News

New TeamSpeak server up!

I have put a TeamSpeak server up for FaceWAN, so come in, bring friends, and have fun! If you don't know what TeamSpeak is, it's a voice chat application, which is useful if you want to talk to your friends while playing a game (or even out of game.)

You can download the TeamSpeak client here:

Here is the server information:

IP: 208.64.161.36
Port: 9988
Password: facewan

Database down for a few hours

The database server had a bit of an issue overnight, I left it backing up in anticipation to have it replicate to the new server, so stuff like this could be avoided. Well that didn't go so smooth because of one setting I missed, took me a while to reimport the latest backup. I was so tired last night I fell asleep on the floor while the backup was running.

Anyway, everything is all up and running again, sorry for the problems.

Servers back up, outage for 4 hours

There was an attack on the datacenter where I have the servers hosted and it lasted for 4 hours, during that time none of the servers were responding. The attack has subsided and everything is working again. Sorry for the inconvenience, this was a huge attack that effected all servers in the datacenter.

Planning to buy another server

I've been planning to buy another server, and I just went and priced everything out we're going to need for a second server. It's going to run Windows Server 2008 64-bit, because it fixes alot of the problems with Server 2003 and it needs 64-bit to get past the 4GB RAM limit of 32-bit. Everything will be moved over to the new server slowly, keeping this one up, so there is no noticeable downtime. Due to the new kernel in Windows Server 2008, I need to test compatibility with applications the current server uses, and adjust as necessary. With a Core I7 and 6GB of RAM, this server will be able to handle anything we throw at it, hell, it could probably run 40 L4D servers at once. I have listed the specs below. Donations are greatly appreciated and will get this server up and running faster.

Final Build Specs:

Operating System: Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64-bit
Processor: Core i7 @ 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Memory: 6GB DDR3 1333
Hard Drives: 2x 640GB 7200 RPM in RAID 1 for Mirroring

Hardware:

MB + CASE:
SUPERMICRO SYS-5016T-TB 1U Barebone Server Intel X58 LGA 1366 Intel Core i7 / Xeon - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816101232
Quantity: x1 = $619.99

PROCESSOR:
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115202
Quantity: x1 = $279.99

RAM:
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145220
Quantity: x1 = $114.99

HARD DRIVES:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319
x2 = $139.98 at $69.99 each

UPDATE: The new server is setup and running, I just need to move things over to it now and set things up again, more updates to come. Refer to this post for more info.

Server Upgrade Soon!

I almost have enough money from the admin subscriptions to buy a quad core processor for the server! I'm aiming for an Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66GHz, with the current money I have stored, I'm $60 short of getting it. This upgrade would mean I could run more servers like another Gmod9 or Gmod10 server, another CS:S server, and even an HL2: DM server. If anyone wants to donate the extra money so the upgrade can happen faster, send me a PM about it.

[02/20/09] EDIT: I bought the new processor and upgraded the server already, it now has a quad core processor and 4GB of RAM.

Left 4 Dead Servers

I just finished installing and testing the first L4D server, I will put the other 2 or 3 servers up after I get out of work.

Anyway, for everyone in the Steam Community group, you should see the server when you start the game under "Steam Community Servers." You can then join the server from there. The server IP is 208.64.161.36:27020 if you want to connect by console or add the server to your favorites.

EDIT: There are now three L4D servers up
208.64.161.36:27021
208.64.161.36:27022
208.64.161.36:27023

Left 4 Dead Demo Server

We now have a Left 4 Dead Demo server up and running, so if you want a server to play in, here is the server info:

208.64.161.160:27024 - FaceWAN L4D Demo Server
Note: When you join the server, you will be asked for a password. Just type in "shoes" as the password.

At this moment, there is no way to search for servers, but if you enabled the developer console in the Keyboard Options, you can open the console and type "connect 208.64.161.160:27024" to get to the server.

When the actual game comes out, we will have a 2 or 3 different servers for the game, so you can look forward to that.

Main Page Changes

I have been updating the main website page so that the content on it is current, and one of the things that I thought would be nice to have is a news feed from this section of the forums, so I integrated the main page with the news section on the forums.

Now you can see the news on this page here: http://facewan.com/index.php

Steam Community Group

For people that haven't joined our Steam Community group yet, or people that don't even know we had one, here is the link:

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/facewan

I will be using it more often now and posting announcements every once in a while.

Server upgrade this weekend!

I just bought $300 worth of new parts for the server, to bring it back to 100% stability. I'm tired of things breaking or not working so I went all out to buy this stuff (Which only $50 was covered by admin money, the rest came out of my own pocket.)

Here is a list of what I got, in case any of you are wondering:



Once everything arrives, I will go to the datacenter over the weekend, install the parts, and reconfigure things as needed. I bought the 2 new hard drives because currently the main hard drive in the server is dying and only has so long left before it completely corrupts. I bought 2 new hard drives so I can put them in RAID 1 and have them mirror, so if one drive happens to die, I still have all the data on the other hard drive. I also bought a motherboard that supports the Core 2 processor I have sitting on my desk, so I can finally put it back in the server and make things much faster. The other things I bought are just to keep the processor running nice and cool. I will keep everyone updated as usual by posting updates here.

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