Hello Pete,
Saturday, October 20, 2001, 7:17:16 PM, you wrote:
Pete,
If it offers any consolation (which I know it won't) you are not
alone - I have been running our TFC server since the very
beginning of HLDS/TFC came out and we are experiencing problems
too. I have several degrees in computer technology, so I have
done my homework on this just as you have. There IS a bug
exploit out there that crashes the server on a long playername
(YABOB - Yet Another Buffer Overflow Bug) - but if I recall, this
was only via Admin Mod. Please see adminmod.org for this
reference.
Between the cheats, the unstability and other anomalous behavior,
we also have lost a majority of our guests. I can only hope
Valve is working on some new code. It might be helpful to them
if they released their server software to a SELECT group of
beta-testers who run a DS so initial reports can assist them in
fixing erroneous problems before they plague the entire TFC
community. This would entail admins running all different
platforms and verious setups - to cover a wider scope. Ex. -
some running AM, some not. Some on Win95/98 - others W2K. Etc. -
you get the idea.
Hope you get things working.
-Dirk
Admin, East Coast TFC I & II
PC> To the folks at Valve,
PC> I run a popular TFC server -- "Pete's Avanti/Dustbowl server at
PC> 64.81.165.122:27015" I'm #6 for TFC servers on theclq.com.
PC> I've been having nothing but problems with build 4108, and 4108b beta.
PC> HoundDawg has stated them on the message boards before and I need to
PC> underscore the seriousness of these bugs. Players are getting increasingly
PC> frustrated with the game play and are giving up on TFC. I think TFC is a
PC> great game but I'm about to chuck the whole thing in if these problems are
PC> not addressed.
PC> Here are the two big problems:
PC> 1. Server crashes. About twice a day, the server goes nuts and quits. I'm
PC> running serverdoc, which restarts the server. But the server quits again
PC> and again and again, maybe 5 times or more, before it finally "stabilizes"
PC> and things work okay until the next hiccup. Nothing is written to the logs,
PC> but I did notice once that there was some sort of network error listed in
PC> the hlds console window -- the problem is that the console window disappears
PC> before I get a chance to read it!
PC> 2. I lose HALF my players on EVERY SINGLE map change. These players have
PC> trouble picking a team when a map starts. The only way they can join the
PC> game is to disconnect from the server and reconnect.
PC> About my configuration:
PC> -- I'm running on Windows 2000 Server
PC> -- The server runs 24 players.
PC> -- 4107 ran PERFECTLY for months and months without any problems
PC> -- I'm running 4108b2 right now, but the problems exist in 4108 too.
PC> -- I'm running hlstats on the same machine as the TFC server, which
PC> collects stats from this and another server of mine.
PC> -- My machine has plenty of CPU and memory (over 100MB free physical
PC> memory, CPU runs at about 30% with a full server)
PC> -- I have plenty of spare bandwith (1.1MB SDSL)
PC> -- sv_minrate is 3000 and sv_maxrate is 5000
PC> -- I run the latest admin mod with some custom scripts (this is not the
PC> culprit, see below)
PC> I have tried a handful of things to try and isolate the problem. I'll list
PC> them below.
PC> --Bad install: ruled out. I reinstalled a virgin copy of 4108 FROM SCRATCH
PC> and still have the same problems.
PC> --Firewall: ruled out. I have a Sonicwall Soho2 Firewall. I took it
PC> COMPLETELY out of my network for several hours and TFC was still having
PC> problems
PC> --Admin mod: ruled out. I normally run the admin mod (latest version
PC> 2.50.07 with 1.10.0.0 metamod.dll) I encountered the bugs *without* admin
PC> mod installed, although I'm running the server now with admin mod.
PC> I think it really boils down to problems with build 4108.
PC> I am more than happy to provide anyone at Valve anything else they need to
PC> help fix these problems!! TFC's a great game, but we're starting to lose
PC> people to other mp games. It's frustrating for me, and especially
PC> frustrating for the players, who complain to me bitterly about it.
PC> I appreciate any help. Thanks in advance!
PC> Pete Claar
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