How much bandwidth...

Keiji · Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2006 Posts: 66

I am about to purchase a dedicated server, but I need some kind of idea how much bandwidth it will take for around 600 users, lets just say---

- 600 users per day. (Very talkative users, almost every channel I have had on my last server talked continuously night on end)
- I plan on running, a couple eggdrops (Including: trivia bot, channel bot, proxy scan bot)
- Anope services, unrealIRCd and denora stats

As I said, this will be everyday, I plan on having quite a few active users on this server, I am looking to buy a server with around 2000GB bandwidth on a 100mbit connection...

If possible, I would like a couple suggestions on where I should buy this dedicated server at...

ircmojo · Posted: May 18, 2007 1:58pm Post subject:

This question can not be answered with any form of accuracy. It really depends on far too many variables to name. Position on the network, number of users on the same server in the same channel, what the users are doing, how many are chatting, how frequently each user sends text, how frequently each user receives text, the number of people sending large amounts of text that are still small enough to go un-noticed .. etc ..

However some of the largest networks only use 300kbps sustained with 30+k users under normal conditions.

SimpleX · none Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 12

well i host 27 clients with 4 big warez networks and my bandwidth is only 1000gb per month out of a 2000gb server

Mestara · none Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 8

SimpleX · none Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 12

awknet = shit
staminus = great
gigeservers = best

i had a awknet box and was always getting packetted and alot of downtime, i have moved to staminus and nothing but 100% uptime for 6 months

Mestara · none Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 8

FBI · Posted: Jul 02, 2007 4:10pm Post subject:

You don't need 100 mbit...Its pointless entirely

Go for 10 mbit unmetered.

XgeN · none Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 5

For me awknet is the best.
Staminus - FAST but not good.
gigeservers - The best ddos protection BUT LAGGGG
sharktech - No lag,same staminus.
awknet - good ddos protection and good network and no lagged.
I have one company and i use gigeservers and awknet,i prefer awknet Very Happy

ircmojo · Posted: Oct 14, 2007 9:43am Post subject:

Stefano · Eleet Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 527 Location: Beirut

Anarchy · Posted: Oct 26, 2007 7:51pm Post subject:

100mbit is to much,
10 will be just great

XgeN · none Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 5

Sorry.
I have a lot of problems with awknet and now i just work with sharktech and gigeservers.
SO DONT BUY AT AWKNET ALL CAN TAKE OFF WITH DDOS ATTACKS AND HE HAVE A NOOB STUF .

pawlicki · none Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Posts: 27

you're talking about having 2000gb/month bandwidth?

Very Happy

i'm running a server now, i have at least 100+ concurrent users at any time of the day, i also run a hub for the network on my server, and at the most I would say I use 10GB.

IRC Is a text based protocol and chat interface, you must be really uninformed if you think you'll use 2000gb bandwidth on 600 users.

ps. most of the ircd servers tend to be older computers, and they're quite slow. Big hosting companies advertise Pentium 4 servers with gigabytes of ram, but if you look on Dalnet or IRCnet, EUnet, most of these networks are run on old machines.

My server for 1rc-chat network (mountainchalet.myftp.org), which runs file sharing+ftpd+httpd+other processes is only a 500Mhz, 128MB ram, 10GB hard drive Dell server, running Linux, of course.

I dont know whos pushing you to boy a huge plan, but it's bs.

ircmojo · Posted: Oct 27, 2007 1:14pm Post subject: Re: are you nuts?

Stefano · Eleet Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 527 Location: Beirut