02-08-2005, 02:00 AM
Greets, all.
I'm attempting to setup a small CSS server out of my house just to try my hand before jumping to bigger (and relatively much more expensive) hosting should I really get hooked on this. The machine's specs and connection are as follows:
P3-800 w/512MB RAM running Win2k3 Server
Cable internet 4Mbps-down/500Kbps-up
Now, my questions:
1). The cable internet poses a problem right off in that it refreshes the IPs every four days. I figure I can get around this by simply scheduling a reboot to coincide with the refresh, so this may only be a minor inconvenience. But, my cable company doesn't always provide a definite or consistent time frame. How big of a problem does this pose?
2). As for how many people I can host comfortably, I'm guessing maybe twelve. The 500Kbit pipe isn't huge, but will it be enough to host 12 players without choking to death?
3). I may be putting this behind a cheap Linksys "router" (read: behind a NAT with non-routeable IPs). Provided all the necessary ports are forwarded, will this be a problem?
Yes, I'm n00bish on a lot of this. But, then, that's the whole point of the exercise, to learn.
Thanks.
I'm attempting to setup a small CSS server out of my house just to try my hand before jumping to bigger (and relatively much more expensive) hosting should I really get hooked on this. The machine's specs and connection are as follows:
P3-800 w/512MB RAM running Win2k3 Server
Cable internet 4Mbps-down/500Kbps-up
Now, my questions:
1). The cable internet poses a problem right off in that it refreshes the IPs every four days. I figure I can get around this by simply scheduling a reboot to coincide with the refresh, so this may only be a minor inconvenience. But, my cable company doesn't always provide a definite or consistent time frame. How big of a problem does this pose?
2). As for how many people I can host comfortably, I'm guessing maybe twelve. The 500Kbit pipe isn't huge, but will it be enough to host 12 players without choking to death?
3). I may be putting this behind a cheap Linksys "router" (read: behind a NAT with non-routeable IPs). Provided all the necessary ports are forwarded, will this be a problem?
Yes, I'm n00bish on a lot of this. But, then, that's the whole point of the exercise, to learn.
Thanks.