JFI... I found this in the BF dedicated server readme. /* ================================================================== DEDICATED SERVER ==================================================================
We highly recommend Battlefield servers to be run on dedicated server platforms. Currently, the best performance is on a machine with the following specifications: 8-player WinOS/800Mhz processor/256MB RAM/ADSL connection 16/32-player WinOS/1Ghz processor/256MB RAM/T1 connection 64-player WinOS/2Ghz processor/256MB RAM/T3 connection (You will need at least 4Mbit of bandwidth) As always if you can increase any of the above hardware you will improve your overall gameplay experience. ------------------------------------------------------------------ */ Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 10:22 PM Subject: [hlds_linux] Re: BF bandwidth requirements > -- > I am sorry about the screwed up subject line in my last post, hope changing > it now does not really muddle it up. > > We just don't see bandwidth to be an issue with BF at all, where are you > getting your information from? I am not saying your wrong because I > honestly don't know how your calculating it or comparing the two. All I > know for sure is that we monitor bandwidth almost casually because neither > HL or BF has ever made a significant impact on our servers allotments. > > I have said before that we just do gameservers as a sideline because we > happen to have the available space, hardware and bandwidth. Our business is > commercial websites and our high traffic sites use 10 times the bandwidth > of all our gameservers put together. Even at that, we don't come close to > our cap, usually finishing up the month with about 20-25% of our 1200 GB > used. That has not changed one bit in the last couple of months as we > dumped 12 HL servers and added the BF. > > On a server with 4 BF servers (104 slots) were looking like this so far > this month... > > Total Out (Up to Server) 106.12 Gb > Total In (Down from Server) 46.05 Gb > Total (In + Out) Bandwidth: 152.16 Gb > Todays Usage 8,333.28 Mb > Approximated Daily Average for Current Month 11,131.07 Mb > Your Monthly Bandwidth Quota is: 1200 Gb > You have used 12.68% of your allowed Bandwidth > Last Updated: 11/14/03 10:38:20 PM > > On a sever with 2 BF servers (48 slots) and 2 HL servers (36 slots) it > looks like this... > > Total Out (Up to Server) 100.74 Gb > Total In (Down from Server) 41.47 Gb > Total (In + Out) Bandwidth: 142.21 Gb > Todays Usage 10,294.72 Mb > Approximated Daily Average for Current Month 10,402.99 Mb > Your Monthly Bandwidth Quota is: 1200 Gb > You have used 11.85% of your allowed Bandwidth > Last Updated: 11/14/03 10:41:24 PM > > Those are both dual xeon machines and the only significant difference > between the two in stats is that the one with 2 HL servers is at it's limit > CPU wise and the one running only BF could handle at least one more 16 slot > or possibly a 24 before it would be loaded up. > > Rick > > > At 04:58 PM 11/14/2003 -0800, you wrote: > >Message: 8 > >Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:41:45 -0800 > >From: m0gely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Re: hlds_linux digest, Vol 1 #3013 - 10 msgs > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Rick Thompson wrote: > > > something to smile about but when a packed 32 slot BF starts humming > > > alongside or slightly below a full 16 slot CS server in top, all I can > > > think about is how fast we can dump these last couple HL pigs. > > > >I don't dissagree with you necessarily, but isn't having 6Mb worth of pipe to > >dedicate to a single 32 player BF server more costly pretty quick than just > >having a couple more servers on hand to do CS? > > > >-- > >- m0gely > -- > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 10/27/2003 > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
