Dedicated Servers-Remote Desktop

AMDX23800+ · 11 Dec 2006 at 20:04

Hi,
I rent 2 dedicated servers which i sell game servers off (mainly CoD). Whenever i login to Remote Desktop it lags all of the servers quite badly (im on 64k) which annoys customers, i only login when necessary.
Is it possible to prevent this from lagging the servers? Could i use a different program like RAdmin?
Cheers
AMD

barrymacp · 11 Dec 2006 at 20:21

Windows VNC m8

bad_ass_neil · 11 Dec 2006 at 21:45

i have found Remote desktop to be easer on the system that vnc :eek:

there may be a better version of vnc that i am using though (TightVNC)

AMDX23800+ · 11 Dec 2006 at 22:52

When i logon to Remote Desktop, it's almost as if the connection speed of the dedicated server goes down to 64k (my speed) when loading images etc from the dedi. The servers lag out for the time that i am loading the picture on the dedi.
Would VNC stop this?
Cheers

Tony Williams · 11 Dec 2006 at 22:58

VNC should do a better job I recommend RealVNC (I don't like TightVNC as much) you can use the demo for 30 days.

Also as a side note only try and access the server when it's inuse, ie use it in the morning.

Uhtred · 11 Dec 2006 at 23:43

what causes the lag, the increase in CPU usage or the increase of bandwidth?

Tony Williams · 11 Dec 2006 at 23:46

Zap said:
what causes the lag, the increase in CPU usage or the increase of bandwidth?

Probberly the bandwidth, maybe.

zetec452 · 12 Dec 2006 at 13:31

what internet connection does the server have? do you gave the ip of the server?

Topgun · 12 Dec 2006 at 15:17

It's probably the CPU usage that is causing the lag. 64k is not going to make a dent in your bandwidth even if you are on a 10mbit port.

AMDX23800+ · 12 Dec 2006 at 17:41

it's not CPU usage. Even when i'm only running one game server on there, it lags A LOT as soon as i log on and when i open folders or anything with images.
I'm pretty sure it's on a 100Mbit port, IPs are 81.19.223.12, 81.19.223.103 and 81.19.223.38 (we have 3 dedis).
Note: When i logon using broadband it lags the server a lot less (compared to when i log on using 64k).

hybrid · 12 Dec 2006 at 18:31

VNC kills some of my servers too.

Try cutting down the quality of data... like knocking the colours down etc.

AMDX23800+ · 12 Dec 2006 at 18:53

Ye i've tried 'optimizing the connection for 28.8k' but it still lags the servers a lot, the base of the problem is my 64k

zetec452 · 12 Dec 2006 at 19:17

What anti virus software do you have? Is it trying to run a scan when you log in? Any background services running that aren't normally?

AMDX23800+ · 12 Dec 2006 at 20:59

Nope, it doesn't anti-virus, just the windows firewall.
CPU holds up fine, just bandwith goes right down when i logon using 64k. Like if i'm loading a cod2 server, the picture loads slowly (the pic that first shows up when starting cod2) and while this picture is loading, the game servers are lagged out for the duration.

tonyyeb · 12 Dec 2006 at 21:02

And you have tried knocking the display settings down to lowest res and minimum colours? (640x480 and 256 colours).

Turn all local resources off including sound?

celliott · 12 Dec 2006 at 22:30

You could do things via command line, im pretty sure you can setup SSH to work on windows server. :cool:

I never get this problem on my linux servers

AMDX23800+ · 13 Dec 2006 at 16:58

Will give VNC a try, if not i may try command lines or just only go on the dedi when i'm on broadband