05-10-2012, 07:54 AM
1. Yes if your hosting it off your computer the computer has to be on in order for the server to be on (quite obvious). If you buy a dedicated host then no you dont have to have your computer on at all for the server to remain up. As its hosted on a different machine entirely.
2. If you remote desktop to a dedicated server then nothing will happen if you disconnect, or your computer shuts down. You will simply just disconnect from the remote server. The game server and all that will still remain up.