Network Topology

[BirdofPrey]

What does tbg topology look like?

I mean where are the gigabit backbones and what not?

[putty_thing]

there is actually a ~3gb backbone driving the whole thing

the topology is here: (also contained in the faq (http://www.thebiggame.org/?page=articles&article=faq)

http://thebiggame.org/images/common/topological.jpg

the central centillion switch has 2.1Gbps backplanes for each 20 port 10/100 module and a 3.2Gbps backplane linking all the modules together.

it also can do QoS, and has dual fibre oc3 connections, not that the latter is particularaly useful to us :p

[Jynx]

She's a beauty aint she :)

[BirdofPrey]

mmm sweet http://www.thebiggame.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif If forgot about that diagram!

[BirdofPrey]

Do we still need the media/hltv pc?

Surely all media could be streamed of puttys lappi, and hltv is never running as it can be an unfair advantage in games, esp tournie ones?

Can i suggest it becomes a ET/BF/DC one? or a cs on and put those on the existing cs one?

[Jynx]

Yeah that machine is basically for streaming anything to the projector so it is needed, and Jim's lappy is still dead i think.

[SlyDave]

Yeah that machine is basically for streaming anything to the projector so it is needed, and Jim's lappy is still dead i think.
The lappy is dead?! That thing practically ran the BIG GAME! ;) :p :rolleyes:

[Jynx]

LOL, yeah you not wrong. Managed the 56k net connection many a-time. I think it needs _another_ new HDD, but i could be wrong, only Jim knows...

[Tau]

Do we still need the media/hltv pc?

Surely all media could be streamed of puttys lappi, and hltv is never running as it can be an unfair advantage in games, esp tournie ones?


HLTV is delayed by about 60 secs, so I fail to see how knowing what the opposition was doing a minute in the past could cause an unfair advantage during a match... unless they're camping whores!

[Dynamite]

hmm nice setup
:D

[putty_thing]

aye, the lappy has a dead harddrive, and a battery that lasts 10 minutes tops - its currently sitting in my room booting knoppix linux off a cd so i can check my mail over there.

[Blackstar]

Putty;s laptop...dead...............dear god no, i'm sure that thing's been around since before the beginning of time....(pre tBG 1!)
http://gosh.ex.ac.uk/~cs02gk/Putty_timeline.jpg

[SlyDave]

Putty;s laptop...dead...............dear god no, i'm sure that thing's been around since before the beginning of time....(pre tBG 1!)

Lol, very novel, and oddly true :eek:

But if its only a HD and a Battry that it needs it can live on! it'll be just like my favorite army knife, 4 new blades and 3 new handles.

[Blackstar]

But if its only a HD and a Battry that it needs it can live on!
\o/

it'll be just like my favorite army knife, 4 new blades and 3 new handles.
Trigger from Only Fools and Horses flashback

[SlyDave]

Trigger from Only Fools and Horses flashback
Him and his fav Mop :D - Remeber that episode well.

[putty_thing]

you can tell blackstar is a university student from that diagram ;)

[Jynx]

Him and his fav Mop :D - Remeber that episode well.

Trigger is a road sweeper!! It was his broom!! Some things in this world are to be respected....tut.....tut.......

[SlyDave]

Trigger is a road sweeper!! It was his broom!! Some things in this world are to be respected....tut.....tut.......
Eep maybe I don't remeber it that well then, lol.

Still ace program that, and as its almsost chirstmas it'll all be on again no doubt - bargin!

[tuBBymAN]

my house mate has every episode of only fools on dvd and vid its a huge collection!!!

Can i suggest it becomes a ET/BF/DC

i would like to second the motion by bird for a dedicated DC/ET machine.

Thank you

[SlyDave]

i would like to second the motion by bird for a dedicated DC/ET machine.

Thank you
Thirded and pressure applied to jim to make it so!

[Blackstar]

you can tell blackstar is a university student from that diagram ;)
Yeah they teach us so gooooood!

:rolleyes:

[Jynx]

rofl. Well maybe one of the PlanB (http://www.planbgaming.co.uk) boxes can help with that......did i mention PlanB (http://www.planbgaming.co.uk) um yeah i have mentioned PlanB (http://www.planbgaming.co.uk), good.

P.S. PlanB (http://www.planbgaming.co.uk)

[BirdofPrey]

Good point they ave a dc server!

But still no ET server!

[putty_thing]

the diagram is actually out of date, the ET server runs on either tBG1 or tBG4

[welshbloke]

the diagram is actually out of date, the ET server runs on either tBG1 or tBG4
Here is hoping that enough folk want to play this time to get a good game going. Any doubters out there read the recent edition of PC Zone they gave some tips on gameplay.

ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET ET...

http://www.cheesyslair.biz/dl_goto.asp?id=8

Must remember to get out more...

[tuBBymAN]

i'm looking forward to some big games of that as the last time i played it there weren't that many of us soo it wasn't that good plus i have a natural thing against wolfestien but i'm hoping this will cure that

[BirdofPrey]

mmm 64 player dc/bf http://www.thebiggame.org/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[std] OWNAGE!

[gump]

Good point they ave a dc server!

But still no ET server!

lies, lies i tell you. Im sure the et setver was running @ bodgedlan.. just nobody bothered to play on it :( We will have the et server running for tbg (with ETpro), and i am trialing some new map packs atm if anyone wants to sugest their favourites?

On the topic of DC im looking forward to that, especialy if we can get 64 ppl :) If tbg server cant handle it, then your welcome to use ours.. hopefully a 2.4ghz p4 with a gig of ram should suffice.

[SlyDave]

lies, lies i tell you. Im sure the et setver was running @ bodgedlan.. just nobody bothered to play on it :( We will have the et server running for tbg (with ETpro), and i am trialing some new map packs atm if anyone wants to sugest their favourites?

On the topic of DC im looking forward to that, especialy if we can get 64 ppl :) If tbg server cant handle it, then your welcome to use ours.. hopefully a 2.4ghz p4 with a gig of ram should suffice.
Glad you'll have ETpro set up correctly, I was going to badger (MUSHROOM!) Jim into setting it up, but I'll only end up complaing because hes bound not to set it up just the way I want :p Fav maps? the orginals, Haven't played a decent custom made one yet, maybe you'll suprise me.

As for DC, oh it WILL happen, it always does, everyone jumps on, the good players do the objectives, the bad crash into things all the time and the non DCers just fly around and the like, everyones happy \o/ As for our servers handling it, heh it'll handle several 64 Player servers without batting an eye lash (if it had any).

[putty_thing]

well, the servers did okay last time running dc w/ lots of players - whether they'll run anything else at the same time is another matter though :p

[tuBBymAN]

just don't ask it to remote admin! i remember jynx having lots of problesm with that

[putty_thing]

the linux server has come on abit since then, should run faster and be more stable now

(i say 'should'..)

[BirdofPrey]

the linux server has come on abit since then, should run faster and be more stable now

(i say 'should'..)
Famous last words!

It should work ok (touch wood!)

[BlackDemon]

well, the servers did okay last time running dc w/ lots of players - whether they'll run anything else at the same time is another matter though :p

Who would want to play anything else if there was a huge game of DC going on anyway!!!???

(btw, don't answer that if you would, because i'll get my mob to come and batter your skull in!)

[tuBBymAN]

bring in on DC rules and u know it

/me hides from mob!

[Tau]

Does anyone plat the SWofWW2 addon pack?

[BirdofPrey]

I have done the maps are cool but some of the weapons are 2 wacky!

[SHimmer45]

tht i a nice diagram Putty_Thing.. i not realise tht you were wireless cabable :)