After sending this I did some digging in the games engine code and found both a bug fix around this (causing the server to stop replying to connects when it shouldn't) and an optimization opportunity, so the next update should improve this behavior so that you won't need to play with that cvar's value.
- Alfred > -----Original Message----- > From: steve grout [mailto:steve.gr...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 5:04 PM > To: Alfred Reynolds; Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Improved engine handling of server queries ? > > many thanks for that Alfred im changing the setting after i send this > email.. > > Regards > > Steve > > On 31/01/2011 23:52, Alfred Reynolds wrote: > > Try increasing the sv_max_queries_sec_global variable, its currently > 3000/sec, try 10k or more. This will effectively disable apart of the > DoS protection (making only the per-ip part work) but it should prevent > squelching of the connect packet. > > > > - Alfred > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds- > >> boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of steve grout > >> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:20 AM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >> Subject: [hlds] Improved engine handling of server queries ? > >> > >> Since valve tried to do this we're still having issues if we do not > >> hide > >> the servers. Where as before the server was under attack it used to > >> timeout for everyone it now, so it seems, just stops responding the > the > >> ping (still can be queried using status). That's great in that is > >> doesn't kill a game however one side effect is that, when the server > >> goes into this 'mode', if someone should have a network problem and > >> disconnect for any reason, they cannot rejoin the server, in fact no > >> one > >> can join the server until it's been restarted. > >> > >> This happens on both our windows and linux servers. Are other people > >> experiencing the same thing? > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
