I'm currently running a small SMP minecraft server on my Mac, and many people have recently been experiencing extreme lag. Some people are even lagging out. I think that the problem is that our router is dying, but I'm also worried that its from an overload of data due to running a minecraft server. Also, I know that it isn't just the server being slow, because all of our devices are slow.
Also, what should I do if the minecraft server is causing the router to break?
Your server won't be causing any issues with your router more but the network speed of your router might be maxed out depending what else is in your network and how much bandwidth they require
Your server won't be causing any issues with your router more but the network speed of your router might be maxed out depending what else is in your network and how much bandwidth they require
How do I find out how much bandwidth I have and how much my server uses?
your ISP should give you the amout of bandwith (and any allowances) you have used in the month also looking up your routers specs will show what speed network it is able to handle
Just a warning though when asking your ISP for that info, many ISP's have in their T&Cs that running a server is not allowed, so best not to say you want this information for running a server on your home network as they could in theory disconnect you for breach of terms
They don't like it, but they won't disconnect you outright. They most likely will just decline to help you on that matter.
Your limiting factor will 99.9999% of the time be your connection to your ISP. Average people could not afford a connection that is faster than their routers capabilities. If you have an older router, your internal speeds will be 100Mbps, if its newer, you might have 1Gbps.
Also note that home connections are asynchronous, meaning your download speed is higher than your upload. Servers demand higher upload speeds because they are "serving" out information. So if you do a speed test as mentioned above, you want to note your upload speed as well. If your upload speed is only like 5Mbps, it doesnt matter how fast your internal speed is, you can only send out as fast as your upload. The reason for this is 2 fold. Main reason being, most people download things more than they upload. View a webpage, download. Stream a video, download. Etc. The other reason is, low upload speeds also hinder... im sure you can guess... servers. ISPs don't like people running servers, especially business servers from home, so they purposely gimp your upload speed to "encourage" you to get a business grade connection, which costs much more.
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I'm currently running a small SMP minecraft server on my Mac, and many people have recently been experiencing extreme lag. Some people are even lagging out. I think that the problem is that our router is dying, but I'm also worried that its from an overload of data due to running a minecraft server. Also, I know that it isn't just the server being slow, because all of our devices are slow.
Also, what should I do if the minecraft server is causing the router to break?
Any help is appreciated.
Your server won't be causing any issues with your router more but the network speed of your router might be maxed out depending what else is in your network and how much bandwidth they require
How do I find out how much bandwidth I have and how much my server uses?
your ISP should give you the amout of bandwith (and any allowances) you have used in the month also looking up your routers specs will show what speed network it is able to handle
Do you know if AT&T allows it?
It would depend on what package you have if your are not sure you should have the T&C from your contract
They don't like it, but they won't disconnect you outright. They most likely will just decline to help you on that matter.
Your limiting factor will 99.9999% of the time be your connection to your ISP. Average people could not afford a connection that is faster than their routers capabilities. If you have an older router, your internal speeds will be 100Mbps, if its newer, you might have 1Gbps.
Also note that home connections are asynchronous, meaning your download speed is higher than your upload. Servers demand higher upload speeds because they are "serving" out information. So if you do a speed test as mentioned above, you want to note your upload speed as well. If your upload speed is only like 5Mbps, it doesnt matter how fast your internal speed is, you can only send out as fast as your upload. The reason for this is 2 fold. Main reason being, most people download things more than they upload. View a webpage, download. Stream a video, download. Etc. The other reason is, low upload speeds also hinder... im sure you can guess... servers. ISPs don't like people running servers, especially business servers from home, so they purposely gimp your upload speed to "encourage" you to get a business grade connection, which costs much more.
Cast aside your festive doylaks: dragon stuff is about to happen.
Multiplayer is lonely once you understand how it actually works.
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