Connection needed to setup a server ?

[nicjac]

Hello all,
a group of friends and I would like to setup a server that would be on once everyweek which would propose event lead by a GM ( attack of Kael, assault on Sleepers Tomb, etc.. ) with custom quests / dialogues, etc..

Our target is to have 3 groups ( so 18 people ) per event. What is the connection needed to support that many people ? We have the hardware, we just need the correct connection =/

Thanks in advance.


Nicjac

[Neville1355]

I suggest T1 (1.5mbps) or equivalent.

[Memener]

Anyting above 256up/256down should be good.

[Neville1355]

for 18 people??

[devn00b]

i would est 1.5kbps for each user (mind you this is WAY low because logging in requires more data to be sent upfront than actually being in game, also combat, moving mobs all increase this)

sooo 18 * 1.5 = 27kB/s

so thats roughly 256kbps on the low end. doubt you could support 18 and be stable

[madborg]

Originally Posted by /dev/n00b

i would est 1.5kbps for each user (mind you this is WAY low because logging in requires more data to be sent upfront than actually being in game, also combat, moving mobs all increase this)

Is there a way to get real numbers from EQ? I know that many times my 56k connection dies on zoning and for some logins. In particular I have serious problems with bazaar and pok.

I assume my connection dies because my ISP is only giving me much less than the 56k, but I don't know the numbers.

I am working on the concept of a MUD brick, a 3D virtual environment that includes multiple CPUs, and some sort of bandwidth calculations.

Right now I am targeting for a 32 user system that can handle N zones. But I need some rough numbers such as:

for M users (minimum 32) some X bits/sec bandwidth,
minimum number of zones probably M (assuming a person in each zone), and some number of CPUs (for multiple server environments), or a basic CPU processor speed/user.

If this doesn't make sense, then I really need help with the concept.


maddy

[cjc_75]

I was hunting around the eqlive site one time and if I remeber correctly it was 18kbps up&down.

I'd linky but I think thats not allowed here to there.

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