I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server

silentnight · 13-07-10

... at a professional hosting company. It *should* be able to support a 24-slot TF2 game with ease. From my home broadband connection, I'm getting pings to it of 20-27ms or so from my home in Delhi.

Why are you doing this?
I'm an old gamer (in comparison at least) and now I have some money to spare. I'm very bad at TF2 (I keep thinking that the lag between the Sing servers is the culprit) and my old reflexes could use some low-latency help. Plus, I've always wondered what playing on a 15-20ms connection is like

Any further details?
Sure. the server will be running 64-bit Debian and will be used for TF2 and nothing else. It'll probably be a multi-core 2.6 gHz machine with 2gb of RAM and fast, multi-homed muxes to Indian ISPs like Airtel, Tata & Reliance and more.

So what's the catch?
Nothing. Server will be free, whether I'm online or at my day job. I'm just curious about running a ded. game server and would like to learn the admin tricks I need to do that.

Why are you posting here?
Can't post on the Steam group's pages and Erodov Forums were the old home of TF2.IN

What do you want from us?
Suggestions. Flames. Advice on setting up a ded. tf2 server (required modpacks etc.) If there are other forums you think I should post this to, please do point me towards them. Contact me here or send me email.

Ok so when should I be able to start gaming on your server?
How does "within one week" sound?

Aragorn · 13-07-10

nice initiative ...

JD666 · 13-07-10

sounds good. I had thought of it, but needed a static ip for this purpose.

silentnight · 13-07-10

Would like to make posts on other forums on this initiative as well, guys. What are the other forums I should post on? Also, if any admin on Steam's INTF2 (Team Fortress 2 India) are reading this, would be nice to have a chat with you about best way to go ahead with this.

kaiserbreath · 13-07-10

Count me in too. My Tata indicom pings are really high on Star hub these days and only selected e-club serves are full. So I guess we could do with an Indian server

Jasku · 13-07-10

fantastic initiative dude, there a few other tech forums where you can post, T E is one of em.

vijayninel · 13-07-10

Please pardon the "No" vote. That's coz I dont play TF2.

DigitalDude · 13-07-10

what about just purchasing from one of the game server companies in India like axep.in, e-phoenix.in or games.joister.com ??

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silentnight · 13-07-10

Originally Posted by DigitalDude

what about just purchasing from one of the game server companies in India like axep.in, e-phoenix.in or games.joister.com ??

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Good question

thanks, I did a recce on them.

1. Axep seems to be hosted out of Dallas, Texas. No mention on their websites that they have hosting @ a datacentre in India. If they don't have hosting in India, they're plainly out.
2. Joister seems to offer only CS servers. Plus, I think they're probably hosted in Mumbai.
3. e-Phoenix offers TF2 servers and I've made an enquiry with them. However, they appear to offer hosting only in Mumbai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. I have sent them a sales enquiry for a 24-slot TF2 "2000 FPS" (whatever that means) server. Let's see what their response is.

If you guys know of a game server hoster in New Delhi, I'd love to save some money buying hosting @ my regular provider

ViKiD · 13-07-10

@Digital Very shitty to say the least.!!!

+ Joister can barely handle decent CS/CSS servers without lag....

Great initiative!!

silentnight · 14-07-10

Can you guys check your pings to, say, 203.92.35.217 ? it's not the host i'll be using but it is in the same datacentre. An idea of where youre located would also be nice.

Scorpion · 14-07-10

request timed out

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anyways this is a good thing ur doing man ... since i dont play css anymore after the update tf2 is the only thing ive got left for fun ...

silentnight · 14-07-10

Originally Posted by Scorpion

request timed out ...

anyways this is a good thing ur doing man ... since i dont play css anymore after the update tf2 is the only thing ive got left for fun ...

hehe thanks

can anyone else confirm they're getting ping requests timed out to 203.92.35.217? I"m able to ping the address both from San Francisco (about 317ms) and from South Delhi. (healthy 15ms).

DigitalDude · 14-07-10

Originally Posted by ViKiD

@Digital Very shitty to say the least.!!!

+ Joister can barely handle decent CS/CSS servers without lag....

yes the cs pings are pathetic. I think that's because they cram too many servers on a single system.

