What Os?

The_MAzTerThe_MAzTer Join Date: 2003-01-04 Member: 11784Members, Constellation
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What OS is the best to run? And to keep NS running in future.
MS Windows 2000, debian, FreeBSD or Redhat 9.0

I guess that win2k is the best, but dont realy like it to run gameservers on.
it the performanse between all those much? and in what order from best to worst OS?

running Redhat 9.0 @ the moment. And dont realy like the way its running.

Btw: anyone heard a bout a Linux patch to run NS a bit better? or is it this one -> <a href='ftp://speakeasy.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/9/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.118.i386.rpm' target='_blank'>ftp://speakeasy.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/...96.118.i386.rpm</a>
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  • cracker_jackmaccracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Running on slack9 (with a custom kernel) will yeild great and stable results.....i haven't had a single crash yet with my slack9 system
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  • verboseverbose Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9968Members, Constellation
    I don't think your performance will vary much based on what OS you choose. Obviously, windows has more overhead, but HLDS performance should be comparable. Pick an OS you feel comfortable administering.

    RH 9.0 seems to be a special case. Lots of problems in all kinds of areas from what I've read, not just with running HLDS.

    I advocate FreeBSD; everything I want in a server is either in my default install, or a quick ports-tree install away, the system layout is clean and intuitive, and it's rock-solid and fast. The Debian crowd is awful proud of their setup, so if you feel like experimenting with a new Linux system, I'd give that a try.
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  • biomassbiomass Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14535Members, Constellation
    edited May 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--The MAzTER+May 21 2003, 08:36 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (The MAzTER @ May 21 2003, 08:36 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Btw: anyone heard a bout a Linux patch to run NS a bit better? or is it this one -> <a href='ftp://speakeasy.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/9/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/compat-gcc-c++-7.3-2.96.118.i386.rpm' target='_blank'>ftp://speakeasy.rpmfind.net/linux/redhat/...96.118.i386.rpm</a> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That rpm is needed to even get NS running because it contains a file that's required because of the way NS was compiled. It doesn't do any optimization to your system.

    Another thing you could try for redhat is to install the modern cpu kernel so that you have an optimised kernel depending on what CPU platform you are on, not sure if they're on the original CDs but you can get them from a RH9.0 update site.
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  • DEADscottDEADscott Join Date: 2003-03-29 Member: 15022Members, Constellation
    Win98 se, best windows ever.
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  • biomassbiomass Join Date: 2003-03-15 Member: 14535Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--{DEAD}scott+May 22 2003, 09:25 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ({DEAD}scott @ May 22 2003, 09:25 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Win98 se, best windows ever. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You call having a constant minimum ping of 50 (if you run a server on it, perhaps that was just valid for quakeworld never tried newer engines) the best windows ever ? ;)
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