"Dedicated" Server

guru · Post by **guru** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:33 am

As both me and my brother are behind a firewall at university we thought about setting up a "dedicated" ZDoom server at our home LAN's dsl server (linux) which can easily be configured to allow for connections on ZDoom's port (which one is it by the way?).

I understand the ZDoom client (even if running as server) is always a "player", too. Is it possible for it to just host a session or will it always spawn a player into the game world?

Also, chris?, is it possible to run linux zdoom without a running X session? My server is commandline only.

Thanks for any help!

Doomguy0505 · Post by **Doomguy0505** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:44 am

there has to be players in there otherwise, server support!

guru · Post by **guru** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 9:21 am

not very helpfull, doomguy...

anyone?

killingblair · Post by **killingblair** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 12:28 pm

Sorry, unless you give people access to your server to play ZDoom, you can't just open one and give them an IP address.

Post by **TheDarkArchon** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 2:39 pm

ZDoom isn't client/sever based so that throws any ideas of dedicated servers out the window.