Start
First off, you have to decide how you
want to run your server. Read the descriptions of
the 2 types of server to see which one's
right for you:
Normal Server - this is started straight from SiNs in-game menus,
or from inside the
console. With this setup, YOU are playing
on the server at the same time as running it.
Usually this type of server is one you
setup for a private game with friends; temporary.
Dedicated Server - you run this if you want to run a server
publically for people to play
on, and you want it up 24hrs a day (or
during the day, whatever). This is ran in a DOS
prompt box from the SiN command line when
you start SiN. You don't play at all, as you're
trying to give the max performance to the
people playing on it (clients).