serverside and happy new year

well hello there i know i havent posted in a while life got on top of me what with school and then xmas and then well here i am. one of the many things keeping me away has been setting up server side software. for those that dont know i got a custom built i7 based system to replace the aging laptop.



 so i had all this extra power and well even bf 3 wasnt touching the sides, at the same time a group of freind had some games they wanted to play online without the hastle of griefers or randoms being at least slightly techsavy i decide to set some server side software while running a client

minecraft running alongside its server 

 

 

 

 

 

 its heavy work for sure cpu use is up 50%  and memory use skyrocketed as well network use is up too and it dosnt come without problems, alought its not super heavy on tech knolgdege you do need to have a basic knogledge of networking and port and ip based interfaces.

 part 1: ip networking for dummies


when a computer logs onto a network it always gets address (unless its not set up correctly) a computer and networks have a several addresses with which they interact we are intrested in two.

the pcs local ip
and if your wanting people to connect other the Internet your wan ip


 the local ip is the computers address on a local network the local network is every piece of hardware under the jurisdiction of a router ,local server, whatever.

when the pc goes out onto the Internet it gets assigned another address the wan ip this is usually assigned by a dns server to your local network and you all share it.once you know this you can give it to the people you want to connect to server


part 2: ports
ports ports ports, ports are what they say on the tin a end    point for data being transferred over a network most ports are application specific there addressed by a series of numbers that the software will look for. alought on most windows pcs its very flexible and it takes one or two clicks to open a port for a program a routers a bit harder. unfortunatly all servers need ports open on your router to direct it to the right pc on your network and so data can get too and from the external clients .

port interface for a router (ip addresses blanked out)

the routers interface shouldn't be too hard and depending on how old the router is it shouldn't be too temperamental
(the first time i opened a port i crashed the router and managed to take us off the net for two days )
once these ports are opened the your network is all ready to host a server you may want to find some software to keep an eye on whats coming in and out.

ill do the second part tomorrow and id like to wish you a happy new year form ant and lup i hope you had a good yiffmass :3

the land of skyrim

after i played bf3 for a wile  i thought hmmm ok theres a decent amount of content here not sure of it was worth 30 pound but ok its not that polished but theres a lot of unlocks and a few decent sized maps.

when i first opened skyrim's map i was like omg what the fur bbq its huge altought the game world is not much bigger than oblivion they have put a ton of stuff into it and its certainly alot more varied the graphics are stunning and ive yet to come across any bugs this is a game worth 30 of my limited pounds a concept all to foreign in this day and age of cut content and reused resources and it really is a unique experience and one ive been waiting for for a long time.


edit: slash that i just experienced a texture bug and my horse just entered orbit  still thats after about 3 hours solid of gameplay