QWfwd

QuakeWorld proxy originally made by Id Software, adjusted by qqshka.

Current recommended proxy for finding lower ping connection to QuakeWorld servers. It doesn't require any action from the user.

When using ezQuake client, you can set it up for, when you refresh the server browser, it scans the proxy's aswell, and automatically finds the best route to the target server.

Read more on ezQuake homepage.

Running QWfwd

Any machine can run QWFwd. It is included in nQuakesv. You can get the source code here
rename EXAMPLE_qwfwd.cfg to qwfwd.cfg and set the variables to your taste. An example config:

set hostname "MY HOSTNAMEQWfwd" // specify a hostname
set net_port 30000                              // specify UDP listening port (default: 30000)
// set net_ip                                   // specify IP-address listen to (default: all IPs)
set sys_readstdin 0                             // allows qwfwd to run in background
// set developer                                // enabled developer (0=off, 1=enabled)
set masters master.quakeservers.net:27000 qwmaster.ocrana.de:27000 master.quakeworld.nu:27000 qwmaster.fodquake.net:27000            // specify a list of master servers
set masters_heartbeat 1                         // allow sending heartbeats to masters (0=off, 1=enabled)
set masters_query 1                             // query the master server list (0=off, 1=enabled)

Note the uncommented "master" lines and the servers in set masters.
One option to run it is running under screen:

screen -dmS qwfwd ./qwfwd.bin 

• QWfwd proxies in the world: http://www.quakeservers.net/quakeworld/servers/t=proxy/
• Homepage: http://qw-dev.net/projects/qwfwd
• Usage: http://qw-dev.net/projects/qwfwd/wiki/Usage