Beantier.com

Changes Made

2007-03-24T16:08:00.001-05:00

The servers were down for about ten minutes yesterday and are now back up.

TeamSpeak Servers Offline

2007-03-23T13:25:00.000-05:00

Any teamspeak servers I host will be down for a bit sometime within the next 24 hours. I'm going to add battery backup for the router/modem/server which will prevent unexpected crashes and keep the server safer. I also need to make some other wiring changes that requires turning off all power. Sorry for any inconvenience.

There is a chance that the server platform will switch to Linux in the near future, but that won't be for a few weeks if it does happen at all, so don't count on it.

If you are in servers 8768, 8769, 8770, 8772, or 8773 make sure you check this site every so often. I hope to make it so you have to renew your server each week or month in order to keep it, I'm afraid servers are being left empty and wasted while there are other needy people requesting servers that I can't provide for them. At the same time I don't want to delete or re-assign your server if you in fact do use it. After checking the servers I host 40 times there were probably only 2 times I saw people in them. Again, this excludes port 8767 and 8771, I know these servers are both well used. I don't mean to be a pain with this, but I feel it's necessary to help the most people.

Forums

2007-03-10T19:25:00.000-05:00

Forums have existed for a while now, but I've just gotten around to adding them to the navigation bar. Not really sure why they exist, except because someone said I should get forums and I can. There isn't much content there yet, but I hope to add some more stuff soon. This is also the part of the site that you can contribute to directly. Post your own tutorials, guides, anything--and receive full credit.

If you want an area to exist on the forums that doesn't already (Example: Silk Road, America's Army, Warrock...) let me know. You can post a comment here, start a topic in the forums or of course contact me directly.

Yes, I know this is a blog...

2007-03-10T19:18:00.000-05:00

I am completely aware of the fact that this is a blog. I have no problem using Google's free web hosting, free templates, and easy-to-use editing program. I did purchase a domain for the site and have it forward to this address. There are small plans for creating a new non-blog homepage, but I see no problem with the way the site is currently set up. Google has made a great service and I'm not ashamed to use it; I can also take advantage of free reliable hosting with unlimited bandwidth.

No More Ads - TeamSpeak

2007-02-26T12:54:00.000-05:00

This site, http://beantier.com, no longer contains any advertisements. Other related, but separate, sites linked to from here may contain ads within themselves; however these sites should not be considered the same and are in fact separate sites within "cyberspace." For example, this site's root address is actually http://www.beantier.blogspot.com, any of the other sites linked to from this site are not a sub-site, sub-page, child page, orphan page, etc.. of this site; they are contained completely within themselves at their own address. http://www.beantier.blogspot.com is the only site linked to from any of the TeamSpeak servers by default. The link exists in the server to provide users a way to read about server updates, news, and leave feedback or ask questions concerning their server. If a link to a site exists in the server that contains ads it was not placed there by the server host, it may have been added to a Chanel topic, description, or sent in a message by any of the server's users on their own free will.

If you are confused as to why this is all being clarified read below as I attempt to explain what has so far been said:

First, if you are to profit from hosting teamspeak servers, in most cases this means if you are going to be selling teamspeak servers as an authorized host, you have to pay the "teamspeak" company" in order to use their software. Fees are based on how many servers you are hosting, how many slots each server is, etc...

You are allowed to host teamspeak servers without paying the "teamspeak company" except you aren't allowed to profit from hosting the servers. This means you can't make people pay for them, you can't ask for donations, you can't advertise in the server, you can't give out the server for free as the bonus part of a package someone is paying for, etc... etc... etc...

The hosting I am providing qualifies as Non-Commercial, otherwise I have to pay fees even though I'm not selling the servers.

6. Examples
Examples of Non-Commercial Entities include but are not limited to the following:
a) An individual hosting a single TeamSpeak server configured to allow up to 100 slots for their online gaming clan using their home Cable/DSL connection for non-profit.
b) An individual hosting 10 TeamSpeak servers with 100 slots each but does NOT ask for fees, does not advertise, nor receives any sort of compensation or benefits for doing so.
c) An individual that rents a dedicated server from a hosting company but does NOT ask for fees from clan members AND does NOT rent or share space with others for profit.
d) A church or other non-profit, non-commercial organization hosting a free TeamSpeak server for online bible study discussions.
e) A public or non-commercial school hosting 1 TeamSpeak server on 10 physical machines, each configured to allow no more than 100 slots and is completely free of charge to students, allowing them to receive help with homework for their classes online.

