[bulug] Re: LUG Server: Purchased
- From: Ryan Mullen <rmullen@xxxxxx>
- To: bulug-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 22:31:23 -0400 (EDT)
Hi,
On Fri, 8 May 2009, Alex Whittemore wrote:
Counterstrike only runs under linux via wine, which is ghetto at best if you
try it. The game server daemon, however, runs under linux happy as a clam -
I've run a linux counter strike server for years.
I'm not really sure if running a game server for a game that doesn't
natively run on Linux is in our best interest. There are a bunch of good
games that do run natively - maybe one of them would be a better choice?
I'd be willing to take second (and third etc) opinions on this one.
But for the PVR thing, with enough resources and the right setup, it
can work reliably. There are many documented cases where a
Linux-based PVR works; all we have to do is read through them and
select the best. Also, the fact that we're not limited to USB ports
for connecting the USB tuner (I assume; correct me if I'm wrong,
Ryan), we can select from a wider range of tuner cards (increasing the
probability that our system will work when built). Another advantage
that we have (over my flaky [laptop + USB TV tuner] combo) is more
resources; we can probably get some funding for this from the SAO
(especially if we can somehow make this available to all of BU (not
sure if our server can handle that load though); maybe if only LUG
members can adjust the recording schedule & everyone else can watch
the recordings)).
I don't have much PVR experience - how would a LUG member interact with
the LUG PVR from their dorm room? I'm familiar with the MythTV
backend/frontend configuration - is this the same thing?
Ryan, do you know if this server will be installed near a cable TV
connection?
Doubtful. It would be parked in a locked server closet in PHO309. Perhaps
that means the PVR idea is out unless we can find a more suitable
location.
BTW, are we ever going to have that key signing party? How about a
key server? Don't know if that will help us.
The key-signing party kind of morphed into a Security Expo, and a bunch of
other student groups got interested. We did a whole lot of emailing back
and forth and never really got anywhere. It's a shame, really - I think
everyone just had a lot on their plates and it was difficult to take the
first step and look for speakers, etc. Perhaps a simple key-signing party
would have been more straightforward. It would still be nice to get that
Security Expo off the ground, though.
Wow. Where did you find the funding? The XKCD event?
At the beginning of the year, I had applied for a $1000 allocation from
the Allocation Board specifically for a LUG server and it was granted. The
XKCD allocation will be reabsorbed by the SAO.
Anyway, with that much computing power (and electrical power), seems
like a waste to let it go idle. Seems like you can run several
virtual
servers on it (virtual machines).
Indeed, this sounds like a wise idea. Perhaps a KVM solution would be in
order?
* Perhaps distcc in sandboxes for us Gentoo users (during
off-peak
hours)? Might be tough to setup & secure though.
A note about distcc security here: http://distcc.samba.org/security.html
though I'd have to look more in depth.
* I've had this idea for a while, but I never set it up & didn't
have a stable enough server to do so: a network based
anti-theft
Sounds like a practical project. Are you familiar with Adeona?
http://adeona.cs.washington.edu/ I think it's the same idea, but it would
be nice to have something tailored to the BU environment. Perhaps you or
Alex could borrow some code from that project.
All for now,
Ryan
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