Donations Thread for New Server

Homizide · #1 04-30-2006

I love you mike!

HostMaster · #2 04-30-2006

Mike,

Bandwidth is not a problem. We host *lots* of very high traffic sites on our Gigabit network. The game server has 100Mbps at any given time at its full disposal. The problem is that it is running on the same server that I bought when we rolled out our CS 1.3 server. Its only a 2Ghz P4. We are going to buy a dell because we have a deal with dell since we buy servers from them for all kinds of other hosting, and because if there is a problem with it it will be easier to fix, since we have more of the same.

Appreciate your offer though, but we just need donations at this point for a server. We have all other infrastructure already in place.

Fishing For Bullets · #3 05-01-2006

HostMaster,

So it appears you are looking for a dedicated server, and you want donations to get it.

How Much do you have, minus the $700.00 you said you would contribute?

What type of guarantee is there that the donations will be directed to a dedicated game server? If none is the answer, it makes it difficult to donate.

You can see were I'm going, and by the way you never told me how to donate other than PayPal.

The server I have is ip 206.104.177.70:27015

Could be used to scrim on, check it out.

Mike

RoDenT · #4 05-01-2006

Paul's word is good enough for me

Hi BOb · #5 05-01-2006

I'll give you ALLLLL my moneys!!!! ....*hum*.... enjoy!

HostMaster · #6 05-01-2006

100% of the donations will be used toward a dedicated server. The total that has been donated will be kept up to date in the first post of this thread. You can mail in payment to the address listed on the first post as well. So we take paypal, cash, money orders, checks.

Now I do realize that we may not be able to raise $700. If that is the case, I will eventually use what we *do* have and buy a server anyway - meaning I will pay the difference. Though the upgrade will happen MUCH MUCH sooner if we get donations. I'm offering to pay half and would rather not pay more than that.

If you donate, the amount and your name (or anonymous - your preference) will be added to the first post in this thread. This way everyone can track the status of the donations. When it hits $700 I'll buy a server from Dell.

Just to be clear, we are buying a physical server, housing it in our data center, and Phillips Data is paying for all other fees including bandwidth, etc as we have been since CS 1.3. We are not renting anything from any third party and we make no money from hosting the game server.

RoDenT · #7 05-01-2006

and believe me. the server will be housed in the data center like he said, but it wont be alone. the server will have other friends, which are servers as well, to chill with that are also owned by phillipsdata. it will be locked in a locker making sure the server is safe. and because it is not alone, the server will stay happy all the time because it has friends to be with all sharing the same locker. hopefully the servers dont get sick of eachother while they are cohabitating =P But this will be a nice, fun, friendly environment for the server

Fishing For Bullets · #8 05-01-2006

And what's up with the Sand Dweller, where did that come from.

HostMaster · #9 05-01-2006

Sand Dweller is a creature in HL2 and it will change as you make more posts.

HostMaster · #10 05-01-2006

LOL Rodent.

Rodent is, I think, the only person who has actually seen our data center and touched the game server.

If it gets you all excited I may post a pic of the DC.