Akimoto wrote:Chantelle wrote:depends what its running
If your serious about hosting a server online you might want to consider changing your internet to Symmetric DSL as Asymmetric wont have a good upload speed and a hand full of users would lag to hell.
I assume you are on Asymmetric?
I don't know. How can i find out?
Also, is it possible to get seperate ''internetz'' for my server and for .. mine?
Firstly, setting up your own server requires alot of patience and its not something you can turn on and expect it to work just as you want it too.
Personally I wouldn't recommend buying one until you are sure you know exactly what you are doing.
My advice is to find an old computer that you don't use anymore, format it and get it up and running on a Linux distribution. I would recommend using CentOS because i've found its the most effectient at using system resources wisely. Although if you have never encountered linux before then this is not a good choice- this is because the majority of online tutorials and information about Linux are on the more popular distributions such as Fedora and RedHat so these will probably be a better choice for a newcomer.
Also if you do get to this stage, I would first make sure that you have a decent knowledge of how servers function, this is because making a server accessible outside of your home network and accessible via the web is a big step up. It brings you into the world of having to worry about server hardening and secruity, because you could put your home network at risk- should your server be compromised.
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Moving on to what Chan is talking about to make it slightly clearer because you clearly don't know what shes refering too.
The majority of internet service providers do not allow you to run home-servers from your broadband internet connection because it often impacts on other customers performance (normally in your local area). Should you look into your ISP's terms of use which I recommend you do before you consider putting a server online, because i'm sure this will be covered.
Moving on to asymmetric connections. Asymmetric basically means out of balance. In the context Chan is refering too is your internet upload and download speeds. With the majority of ISP's your download speed is normally 2x the amount of your upload speed. So on a say 2MB connection you should expect 2MB download and around 1MB upload.
Upload speed with web-servers is vital, because download speed isn't used at all. For this reason people don't often run home-servers from their home connections.
If you do want equal upload and equal download speeds (making the connection symmetric) then the majority of the time you have to apply for a business line to be put in your house- business lines are fully capable of running home servers although they are often VERY expensive.
I think thats about it, if you have any questions then drop them here. If you do decide that you are going to go through with this, then let me know and i'll hook you up with some useful websites.
Pho~
