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[techguy84]

Im not 100% sure, but for

1.) Processor and Ram are fine. XP works, but not as stable as Linux, Comcast Cable is very picky at times so your Upload Limit may be funny (READ BOTTOM).

2.)FiOS is great for this because of the HIGH upload rate. ALSO READ BOTTOM

3.)100+ you would need at least 2GB of ram for all the zones that would be loaded at any given time. (READ BOTTOM)

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Internet connections are the key in all servers. You can have great hardware, but you have to move that information.

I think the rule of thumb was 5 Kbytes per player. So 20 people = 100Kbytes, or 100 people = 500Kbytes. This is your Upload rate, as you send more information to the clients then your server receives. Note that this is Kilobytes, not bits as network/internet connections are measured. After the math is done, I simple way to put this is that you take your internet connection and divide by 10 (I know thats not exact, but it gives a rough estimate.) My home DSL is 1.5/512, so I get roughly 150Kbytes down, and 50Kbytes up. I could in theroy hold around 10 people without lag, but that doesnt leave any room for error.

Hope this helps.

Disclaimer - The internet connection thing is a lamens way of defining what can be done theoretically. Its not fact, but it works on the fly to get a rough idea as to what you can do.

[GeorgeS]

The 512kbit DL is 64kbytes, so a max of 64/5= 8-12 people.

On my connection, 768kbit would do about 20 people. I would have a hard time believing I would even get 1/2 that at any one time on my server due to interest or due to the amount of servers out there.

Your PC should have up to 4Gigs DDR2 if possible (under XP)

GeorgeS