How to go live on dedicated server

[Bigwill0208]

Right so is there any difference going live on home wifi to a dedicated server?

If yes, how do you go live on a dedicated server.

Regards,

Thankyou and +rep to anyone who can help.

[Confucius]

No difference at all unless things have changed terribly in the time I haven't done emu

[Bigwill0208]

Okay. How would i go about port forwarding? By calling up the provider or can i do it myself? Because 192.168.1.1 doesnt work.

Thanks for the speedy reply btw

[stoneharry]

Dedicated servers are expensive for a reason.

• They have specialised network connections that guarantee that your connection will never be interrupted, with back up internet locations for all servers.
• They often have two power supply units to a server, in case the power cuts out or is faulty with one power supply then the dedicated server won't shut down.
• Dedicated servers have software and hardware designed to run for years at a time without a break - you can change the hard drives if they fail while the server is running.
• Windows Server 2008 is ~$1200. That's just the software. This is expensive for a reason.
• They use RAID systems so that data is backed up onto multiple hard drives instantly in real time in case one fails.
• They are secure (usually) and have more than your basic router protection against those wishing to do malicious damage.

Unless you go with a really cheap company, then you'll probably end up connecting to a random PC in someone's back yard.

You connect and control these dedicated servers through a Windows program called 'Remote Desktop' (different for other operating systems) which allows you to control the computer on your screen as if you were at it in real life (the monitor is your screen).

To set up your own server to host, you need to:
- Go into command prompt and enter "ipconfig"
- Find your default gateway - this is your router IP. Go to it in internet explorer. Login with details (contact supplier if you don't know).
- Forward the appropriate ports to your internal IP (also shown in ipconfig - 192.168.x.x normally).

You will also need to edit your windows hosts file if you want to connect to the server on the computer you are playing on.

You can find all of this in more detail if you read one of the guides in the guides section.

[Bigwill0208]

Very informative for most i imagine, therefore +3 rep.

However, in my case, when i type in the default gateway or 192.168.1.1 whilst on my dedi server via remote desktop i get unknown page, nowhere to log in like iv had when setting up on my home computer. Also under ipconfig/all in cmd It seems i have an ipv4 address rather than just a internal ip address?

[kainevona]

So is your dedicated system based at your home currently, or is actually in a datacenter? If it's in a datacenter they should have told you what your ip is.

[stoneharry]

So is your dedicated system based at your home currently, or is actually in a datacenter? If it's in a datacenter they should have told you what your ip is.

This, if you actually bought a dedicated server from a hosting company they should of informed you of the IP address and the main ways it can be accessed. You don't need to port forward on a dedicated server, you can block ports through the computers firewall.

Dedicated server IP's don't change as their static.