Originally Posted by silentnight

Can you guys check your pings to, say, 203.92.35.217 ? it's not the host i'll be using but it is in the same datacentre. An idea of where youre located would also be nice.

73ms average from chennai. I'm on Airtel

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baccilus · 14-07-10

I am getting 64ms.
Location: Chandigarh
ISP: BSNL, Dataone.
Thanks for this initiative.

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13-07-10	#2
Aragorn teh spamm[E]R! I havent set my status yet. Rig Gallery Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA ..... Posts: 15,015	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server nice initiative ...

13-07-10	#3
JD666 teh spamm[E]R! sa·yo·na·ra Rig Gallery Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Gurgaon/Faridabad Posts: 13,073	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server sounds good. I had thought of it, but needed a static ip for this purpose.

13-07-10	#4
silentnight teh nuB! I havent set my status yet. Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 11	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server Would like to make posts on other forums on this initiative as well, guys. What are the other forums I should post on? Also, if any admin on Steam's INTF2 (Team Fortress 2 India) are reading this, would be nice to have a chat with you about best way to go ahead with this.

13-07-10	#5
kaiserbreath teh smartie pantS! Dark Souls + Diablo III Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 371	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server Count me in too. My Tata indicom pings are really high on Star hub these days and only selected e-club serves are full. So I guess we could do with an Indian server Last edited by kaiserbreath; 13-07-10 at 09:41 PM. Reason: *

13-07-10	#6
Jasku teh priesT! I havent set my status yet. Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 748	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server fantastic initiative dude, there a few other tech forums where you can post, T E is one of em. __________________ i5 2500K+CM 212 Evo\| Asus P8Z68V \| G.skill Ripjaws 2x4 GB 1600Mhz \| MSI 7970 \| OCZ Agility 3 120GB+WD640GB+WD 1TB \| Asus 22x DVD-RW+ Liteon 20x DVD-RW \| Razer DA mouse + Titan Everglide pad \| Logitech G15 V1 \| Logitech z-2300THX \| Dell 2408WFP \| Corsair 750TX \| CM690 Cabinet Console- PS3 40GB

13-07-10	#7
vijayninel Unelected Meum pactum dictum Rig Gallery Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The Matrix Posts: 17,610	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server Please pardon the "No" vote. That's coz I dont play TF2. __________________ Living in water and being an enemy of the crocodile is not good. - Proverb

13-07-10	#8
DigitalDude teh smartie pantS! I havent set my status yet. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chennai Posts: 358	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server what about just purchasing from one of the game server companies in India like axep.in, e-phoenix.in or games.joister.com ?? _ __________________ In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act - George Orwell \|\| तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय \|\|

13-07-10	#10
ViKiD Konkey Dong Lawlz? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (8 8)" o0 Oo " Posts: 9,197	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server @Digital Very shitty to say the least.!!! + Joister can barely handle decent CS/CSS servers without lag.... Great initiative!! __________________ Stick 'em UP! Last edited by ViKiD; 13-07-10 at 10:40 PM.

14-07-10	#11
silentnight teh nuB! I havent set my status yet. Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 11	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server Can you guys check your pings to, say, 203.92.35.217 ? it's not the host i'll be using but it is in the same datacentre. An idea of where youre located would also be nice.

14-07-10	#12
Scorpion teh spamm[E]R! . Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,860	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server request timed out ... anyways this is a good thing ur doing man ... since i dont play css anymore after the update tf2 is the only thing ive got left for fun ...

14-07-10	#15
baccilus teh smartie pantS! I have no status Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 341	Re: I'm Setting Up a Dedicated TF2 Server I am getting 64ms. Location: Chandigarh ISP: BSNL, Dataone. Thanks for this initiative. __________________ Core i5 2500K\|\| Gigabyte GA-P67-DS3-B3\|\| 8GB DDRIII 1600 MHz RAM\|\|CORSAIR GS600\|\| Zotac GTX560 Ti\|\| Samsung 2233sw\|\| Razor Abyssus mouse\|\| Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler\|\| Clip Zip with Audio Fishcher DBA-02 Proud owner of a Kindle 3 WiFi

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