[quiettempaccount]

Okay, I read that a client does take up bandwidth, but I'm doing some research to settle the question once and for all.

I asked the following question on a couple forums:

Does A Remote Local Client Take Up Bandwidth?

If you have two computers with 2 different static IP addresses:

1. Running a dedicated server.

2. Is a client on the same internet/router connection.

If the local client hooks to the IP address of the dedicated server does it:

1. Go through the internet and take up bandwidth.

Or

2. Connect directly to the server, bypassing any internet connection.

So basically my question is:

Does a client computer that is remotely connecting (via the same router/LAN connection) to a dedicated server (on the same local network) go through the internet to make its connection, or does it hook straight to the dedicated server via the local network? Does the local client take bandwidth away from the server or not?

Thank you very much.

Once I get a response, I'll post it to this topic.

Thanks for bringing up the question!