Server Hosting using No-IP?

[Cep]

First off, I'd like to say hello to everyone, first post.

This goes out to the more experienced members, I'm inquiring on how it is possible to use a domain (say we register it through No-IP) and run multiple gameservers off of it as does the random servers. What host do you use, and what is the price range?

Thanks in advance!

[ursus]

It's not multiple IP's, it's multiple ports. I think the range for the Source Dedicated Server is UDP ports 27015-27025. I don't know how these specific servers are run, though.

However, the simplest way to accomplish this is to run multiple dedicated servers on the same machine, using different ports to connect.

[Cep]

Alright so, if we were running two servers off of the same machine:

Launch #1 with port 27015, then the IP would be whatever the domain is translated into an IP, then port 27015. (example.com:27015 -> 12.34.56.78:27015)
Then launching #2 with port 27016 would be 12.34.56.78:27016 ?

If that's correct then I'm good except,

Wouldn't it just be easier to not use a domain that directs you to the server, and just use the machine IP instead?

[ursus]

Alright so, if we were running two servers off of the same machine:

Launch #1 with port 27015, then the IP would be whatever the domain is translated into an IP, then port 27015. (example.com:27015 -> 12.34.56.78:27015)
Then launching #2 with port 27016 would be 12.34.56.78:27016 ?

If that's correct then I'm good except,

Wouldn't it just be easier to not use a domain that directs you to the server, and just use the machine IP instead?

More or less.

The reason rNd uses a domain name is because, to my knowledge, the IP itself changes periodically.

[Cep]

Alright then, thanks for the help!