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"OscartheGrouch" <Tondaleo@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Ian Hastie" <ian_a_hastie@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1125602625.18098.1@nnrp-t71-03.news.uk.clara.net...
> > On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:49:04 -0400, Baked wrote:
> >
> >> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 18:05:08 +1000, "Miss Understanding"
> >> <merliina_x@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>>I didnt think I could run a server from my ADSL connection because of
the
> >>>router <snip>
> >>
> >> Should cause no problems. You will have to forward port 27960 to the
> >> machine where you are running the server. Don't run the dedicated
server
> >> on the same machine you play on, can be done but people will get pissed
> >> quickly and leave (performance issues).
> >
> > That is 27960 UDP if you need to select the type of connection.  It's
> > better to specify UDP if possible as that will leave the TCP port
> > locked down.
> >
> > -- 
> > Ian.
> >
> > EOM
> >
>
> I ran one from home via a router with no problems at all. Of course I had
> 768k/s upload speed. You need a lot of that. My next one will be hosted.
It
> was weird having people join with pings from 30s up to 400s and here I am
> running around with a ping of 6. A lot of people owned me (pwned) but
others
> complained (I pwned). What's your upload bandwidth?

I have a 1500/250 connection - so perhaps yet another reason to rent a
server somewhere.
I also like the idea of not having to worry about the server - leaving it to
technical support... heh.

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