Maybe it's easier to compare it with gas & cars. You can have a very fast, very high performance car.
But it doesn't do you any good without gas. Bandwidth is like gas. Only it doesn't come from Middle East dictators. If you still don't get it, save your money and cancel your server. - voogru. -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Morton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 9:21 AM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] What My Box Can Handle? Dropping all the metaphors ;) Yes that box should be ok handling those servers No you do not have enough bandwidth to cover them all being full for very long Tom -------------------------------------------------- From: "Chad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:57 PM To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Subject: Re: [hlds] What My Box Can Handle? > Naw, its more like you get full access to the parking deck with space > for 10K cars for a few month long "party" for your guests where they > just have to show they are with you andy they get to park all night. > Now they don't want to go out of business so they say you may not have a > total of over 500 cars parked overnight total.each month (ie 10 cars > for 2 days is 20 total cars overnight) > You get a BIG room that can hold 100 people for the party but only 7 > show up for a few months, I know its sad. For those months the garage > records 350 car nights and you are ok. > Now 100 people come each day some month because they heard you were > having free strippers and after 5 days the garage stops letting your > people in because you have over used the 500 total car nights limit. > OR > The garage keeps letting people in for your party but you get 10 times > the bill because you are overusing their lot. > > now the garage owner comes after you and breaks your knee caps for > collateral until you pay up. > > then he starts kidnapping people you knee to show he is serious > > then he starts removing body parts until you die or pay > > wouldn't it have been better to just to sign up for 3K total car nights, > or just reserve 100 spots for your "party"? > > Kyrios wrote: >> I'll make you a comparison to understand what we and you are talking >> about: >> >> You park you car (your server) on the 1st of a month in a parking >> garage (Hosting Company). For 40$ you can park you car there for up to >> 8 days (500GB). At the end of the month you come back to fetch your >> car. You drive to the exit, but it won't open. So you go to the >> counter and ask what's wrong. He then tells you that you parked longer >> than you ordered and you will have to repay. You say "Ok" and he >> offers you the bill. 400$ and you freak out. >> >> >> On Nov 6, 2007 10:38 AM, Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> I don't think this guy has any business running a server. >>> >>> It's okay to be wrong. >>> >>> It's not okay to be wrong then ignore what everyone is telling him. >>> >>> It's like going to someone and telling them, the sun rises in the east, >>> and >>> they are convinced it rises in the west. >>> >>> And then when you point east during a sunrise show them the sun is >>> rising in >>> the east, they still tell you the sun rises in the west. >>> >>> DontWannaName, cram as many instances of srcds as you can. Then try to >>> get >>> them all full, the sooner you do that, the sooner you learn what >>> bandwidth >>> is all about when you receive a nice astronomical bill from your host. >>> >>> - voogru. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jason O. Washburn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 2:56 AM >>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >>> >>> Subject: RE: [hlds] What My Box Can Handle? >>> >>> I don't think this guy understands the idea of "Metered Bandwidth" ;-) >>> >>> Jason >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DontWannaName! >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 1:26 AM >>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] What My Box Can Handle? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >>> I dont think I can run out of bandwidth. My server restarts every night. >>> My >>> servers are 72.37.237.195 thru 72.37.237.199 if it helps. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >>> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 9:57:51 PM >>> Subject: RE: [hlds] What My Box Can Handle? >>> >>> Well, if you just want to know how many servers you can run, probably 4 >>> to 5 >>> instances of srcds. >>> >>> But if you succeed and get full servers, you can run them for about 5-6 >>> days >>> before you run out of bandwidth. >>> >>> I do ~500GB in 10 days, and that's with a 24, a 16, and a 30 player TF2 >>> server. >>> >>> - voogru. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: DontWannaName! [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 11:49 PM >>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] What My Box Can Handle? >>> >>> -- >>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >>> gahh im not switching hosts! I just started. They are fine. All im >>> asking is >>> how my configuration is. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: tsuehpsyde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >>> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 8:44:28 PM >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] What My Box Can Handle? >>> >>> Nope, ThePlanet is based out of Dallas, TX and Houston, TX. However, >>> ServerBeach has a data center in Los Angeles, CA and they offer 2000GB >>> of >>> data transfer per month. ;) >>> >>> On Nov 5, 2007 10:31 PM, DontWannaName! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> -- >>>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >>>> I chose my host cause they are actualy in Seattle. I dont think the >>>> >>> Planets even close. >>> >>>> ----- Original Message ---- >>>> From: Luke Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >>>> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2007 8:06:29 PM >>>> Subject: RE: [hlds] What My Box Can Handle? >>>> >>>> >>>> Well just to let you know, you are getting your butt raped with that >>>> offering. I pay $30 more than their cheapest package and I've got a >>>> dual >>>> >>> 2.8 >>> >>>> xeon with 2 gigs of ram and 120GB of hard disk along with 2500Gb a >>>> month >>>> >>> of >>> >>>> transfer. Dude you need to go with a better hoster, swap to the >>>> planet.... >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> >>> please visit: >>> >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>> >>>> __________________________________________________ >>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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