What's Your Favorite Windows IRCd?

EqualSlashed_Brian · Lurker Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 222 Location: IRC

WebChat, the IRC network sponsored by ConferenceRoom, runs their IRCds on Windows.

Toboe · none Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 31

Robert-E-Lee · Posted: Feb 23, 2005 10:13pm Post subject:

not for me, i ran anope on my box ( windows XP SP1) for.. three months i think it was, without a problem in services themselves, only reason the spell wasn't longer was that the pc itself crashed. anope was stable from initiation to the pc going kerpfft.

Admin_TRR1 · none Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 1

Hello all,

I am useing Windows Server 2003 for my UnrealIRCd V.3.2.2 with anope services.

And it is working ok right now. Confused

TheWingedOne · Newbie Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 71 Location: The Void...

You and 32 million others *sigh*

braindigitalis · Idler Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 443 Location: IRC

The problem with putting an ircd on windows isnt the stability of the OS, but what the system is used for.

Most people who run an ircd or any other kind of server on windows are also physically sitting *at the machine*. This means, to be blunt, that when that user gets bored of irc and goes off to do something, whatever they do directly impacts upon the irc network. For example: "i'm bored now, i'm off to play unreal tournament 2004." User loads up unreal tournament 2004, goes to an online server and gets a few frags. While he's playing, network latency jumps up quite severely. Of course, most users only have cable modems, adsl, sdsl if theyre lucky. This means that while hes away from IRC doing other stuff, hes causing detrimental performance to the irc server by consuming all the bandwidth, similar in effect to a small DDOS. Note that the same will occur if you go to download large files from internet explorer, and if you load a filesharing program such as limewire or emule, you can kiss that bandwidth goodbye Smile

Lets now compare this to a shell server or a co-located server, where those who are able to will run an ircd. The shell servers load will be at most, a complement of 20 ircds, eggdrops, bncs etc. The server has a total burstable bandwidth of at least 10, maybe 100 megabits a second. This is a LOT of bandwidth. Not only that but it is designed to pre-emptively run background processes (as windows server products are, but windows DESKTOP products are not!) and it has no gui. This means that it can easily process the requests of these 20 or more daemons without needing cpu time left over to render windows, make you a coffee, or whatever else windows may be doing.

In short, it is not the fact that "it is windows", or the programs running on it, its two things:

(1) The usage patterns of the system
(2) The design of the system (e.g. if you must use windows, use a server product such as windows 2003 server).

Ib3N · Lurker Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 157 Location: ChatSpike

shizzle.

A friendly note, that applies for LINUX desktops also :p
..and if Im not mistaking, there is a way to run some desktop programs as a bgprocess in windows.. atleast Ive seen this feature in XP pro, but I cant remember if it was a tweak program or a system feature.

braindigitalis · Idler Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 443 Location: IRC

FrostyCoolSlug · none Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 29

I remember, when i first started out on IRC, i used IRCPlus (please don't hurt me) to create a basic network between me and a few friends.. why did we do it? because we could. I then went off to play UT, and mass mayhem occured.UT bailed.. and took my computer down with it, along with the IRCd.

This kinda prooves exactly what brain says Very Happy

Although you CAN get dedicated Windows machines, these are much better equipt for IRC Networks than desktop windows machine Wink

trivuz · none Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 21

I am using Unreal Win32 with Anope on my Windows 2003 machine for test... its working... and stable as like linux. but how can i start Anope as service? if there is no way to run anope as a service then win32 IRCd is not very good for any irc network i think.

btw... may be there is some solution.. if anybody know it.. please mail me at admin@trivuz.com please.

thanks

braindigitalis · Idler Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 443 Location: IRC

PingBad · Guru Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 2026 Location: New Zealand

Hmm, A while back I asked the same question of myself, and found FireDaemon; did a pretty good job, pity it was only a 21-day trial Sad

But thanks for pointing out the WRK, brain

Tranqerr · none Joined: 24 Mar 2005 Posts: 11

Guest · Posted: Jun 06, 2005 12:23pm Post subject: