1 user per CAL....That means exactly ANY user listed in the Users Group of the OS. You must have a CAL for any remote authenticated access to the OS. Logging into the OS is done with authentication with the MS product.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Stegall Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 1:34 AM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds] Windows Server 2003 web? I would suggest, Windows Server 2003 Standard. (You can probably use SBS, but I keep a domain of all of my Windows servers and SBS has some big limits here and SBS limits you to 1 "authenticated" user per CAL, so 5 ftp accounts by default and it's entirely reasonable to assume that M$ would say that "steam authentication" means that you'd need a CAL per player that connects to you server. And with SBS each individual needs a CAL and they are permanently assigned to that device/user.) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of infexXxiousservers Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 2:20 AM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] Windows Server 2003 web? lol ok ok ok stop the win2k3 web edition bashing !!! im about to cry!!! lol i only use windows server so which operating system would you guys suggest for cs source (windows) standard edition?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stuart Stegall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 9:10 PM Subject: RE: [hlds] Windows Server 2003 web? > My arena of business is basically web hosting. I have been in a PoP that > has been audited, and while my servers were all in compliance, I know the > vendor in the rack next to mine paid like 30k in licensing fees, some of > which was related to non web services on Win2k3 Server, Web Edition. (and > honestly I wouldn't even run a web server off of it as it's fairly worthless > for J2EE application server hosting.) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 7:15 PM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: RE: [hlds] Windows Server 2003 web? > > Can't say I agree with that. The OS is only restricted in what Microsoft > products you run on it. Game servers are considered 3rd party applications > and cannot fall under MS licensing. We don't personally use it but many > providers offer it as their default MS OS knowing full well that the OS's > intended usage is not what the client will use it for. MS cannot tell you > what you can/cannot put on the hardware. They can only restrict things that > fall within their OS. Something like using IIS to provide FTP access to your > clients. ;) The default 2-admin licensing with MS OSs does not cover using > IIS/FTP to set up users in the OS and then providing them FTP access to > their files. THAT falls within MS restrictions. If it's a genuine concern of > yours I'd suggest you contact your provider and ask them. If the servers are > in colocation then you alone are responsible for insuring that your > licensing is covered. Can't think of any game host that ever got audited but > there's always a first. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Stegall > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 7:58 PM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: RE: [hlds] Windows Server 2003 web? > > IANAL, but the license of Win2k3 Server Web Edition actually is VERY > prohibitive of anything like running a game server off it. If it's not web > related, it's basically prohibited. For instance, you cannot run > MySQL/MSSQL/Oracle off the same box. > > So, I wouldn't recommend going around talking about using that on your > website for anyone actually running a game hosting service. (Now run SBS 2k3 > all you want) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dustin Tuft > Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:03 PM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: RE: [hlds] Windows Server 2003 web? > > The web server edition is geared for maxized IIS and SQL services (pending > the product version), The attemps I tried with W3K Web edition ended with > serval services (including my srcds server) suffering from a lack of CPU > cycles even when I attempted to shut down the IIS and the IIS Admin > services. I was never able to isolate the root, but it seemed the the NT > kurnel would simply ingore any service and let it fall a sleep execpt the > web related and server management services (Terminal service and what not). > > Hope that helps. > > I don't belive there are any rules (license abuse) against DCPROMO'ing a > Windows server, any Windows 2000+ server can be part of a DC Tree even a > server decated to web services. > > Dustin Tuft > > >From: Tyler Cook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > >To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > >Subject: [hlds] Windows Server 2003 web? > >Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 11:07:22 -0500 > > > >-- > >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > >Is this version of Windows Server supported? Tried a search, and couldn't > >find out for sure - It's causinjg some problems I think. > > > >Your response is appreciated. > >-- > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
