TeamSpeak 2 Client

[James Bourne]

How To Run The TeamSpeak 2 Client as a Windows Service with FireDaemon

TeamSpeak is a quality, scalable application which enables people to speak with one another over the Internet.

The TeamSpeak 2 Client (TS2C) can be run under FireDaemon as a Windows service. This useful if you want to have the TS2C running prior to login, want to join a TeamSpeak server with specific options without having to remember the command line intricacies or to run the TS2C at a much lower priority or on a specific CPU or core so it doesn't interfere with your gameplay .

TeamSpeak 2 Client Setup Under FireDaemon

1. Download and install the TeamSpeak 2 client.

2. Download and install FireDaemon Pro into the directory of your choice (typically C:\Program Files\FireDaemon).

3. Start the FireDaemon GUI from the desktop shortcut. Click on the "Create a new service definition" button in the toolbar (or type Ctrl+N) and enter the information into the fields as you see below. Obviously adjust paths to suite your installation. Pay special attention to the Parameters list.



The Parameters list defines which server the client is to connect to. The format of the parameters is similar to a regular web site URL and takes the form:

ip-address/option=value?option=value

A slash (/) is required after the IP address or the name of the server. Each option=value pair must be separate by a question mark (?). Available options are as follows:

nickname:   your nick name on the service
loginname:  login name (if the server requires authentication)
password:   password (if the server requires authentication)
channel:    initial channel to join
subchannel: initial sub-channel to join
password:   subchannel password

4. If you wish to change the priority or the CPU binding of the TS2C click on the Advanced tab. Here you might change the priority to high if you wish to maintain the quality of your audio whilst gaming or bind TS2C onto one processor or core in order to free the other.



5. Click on the FireDaemon Dependencies tab. Add 'lanmanworkstation' to the list of Services to depend on. This will ensure the TCP/IP and CIFS stacks are in the process of initialisation before attempting to start the TS2C:



6. Your done! Click on the Install button and your TeamSpeak 2 Client should startup!



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