Help with game servers please!

[the_sponge]

ok im starting to play online now, but i need help. How do you make your own server? people say to just click create, but how do u pick all the weapons u start out with, etc. And how do u name the server? please help!
thankx

russ
[thesponge11@msn.com]

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http://gameadmins.com/modules.php?name= ... es&secid=1

[gotthuhn]

http://www.3dgw.com/guides/q3a/ is cool too