Well, it will limit the amount of data sent to each client, lowering your overall bandwidth usage. Play with it and see. It can't hurt to try, can it? Tell ya what, set max_rate to 2000, and monitor how many peeps you can support before lag sets in due to constrained bandwidth. Then, gradually move max_rate higher, +1000 per increase, until you start seeing the player ping averages go up. Leave it at each mark for a couple of three days to get a good performance sample. Testing each setting for only an hour or two won't do it, especially at peak internet usage times say weekends and evenings.
Using this method, you should be able to find the right balance of max_rate and total players for your server. BTW, are you sure the problem is bandwidth related at the 12 player barrier? What CPU is in the server? How much RAM? Hell, I don't even know what mod you're running. Are you running Bots as well? In short, if you hit a wall at 12 players, either your server hardware is maxing out, or you have constrained bandwidth. StanTheMan TheHardwareFreak www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: craig kaiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 12:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Cable connections > > > > Okay I have ran both Linux and Win 2000. > > Are ya sure setting the Maxrate to 3000 is a good idea? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stan Hoeppner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 8:22 PM > Subject: RE: Cable connections > > > > > > Uh, define "connections". I think you have your network terminology > > confused. The cabe company doesn't filter your IP traffic. > Connections > are > > based on IP ports. The cable company isn't going to have > anything to do > > with this.. > > > > As far as you having 512Kb/s upstream and maxing at 12 > players before lag > > becomes an issue, try setting your max_rate to 3000 and see > if that helps > > you overcome the 12 player barrier. > > > > StanTheMan > > TheHardwareFreak > > www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: craig kaiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 9:14 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Cable connections > > > > > > Is it true that the cable companys usually place a limit on how many > > external connections their cable modems can handle? > > > > I have a 3.5/512 business connection on cable. And my server can not > handle > > more than 12 players before lag is a serious issue. > > > > > > > >
