> Fellow GPLers,
> Have recently gotten cable. setup is a network card in the pc attached to a
> cable modem
> hooked up to the cable (ofcourse).
> Was hoping to do some hosting, both online and dedicated. Have heard from
> fellow
> gpl'ers in Netherlands, where I live, that my lat is often too high to play
> well.
> It doesn't seem to be an issue for playing online, only for hosting online.
> Speeds for downloading files are generally good, often topping 100 KB/s
> for FTP. (good enough for me)
> Any suggestions on how to tune the connection for better results when
> hosting GPL?
> config:
> windows 98, 128 MB ram, diamond fusion (voodoo banshee),
> 640x480 for gpl, detail set 1/4 from left (value=26), mirrors: cars only, no
> texture.
> 10 MB network card connected to cable modem.
> GPL 1.2
> Winvroc 2.1
> settings: typical 3/84 3/84
> any advice would be appreciated
> Johan "Johnny Crash" Hoeke
A cable modem has more bandwidth available then a dial up connection.
However, that doesn't automatically mean that you have a better
connection to your neibor. If your neibor has a cable modem and is
connected to the same cable ISP, then both of you will have almost LAN
quality connections to each other.
You having a cable connection on "X" ISP, and your neibor having a dial
up connection on "Y" ISP.. Your neibor has to go through many routers
before eventually connecting to you. Add the fact that at any time any
one of these routers can get slow.... you get the idea.
As far as hosting -vrs- client? You don't mention what CPU you have.
Being a client, you don't need a big CPU, say.. P. 233. This is because
you are only controlling your car. That info (of your car) is sent out
to a host. The host turns around and send you the info of 5 cars ahead
and one behind you. Being a host, you are doing the same thing as a
client *AND* grabbing the info from the other clients, AND separating
that info, AND splitting that info up so each client gets only the info
they need, AND then sending it. Much more is going on when you are a
host as opposed to a client. So, a bigger CPU will help some.
Being a dedicated host is something different. Why your clients have
bad connections would depend on the routers between them and you. Out
side of that, there are way too many parameters to be checking to find
them what's up.
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