Server
1.7 ghz 384 meg of ram windows xp
Connection 256 kb both ways Dsl
How many players should i set it to

Your connection speed is a serious impediment. 5 to 8 players will probably be your limit, even with turning sv_maxrate down.

thx

what about a 1.5mbps cable connection i usually just put 32 players as it is the HL engine max

it depends on how many people your sharing your connection with - is it a true 1.5Mbs. Just start it at 32 and see where it goes.

I don't think I've ever heard of a cable connection with 1.5mbit of upstream.

So long as your downstream is greater than your upstream, it doesn't matter for server hosting. Running a speed test like http://nyc.speakeasy.net will help determine your actual connection speeds.

Here is from personal experience:

I have a dedicated 128 k upload server.

I can have 4 people on it with good pings (<150). However, if a 5th person joins, the ping will skyrocket to about 3000+ MS. It also depends on certain maps. For example, for ns_castlewars, I can have 5 people playing and still get decent pings but for ns_canyonwar, 4 people playing lags the server to hell.

Also, another impedement is the number of turrets/oc's your clients build. OC/Turret farms will kill your server and you know how much we NS 2.0ers love to farm.

So basically, don't even try to run a server with a 256 k SDSL and expect to get good results ... its simply not possible.

I have a p3 550, 512/256 ddr ram (will 512 help alot?)... and a 2mbit/512kbit adsl line... I am able to have 12 people on with good pings, but once and a while the ping jumps up (usually when a game has finished and everybody is in the ready room). I havent tweaked anything, so I suppose it would help. Any tips?

NM found this elsewhere...

QUOTE (Rolando @ Sep 1 2003, 08:04 AM)

I have a p3 550, 512/256 ddr ram (will 512 help alot?)... and a 2mbit/512kbit adsl line... I am able to have 12 people on with good pings, but once and a while the ping jumps up (usually when a game has finished and everybody is in the ready room). I havent tweaked anything, so I suppose it would help. Any tips?

DDR RAM on a Pentium 3? I don't think so.

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1.7 ghz 384 meg of ram windows xp Connection 256 kb both ways Dsl How many players should i set it to

You should be able to run a 10 person server with no problems, as long as you have it set up correctly. I actually can run at least an 8 person server with 192 upload, and I think I can squeeze 10 players into my bandwidth and still have good performance.

If you want me to tell you how, I can, but be prepared for a long post, and you will have to do a heck of alot of work to set it up.

Processor: Pentium 4 2.4GHz
Primary IDE Drive: 80 GB
RAM Slot 1: 512MB
Bandwidth: 1000 GB of Premium Bandwidth
Network Uplink: 10Mbps

31 player 40~100 ping

hmm same as me.

You hosted by servermatrix i assume?

I have a 1Ghz Athlon - 512MB DDR - 1MB up/512k down ADSL connection....

And I´m thinking of running a server, what playerlimit (with playable pings) do you think I could handle?

QUOTE (BigBull @ Dec 10 2003, 09:06 PM)

hmm same as me. You hosted by servermatrix i assume?

Heh i have the same too, they're pretty good.

QUOTE (OBhave @ Dec 15 2003, 10:03 AM)

I have a 1Ghz Athlon - 512MB DDR - 1MB up/512k down ADSL connection.... And I´m thinking of running a server, what playerlimit (with playable pings) do you think I could handle?

wild guess...

ima say ...hmmm... 16 max
anymore than 16 and the pings will double.



and yes, my server is from da matrix

hehe how many players you think this one can handle?

dual PIII 1000's
512 pc133 ram
80 gig hd
120 gig backup
win2k
768k-1.0mb cable


yea bla bla hlds can only use 1 processor damn sierra lol

16-18

How many players should i have?? i have 512k\512k dsl and speakeasy speed test shows that my upload is 435kpbs i have p43200mhz 512mt400ddr radeon 9600xt and im playing from the same computer

what would be ideal settings in sv_minrate sv_maxrate and stuff like that in server.cfg for 12-14 players?
i can host like 12 players at least right?? but with what settings.. i would aprreachieate any help with settings or something thank you

alright listen...

if your hosting at home:

no more than 12, test it out, you might squeeze 16 outa it if the server has some beef (high cpu and ram)

the only way to get more than that is to cough up the loot and rent a dedicated server connected to a phat pipe like the big boys: Bandwidth: 1000 GB

theplanet.com has been good to me, but thats cause i give them money every month, heh.