Capacity of My Server!

[Submit]

Edit:
Hosting a 4 slot Left For Dead 2 Demo Server, My players ping is between 120-370, Is this normal? (Also, seems a bit laggy)

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System Information
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Time of this report: 11/7/2009, 16:05:16
Machine name: PC-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600)
Language: English
System Manufacturer: INTEL_
System Model: DX38BT__
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM (DDR3 Ram)
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM (DDR3 Ram)
Page File: 2271MB used, 5913MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 64bit Unicode
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Bandwidth Speeds
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[loopyman]

You would be fine with an 8 slot l4d server...
If your looking for hosting in Florida, I have dedicated servers available there.

[Submit]

(11-08-2009, 07:23 AM)loopyman Wrote:  You would be fine with an 8 slot l4d server...
If your looking for hosting in Florida, I have dedicated servers available there.

So would an 18 slot be pushing it? Or is 8slots the max i should host?

[Submit]

New issue:

Hosting a 4 slot Left For Dead 2 Demo Server, My players ping is between 120-370, Is this normal? (Also, seems a bit laggy)

[loopyman]

This happens with home hosted servers as home connections are primarily concerned with just download speed, most home connections have bad upload quality. With Comcast I know for a fact players will range from pings from 50 to 200 ish, because comcast is a home service provider where all they care about is getting data too you, and not getting your data to somebody else.

However with a data center Tier 1 ISP they are concerned with perfect connections, redundancy, and upload speeds. However the price for a datacenter connection ranges from $1,500+ per month.

Hope this helps :3

[SirHaxalot]

120-320ms ping? This is srcds forums! We cannot tolerate pingtimes over 5ms!

Sereously, over 100ms to a test server is way too much for a server. People here whine at me for hosting a server on a home connection with about 5ms ping to the testservers, i'm suprised that noone have complained at you yet.

[dualcore1289]

Usually high pings are in result of not enough upload. This can be of many reasons, someone download stuff on your network, crappy upload speed, rates not set right, etc. There are soooo many reasons why it could be. Also to loopyman, about comcast is not true, they are an ISP that offer more than just voice provider. Also, I ran a clan off my home connection (which was and still is comcast), and ran a 20 slot server for years without any problems, except when I would download stuff, but other than that, worked perfect. But my advice would be to get a better upload speed, either upgrade internet, or go colo/dedicated at a company.

[loopyman]

Meh, Bottom line, home connections suck for game servers.

[dualcore1289]

True that!

[loopyman]

At least mine does...


I ping 40+ to Kansas City, and St. Louis... They're only a 2 hour drive away...

[Drocona]

Back on the subject of the OP, somethings terribly wrong in your or your ISP's network, pings like that are unacceptable!
On a connection like that you should at least be able to go below 70ms over that distance, I'd check if everything is running ok on your network (no download and sharing programs etc).