Originally posted by thafuriousone:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Agent00Kevin:
Ok, so I got a lot of disconnects including myself, so it wasnt people quittiong, with the multiple server on 1 PC. It could be a port thing, but I went with a new and much more stable way.
Since I have multiple hard drives and 2 terabytes of space between them, I went into my F: drive and updated Fc2 there, as it was a backup. I made a shortcut for that drive's server, and put it on the desktop. I included a custom dedi file of coure as well. Now I just click on the appropriate shortcut, and the dedis take off, each running on a seperate hard drive. I start one up, and let it get into the lobby yo make sure all ports are occupied that it is going to use. Then, I load up the F: drive server, and it chooses different ports.
So far it has been stable, as the other ways of running 2 on one PC seemed a bit unstable as one would like to stop working eventually.
I am thinking that 2 completely different hard drives is the key to successfully running 2 dedis on one box, though it could be something Ive done wrong, left out, or just my OS.
YAR i run 5 dedis on my 2.8 P4 single core / 2 gig PC2700 ram / 20gig standard 5400RPM HD / Geforce 5200go 32meg video Laptop!!!
Come play on my crappy servers http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif i mean uber PC (personal computer) http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif.
HAHA sorry just being a nutt http://forums.ubi.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif..... </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Cant help but take that personally. You have no clue what kind of PC I run, and I will take pictures of my beautiful rig and show you how much of an.....well I cant finish that statement dince Id definitely get banned.
Here is the simple truth:
The Dedicated server only runs on one core, as do most applications still.
Pit an Intel Q6600 (quad core) against an Intel E8500 (dual core) and guess what: 99% of the time the dual core will win. Why you ask? Because the clock speed of the Duo is higher than the quad core. Since most applications only use one core (including the dedi) the higher clock speed s what matters most of the time. A P4 single core with HT @ 3.2 Ghz would actualluy perform better at running a dedi (if thats all you are doing with it) than a 2.5 quad, and thats the simple facts.
I may not be a master of Windows, but I build PC's as a hobby for things as simple as basic internet access for people at a good price or a gaming rig that is financially responsible while handling almost any game on decent settings.
Believe it or not, I had Crysis running pretty darn good on a P4 3.2 HT and a 8600 GTS OC gpu. (of course there was overlocking...) Except the part where there were tons of the aliens flying around in the sky near the end. That was a bit much for that poor ol rig.
So, when I look at my Nvidia Monitor, My ASUS monitor, or even my flippin windows task mgr, and see running 3 servers on 1 pc is only taking 40% CPU (on ONE core and not even CLOSE to maximum frequency) 45% RAM (and I took out a couple gigs, only running 2 now) and GET THIS: 0.29 % of a 100mbps connection.
Do the math. The new server launcher takes nearly nothing to run. Now, to quote a rant of mine, 14 Year old Billy with his mommy's Wal-Mart PC CAN indeed host matches, and do it well.
Also, if my server was crap as you imply, why would I be busy nearly all of the time, with regulars and new names alike.
I suppose its cuz they got used to playing on a laggy, crappy server, right?
Geez.