I am not an ATHP as described below:

3. Authorized TeamSpeak Host Provider (ATHP) Licensing Fees
Authorized TeamSpeak Host Providers (ATHPs) are entities that rent TeamSpeak servers to others for profit of ANY kind - be it monetary, from direct sales, advertising profit, or intangible goods and services. ATHPs typically charge their customers a monthly fee OR include TeamSpeak as part of other services or offerings to their customers free of charge. You are subject to ATHP usage based licensing fees if you charge an access or rental fee either directly, indirectly, OR via inclusion of a TeamSpeak server as part of any rental or other paid service **REGARDLESS** of whether or not you choose to charge for the TeamSpeak server itself.

5. ATHP Examples
Examples where ATHP-based licensing applies include but are not limited to the following:
a) Direct Fees - If you charge a monthly rental or usage fee for a TeamSpeak server OR channel you are subject to ATHP licensing fees.
b) Indirect Fees - If you “sponsor” a clan and ask them to advertise for you in return for the use of a TeamSpeak server OR channel you are subject to ATHP licensing fees.
c) Inclusion Fees - If you are a Game Server Provider (GSP) that hosts a TeamSpeak server OR channel to someone who is paying a monthly fee to rent a game server then you are subject to ATHP licensing fees REGARDLESS of whether or not you choose to charge for the TeamSpeak server itself.

For the pricing information for ATHPs click here.

TEAMSPEAK IP CHANGE

2007-02-22T19:39:00.000-05:00

TEAMSPEAK IP CHANGE

NEW IP: 72.49.1.110

You can also connect using beantier.mine.nu as the IP address, this address should always connect you to the server even when the "number" address changes.

New Page

2007-02-09T13:12:00.000-05:00

I'm going to start work on a new page for downloads and links. For starters, this means the link and download side bar on the main page will have its own page along with many more links and useful downloads. Page elements may be moved to more appropriate areas, so if you can't find something you're looking for, look around on other pages or search for it.
Thanks for your support.

Rules Update

2007-02-08T18:31:00.000-05:00

This update is intended specifically for server admins (in server 8767)

If you fail to follow the rules you risk losing your admin powers. Hopefully you will heed this warning and further action won't be necessary.

The rule change includes the following:

You must not use a "hacked" version of the teamspeak client while occupying the position of server admin in the server.
You must not abuse any bugs or glitches on the server.
You must not spam the server or any of its users with text or other means.
You must not use any "hacks" or third party software to manipulate the server in any way.
You must not go "invisible" in the server, obviously breaking previous rules.

If you wern't aware of any server rules click here to read the admin version or here to read the user version.

TS Server Update

2007-02-05T23:33:00.000-05:00

The servers were restarted at 23:00 Monday. Various changes were made to the servers, the main thing you may notice is the logo that now appears in the top right corner, linking to the host site. Hopefully this isn't a problem, page visits to this site are a reasonable trade for free server hosting. Yet, if you really dislike the logo please leave feedback here, if for some reason it offends enough people I will remove it. You can post your comments here without signing up or logging in. You can also of course contact me on MSN or in the main server.
Thanks for reading.

Working

2007-02-05T13:21:00.000-05:00

Working on adding a teamspeak server viewer to the teamspeak section. It isn't complete and there may be scattered bits of stuff around the site. I'll have everything polished off later this evening, so for now just ignore any thing that seems out of place.

No, Really, Comment

2007-01-23T19:19:00.000-05:00

Now you can really comment anywhere without being registered or logging in, seriously. I hadn't changed all the settings before, but now they should all be working; you were previously only able to comment on the main page. Of course, not that you'd know, it's not like you tried to leave a comment... Who am I kidding? Nobody actually reads this stuff...

Comment

2007-01-22T22:27:00.000-05:00

You can now comment on posts without signing in.
All viewers now have the ability to leave comments, so feel free to post comments, questions, and suggestions wherever you wish.

Update

2007-01-22T14:58:00.000-05:00

I worked on making changes and after typing links and names for hours I was so brain dead that I wasn't sure if I was spelling beantier correctly. If you notice any errors with the site (links don't work, pages won't load, you can't find things, or even spelling errors) please alert me. You can email me at beantier@gmail.com or comment on this blog if it's a simple correction. Thanks for your support.

Update

2007-01-22T14:13:00.000-05:00

Currently working to change the organization of the blog. Hopefully the changes will make things easier to find and load quicker. Thanks for your support.