bandwidth/load question
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bandwidth/load question
i have a good friend who is a webhost. he runs no game servers, but i was thinking i could maybe get a good deal from him if he were to let me run an et server on one of his boxes.
what i'm wondering is, how much BW does an et server use? is there a way to calculate this so i can give him some rough estimates? also, would running a game server on the same box as his clients' websites cause any problems for them?
basically i would only ask him if it would have no negative impact on his business.
thanks
what i'm wondering is, how much BW does an et server use? is there a way to calculate this so i can give him some rough estimates? also, would running a game server on the same box as his clients' websites cause any problems for them?
basically i would only ask him if it would have no negative impact on his business.
thanks
Possum on a Gumbush! so at maxrate 25000 on a 14 slot box, assuming its constantly full, we're approaching a TB per month!?! then how in hell can places offer servers for like $30/mo?
oh and what about CPU load? would a game server make the websites on that box slower? since most sites, especially business sites, use some kind of database like php/msql which needs cpu time.
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oh and what about CPU load? would a game server make the websites on that box slower? since most sites, especially business sites, use some kind of database like php/msql which needs cpu time.
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You don't need a rate of 25000 for a 14 slot box. I bet 12500 would be also sufficient. Up to 24: 16000, >24 = 25000.ouroboro wrote:Possum on a Gumbush! so at maxrate 25000 on a 14 slot box, assuming its constantly full, we're approaching a TB per month!?! then how in hell can places offer servers for like $30/mo?
oh and what about CPU load? would a game server make the websites on that box slower? since most sites, especially business sites, use some kind of database like php/msql which needs cpu time.
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btw. Servers (even public) aren't full 24 hours a day. I also have a 20 Slot server running, which is empty in the night and mostly mornings. Never had more then 120 GB/month (i use maxrate 16000).
CPU: 20 slots =20 - 30% cpu usage on a Athlon XP 2700+. (depends on map)
btw. Don't try to use a celeron/duron 1400 or something. Those boxes are too weak, if you also have a webserver / mysql db running.
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even if you sit it at 25000 maxrate they wont be using all of that rate all of the time (even when it is full), especially not with only 14 players. There certainly wouldnt be anything like double the bandwidth used if maxrate is 25000 versus 12500. Anyway 13000 is the usual setting and you certainly shouldnt be getting complants with that on a 14 player.
I would suspect you will notice it the other way around first. The game will get laggy when the web server or db needs a bunch of CPU. If it gets to the point where the web server is noticably bogging down, the game will be unplayable.ouroboro wrote:
oh and what about CPU load? would a game server make the websites on that box slower? since most sites, especially business sites, use some kind of database like php/msql which needs cpu time.
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If you allow people to download maps, that can add to your BW as well. Especially if other servers decide to leech them
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Maybe our stats are helpful:
http://z0ck.net/mrtg/
P4 3.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM
2x 16 slot public (1 stopwatch, 1 headshot),
1x 16 slot private,
1x 6 slot private are running besides
apache and mysql for our forum, psybnc and ventrilo. Note, the ET servers aren't used very much
http://z0ck.net/mrtg/
P4 3.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM
2x 16 slot public (1 stopwatch, 1 headshot),
1x 16 slot private,
1x 6 slot private are running besides
apache and mysql for our forum, psybnc and ventrilo. Note, the ET servers aren't used very much