DMK Posted May 21, 2002 Posted May 21, 2002 I run a 5 player Duel server on a PIII 750 512mb ram on Windows 2k Adv. server. I'm using a dedicated server.exe file from file planet so I don't need a vc that supports opengl. How much bandwidth does the client need from my server? ie Half-life Clients take ~4kb up and I was wondering how much do they take for jedi? I did a speed test and I have a 24KB upload that fluctuates of course due to cable. Thanks in advance!
MatrixCPA Posted May 21, 2002 Posted May 21, 2002 The most important server setting related to bandwidth use is sv_maxrate. Generally, it's set between 8000-10000. The max that an unaltered client will use is 25000 (Cable/DSL/LAN). Modem users generally have it set between 2500-5000. The rate that is used is the lower of the client's rate or the server's rate. I have a 16 player CTF server with a maxrate of 7000. When full, it utilizes about 70k/sec upload--about 4.4k/sec per client on average. You can, of course, set your maxrate lower to fit more players on your server. With an upload of around 25k/sec, I'd say you are probably limited to a duel server or a very small FFA/CTF server. You can experiment, but I'd say that 8 or so would be around the max--assuming you use a maxrate around 5000-6000. You'll know when you hit your upload limit because the lag will get worse and worse. Good luck.
DMK Posted May 21, 2002 Author Posted May 21, 2002 Thanx Matrix. Looks like your a busy guy in these forums.
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