping to host?

 

[old.ryan2k1]

I think the price is £25 or £30 a month, and i'm hoping for a max clan size of 12 or so

 

[Embattle]

Basically it's likely to be 512 down and 256 up. With this the max players you'll most probably be able to achieve will be 8. Why don't you just run the server on your own computer then connect to it?

 

[old.Y-it-Earp]

Yep a wiser option indeed

or u could just turn your hand to running a linux box..

takes a bit of skill mind

 

[old.ryan2k1]

also i would like to build my own server box bcoz its somthing to do, and i would liek to set up some free php mysql hosting for members etc

 

[Embattle]

As long as your members don't over use the mysql hosting you'll be all right.

You don't really need a powerful box,

Sub 1 Ghz
Mobo, get one with integrated GFX chipset.
128MB RAM (256MB Nice)
20GB+

Run Linux.

 

[old.ryan2k1]

cheers mate i'll hunt around, don't suppose u can help me with this, i've just been trying to download the TFC patch 75mb for the past day, i'm using gozilla it got to 65mb then my pc crashed and i can't get it to resume but i still have the 65mb part file on my harddrive please bable to help !

 

[Embattle]

I take it the server supports resume functions?

 

[old.ryan2k1]

well it did bcoz i had it on for about 3hours yeaterday and 2hours earlyer untill my pc crashed, now it not even try and resume just starts again from 1%

 

[Embattle]

Perhaps the crash corrupted the download or at least Gozilla can't remember where it was.

 

[old.ryan2k1]

Dam thing, i'm not going to bother trying uran terror now that 115mb

 

[Xavier]

hmm - bear in mind that unless you go for bt business adsl you don't get a fixed IP, and you'll probably need a dsl router for a decent persistant connection...

All in all home broadband packages just don't cut the mustard for hosting anything, the dynamic ip, short ip leasing period and tidgy upstream will render any efforts pretty obsolete for much more than FTP...

 

[old.ryan2k1]

I've just bin looking, wot do u all rate to this one, www.f2s.com

 

[Embattle]

http://207.228.234.38/uk/adsl/rateitadsl.asp?ID_Number=325

 

[ShockingAlberto]

To run a both a games server, and web server you'd want something like a T1. Bandwidth is the issue, not the actual box, as you can get away with a small CPU(i know someone who ran an 18man dod server on a p2 250. Was fine apart from slow map changes).

 

[old.Jas]

Indeed - you can't run a web or game server on any form of broadband (cable or ADSL). Its just not worth it as the uplink speed is too slow (128k on most cable and 256k on ADSL)

 

[old.Y-it-Earp]

But where do you get T1+ lines from in uk?

 

[Embattle]

A very expensive place

 

[old.Jas]

There is no such thing as a T connection this side of the pond. Your'll have to get a kilostream -
http://www.ignite.com/uk/products/connectivity.html

 

[old.ryan2k1]

The broadband i'm getting is 512kb a sec, or i might splash out and get the 2mb a sec