apache has bandwidthlimiting too, but ppl usin downloadurl becuase the DONT WANT bandwidth limiting. however, the best was is to user mod_rewrite and to check condition if the remote http refferer is one of the allowed gameservers. if not, well, one way would be to throw an error, another way would be to direct them to ur website. if the remote http refferer is correct (hl2://....) u allow access with full speed. well, if u still want bandwidth shaping use one of the bandwidth shaping modules coming with apache1/2 :) almost forgot: u can use mod_rewrite directives within ur .htaccess container. ;)
regards Simon PS: and now please back to mailinglist topic... knowledge how to configure/secure apache is an issue of another mailinglist. :D Simon Lange //Director ======================== www.polynaturedesign.com +49[0]4131 220121 PHONE +49[0]4131 224730 FAX +49[0]1717793294 CELL ======================== -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bart King Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:08 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] HTTP Download. Hi all, to drop in my two pence on this: On our 64 player server using sv_downloadurl, we have a different solution. Instead of running Apache (which is a little bulky just for serving HTTP requests from Half-Life 2 clients), we run thttpd, a much lighter web server that also has the advantage of rate limiting. We then limit thttpd's total outgoing traffic to around 250KB/s. This never appears to be much of a problem, since when the map does change to a custom map, typically, only 5-10% of clients end up downloading it - either the rest of the 60+ clients have it already or disconnect because it's not de_dust ("OMG WTF I PLEH DUST"). Although, if we're playing a new map that no-one will have, we sometimes drop the rate limit so our regulars can fetch without waiting too long. It's all a question of balance - I would find restricting the requests to HL2 only a little constrained. Of course, you can always tell people to download maps off the web prior... > [ ToldYa.GIF of type image/gif deleted ] *grin* -- Bart King -- http://www.bart666.com +44 781 219 5654 -- PGP: 0xC9C3EB8B _______________________________________________ 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
