I don't really want to start seperate topics for each of these, so here we go...
1 - I want to reduce the likeyhood of a harddrive failure by running a RAID using two 200+GB harddrives (Setup in a clone mode; I forget which config# this is). My one harddrive is SATA, the other is ATA/133. I realise it will cap to the lesser of the two, but this is fine so long as it works. Will it work?
2 - Is there a better way to store (for a game) a backpack full of items than creating a row for each item and quantity? This just doesn't seem right.
3 - My motherboard has 3 RAM slots in use. However, I think the configuration may be a bit off. I have in my ram slot #1 a 512MB stick, in #2 a 512MB stick, and in #3 a 1024MB stick. However, since my RAM usage usually hovers around 700MB-900MB, wouldn't it seem more logical to have ram slot #1 the 1024MB so that it doesn't have to delegate between slots #1 & #2. I'm worried about a performance hit.
4 - In some occasions, players get the error message "... because the server actively refused the connection.." when they try to connect to my MMORPG server. If they retry a couple times, they can usually get connected though. I'm not too sure what is causing this.
I have a feeling its due to the gap between the .Accept() and the next .Listen(). But again, I'm not sure. =/
public void sCheckForConnection()
{
/*
* Name: sCheckForConnection
* Programmer: Peter Blain.
* Version: July 11, 2006.
* Description: This procedure checks if there are any connections, and if so, it connects them.
*/
/* If our listen has been answered, and we are awaiting a connect(). */
if(MyGlobalSocket.Poll(0, SelectMode.SelectRead))
{
Socket TheConnection = MyGlobalSocket.Accept();
/* We have a connection, so lets build a client for this guy. */
int TheClientIndex = -1;
for (int TheLoop = 0; TheLoop < TheMaximumPlayers; TheLoop++)
if (TheClients[TheLoop] == null)
{
TheClients[TheLoop] = new AClient();
TheClientIndex = TheLoop;
break;
}
else if (TheLoop == TheMaximumPlayers - 1)
{ throw new Exception("Could not find the player an empty client slot."); }
/* Now, lets give this client the socket. */
TheClients[TheClientIndex].MySocket = TheConnection;
TheClients[TheClientIndex].MySocket.Blocking = false;
/* Now, lets turn the accepting back on so that others can join in; so long
* as there is an empty client slot to fit the person. */
for (int TheLoop = 0; TheLoop < TheMaximumPlayers; TheLoop++)
{
if (this.TheClients[TheLoop] == null) break;
else if (TheLoop == TheMaximumPlayers - 1) return;
}
MyGlobalSocket.Listen(MyListenBacklog);
}
}
5 - Does VS2005EE not save during an Edit&Continue? I believe it saves after each compile&run, but during a crash (My computer restarted), I lost all my "Edit&Continue" changes! >.<
