Hello, well a freeware game I play has lost it's master server and now I want to create a private master server although I have no clue where to start anyone want to give me links to tutorials on how to make gaming master servers?
You need : (minimal requirements, might not meet actual standards) 1 10mbit connection, with LOTS of bandwidth. 1 Server A copy of the game server's code Lots of time and patience Knowledge of network security And so forth.
D: you missed one.. a symmetrical connection and static IP. Probably a domain too, unless you want to give the world your home IP. Some pretty serious firewall hardware. Depending on load probably more than one computer to run it all.
Actually jan, since 10mbit lines are usually symmetrical *here they are, at least,AFAIK*, i didn't miss that ;-) *i think* But you have a good point on the static IP, as for system requirements, i will repeat that what i gave a minimal setup, which will no doubt fail to meet current standards... I'm thinking 100Mbit line (with that static IP) *or several 10mbit lines*, a professional router/hub, hardware firewall, several high end Unix servers, game server code, IT security pro techsupport, and a hand full of support folks, and then you're getting somewhere. Still not perfect, but doing ok-ish.
