Help making a pub server

[[Koolaid]]

I was thinking of making a server this summer considering i'll be home most of the time and that ill be getting bored, soo can someone tell me how to make a server ? And give some details like if it is free and if theres money involed cuz yeah i cant do that. BUt ne wayz Im making the server prob. for cs not for source, so can ya help me out??

[Krovvy]

Well if you want to host your own server just download the Dedicated server file off steam and run it.

[TweaK]

Note: you can't play on that computer if you're hosting a server on it.

[[Koolaid]]

I only have cs on one of my computers, because the other one isnt good enough, so if i download steam without installing cs can i still make the server?

[Master.America]

Install Steam and the dedicated server (for Source or normal CS, whichever you use) and run the dedicated server on the cruddy computer and play off your decent one.

If I'm not mistaken, the dedicated server won't let you play on the same CPU, but changing the port via the server.cfg file from 27015 to something else (27016 would work) using the port cvar could be a workaround. That used to be a fix, but it wasn't very common due to the fact that the computer you're running would lag like mad if you tried to play on it while running the server.

[[Koolaid]]

i c, so this might work out, Master do you think you can give me your e-mail so that you could explain more on msn?

[HotOpa]

it works with a litte fix to play and host on one and the same mashine.
but don't try to run a server on your home internet connection because it's zu slow to host a counter strike server.
you will get a ping of ~500 with 4 players on it.
if you want to run a dedicated server go and rent a root server with highspeed connection (at least 100Mbit/s, but it should be 1GBit if you want to play with more than 10 players).
best thing for a CS1.6 Dedicated is a Linux Debian Sarge server, because you will get high performence on low prices.
if you don't know how to control a Linux server via SSH Telnet, then try to rent a Windows server.
but windows servers are easily hackable and cost the dubble of a linux server.
in germany a linux server costs 40€ per month which is ca. 35$ + 50$ installing for the first month
and a windows server cost 100€ which is about 90$ per month + 50$ installing for the first month.

on such a server with 1GBit/s connection you can run about 3 public servers each with 16 slots.

if you don't have any experience with rootservers, then try a server from gamedeamons.net
the main servers ware in Dallas TX but you can also have a server in New York, Chicargo, Atlanta or Seatle
i've never tested these server cause i'm not from the US but i heard many good things about them.

[Brandon]

installing charges are bogus. it takes them no time to click a cuple buttons.