Rusty Modem
Online 142.172.101.237:28015 checked 8m ago
Vital stats
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 34% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 3 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 24 Oct, 13:36 UTC5d ago | 2 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 20:39 UTC FW28d ago | 2 | halved by day 5 | 22.7 days | 0 |
| Wed 30 Sep, 20:42 UTC29d ago | 1 | – | 1 days | 0 |
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Rusty Modem?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include Rusty Modem: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
What do the server tags on Rusty Modem mean?
For the server browser, Rusty Modem lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp8 (Max players): Slots: 8; ts8 (Group limit): This uses the default limit of 8 players per team; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. Current players, queue and world age are in the tags too, displayed at the top of this page.
Population
How does Rusty Modem rank against other Rust servers?
A seven-day player-hours placing of #7,548 puts Rusty Modem in the top 34% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Rusty Modem right now?
The current tally at Rusty Modem: 0 players across 8 slots. Averaging 0 players across seven days, it topped out at 2.
About the server
Is Rusty Modem online, and how reliable is it?
Rusty Modem is live at the moment. It was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 30 September 2026.
Where is Rusty Modem located?
There is no region from Rusty Modem. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. You'll find it at 142.172.101.237:28015.
Which Rust version is Rusty Modem on?
On Linux, Rusty Modem runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What happens on Rusty Modem when wipe day comes around?
The average busiest crowd over recent wipes was 2 players. The latest wipe's crowd was busiest 3 hours after it began. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. In the wipes that didn't hold, the crowd sank below half by day 5.
What is the wipe schedule on Rusty Modem?
There is no next wipe to predict on Rusty Modem, because wipes come at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. 5 days 7 hours is when the present world was made.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Rusty Modem?
The name of Rusty Modem says nothing about gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. gather, build and raid, as standard: that is the survival mode. Players can raid and fight one another. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched off.
How to join
How do I join Rusty Modem?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 142.172.101.237:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.