Making A Computer Into A Server

[R4G3DSK1LLZ]

Hey, I want to make my old pc into a server and have no idea how, I don't even know if it is possible :p, any help or guides would be much apprecated. Thanks in advance.

[signa]

Re: Making A Computer Into A Server

what kind of server?

webserver?
fileserver?
ftp?
bf2 server?

and what are the exact specs of the computer?

[efcmandan]

Re: Making A Computer Into A Server

Internetz Server

[R4G3DSK1LLZ]

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Battlefield 2 Internet Server 24/7, How Many Ganes Ca You Run Off 1 Server??, Just The One?

[signa]

Re: Making A Computer Into A Server

I found a couple links:

http://www.serverwiki.org/index.php/BattleField_2_Windows_Server_Setup

http://www.serverwiki.org/index.php/BattleField_2_Server_FAQ

Minimum Specification, based on playing a 16 player game:

* CPU: 1 GHz
* RAM: 384 Mb

the main problem is how much bandwidth you have, specifically how much upload bandwidth. I imagine most home connections don't have enough upload bandwidth to support a BF2 server. BF2 is one of the bigger bandwidth hogging games out.

[megawhompertoo]

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See my post at end of previous thread for more how-to's:

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113794

[metalgear138]

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Hey, I Want To Make My Old PC Into A Server And Have No Idea How, I DOnt Even Know If It Is Possible :P, Any Help Or Guides Would Be Much Apprecated. Thanks In Advance.

YEa, hock it and buy a server.

[Sir. MatDef]

Re: Making A Computer Into A Server

R4G3DSK1LLZ:
Final warning, stop capitalizing every word in a sentence or I'm going to start deleting posts.

[R4G3DSK1LLZ]

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Rofl, is this suppost to be a joke, I never saw any rules about not capitilizing every word... But thanks for the help. We are upgrading to unlimited downloads and as fast as our line allows us

[megawhompertoo]

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Rofl, is this suppost to be a joke, I never saw any rules about not capitilizing every word... But thanks for the help. We are upgrading to unlimited downloads and as fast as our line allows us

Luck to you. I may remember seeing a tos agreement that strictly prohibited flaming strictly due to poor grammar...

...but that might have been on something more mature than a gaming site.

Can't...for the life of me...remember. LOL.

Best of luck setting up your server. PM me if you need OTM (other than M$) assistance and I will try to troubleshoot as time allows.

[Jakg]

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We are upgrading to unlimited downloads and as fast as our line allows us

whats the speed though? seeing as how dodgy BF2's server app is, i dont think a home connection will suffice

[camper.]

Re: Making A Computer Into A Server

If it's an old PC, the odds of it running a decent game server are slim.

Turn it into a router (only 150mhz needed for CPU, 8-64MB RAM, 32MB storage), or a web server, or even a file server.

For the love of god, just don't make it into a game server if it can't run BF2 on anything less than high (gfx card obviously excluded).