[ReFlexPoison]

Question: If I'm running a server from my home, do I need to worry about security risks? I am giving out my IP to people around the world, shouldn't this be ran under precautions?

Just curious

[minimoney1]

Yeah, that's a risk that you're going to have to take when hosting a server on your home network.

[pillepallus]

normally at home u are using nat (that means: network behind the router isn't accessible). just forward needed ports to your game-pc... no more is needed. rest is same like dedicated servers, i.e. limit connections to port, etc...

[ReFlexPoison]

Originally Posted by pillepallus normally at home u are using nat (that means: network behind the router isn't accessible). just forward needed ports to your game-pc... no more is needed. rest is same like dedicated servers, i.e. limit connections to port, etc...

well, my only concern is that people can "find" you with the IP. I know the odds of that happening are very minimal, but that would be very creepy if someone were to walk up to your door and say, "i like your server."

^Even though this is almost never going to happen to anyone in their life...

...people get struck by lightning

Idk, I'm just having that "what if" moment.

[pillepallus]

no risk no fun!

what should i say... same problem owned my server... but till now no one has visited him. xD

... ip-adresses are not personalized. they just can filter ur provider.

[ReFlexPoison]

Originally Posted by pillepallus no risk no fun! what should i say... same problem owned my server... but till now no one has visited him. xD ... ip-adresses are not personalized. they just can filter ur provider.

So all in all i shouldnt worry. I already told my group imma take a break from the server running, but if I started again, I should be fine.

I even tried finding my IP on a locator site, and it showed just a giant circle "close" to where I live.

[pillepallus]

are u a star? xD
yes u can track most of ip's... but still not personalized. paranoia...

btw. most of broadband connections will fail...

[Kjaer]

It is not possible to find someones exact location with an IP Address without ISP cooperation. Your concerns are 100% paranoia. Concerns you WILL however will want to have is Possible Denial Of Service attacks or complaints that your server lags.

[DarthNinja]

It's also very likely that you will exceed your bandwidth cap.