Reccomend Router for private game server

[benplaya]

Our private game server is currently home to 100 or so players
(We just use a custom built pc usng advice/gear from [H]ard)

The router we use crashes often lately due to the massive amount of connects (port fowards?) it receives at one time.

Any reccomendation on a more capable router? (b, g ,a[dual or no dual] doesn't matter, just something strong)

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

What is your current router?
What kind of bandwidth is the server on?
You probably want something more SOHO grade, at least a 200MHz CPU with plenty of RAM. Netopia R series, Linksys RV082, Sonicwall SOHO/TZ series, etc.

Also the NIC in the server, since you're dealing with more than 50 concurrent connections...I'd be looking at a true server grade NIC, not a desktop NIC. For some public game servers I've built for co-location and big LANs...I used the 3COM 990svr NIC.
And a real server OS on there right? Tweaked with most services shut down so it's running lean and mean.
Good low resource antivirus? Game directories set in exclusion.

 

[TekieB]

Also the NIC in the server, since you're dealing with more than 50 concurrent connections...I'd be looking at a true server grade NIC, not a desktop NIC. For some public game servers I've built for co-location and big LANs...I used the 3COM 990svr NIC.
And a real server OS on there right? Tweaked with most services shut down so it's running lean and mean.
Good low resource antivirus? Game directories set in exclusion.

LINUX!

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

LINUX!

Uh...what about it? Are you trying to tell me what's what the game server is running? Or tell him that's what he should be running? Or telling him to run a *nix router like Smoothwall or something?

 

[Bullitt]

Uh...what about it? Are you trying to tell me what's what the game server is running? Or tell him that's what he should be running? Or telling him to run a *nix router like Smoothwall or something?

Both. Thats what our game server uses. Well, its directly connected to the interweb.

Or a 'nix based firewall/router. Anything above a 500mhz p3 class machine will suffice.