The only thing I tweaked was sv_minrate (to 3000) and sv_maxrate (to 5000). Good luck -- I hope it works as well for you as it does for me!
Pete > > hey pete? im using speakeasy too and plan to upgrade to 1.1 sdsl.... > anything that you tweaked would help out alot.... thx > > > >From: "Pete Claar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: Tell me how > >Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 17:36:59 -0700 > > > > > > > >My 1.1 SDSL hosts about 34 players comfortably. I run two 18 player > >servers. It starts to crap out when I'm up to 35-36 (packet loss kicks > >in.) > > > >I use Speakeasy, which is a nice, high-quality game server-friendly DSL > >provider (they use Internap, which REALLY helps keep the pings low.) You > >have to pay for that quality though: my monthly bill is over $230. Worth > >it, though! > > > >Pete > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Joshua Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 5:21 PM > >Subject: Re: Tell me how > > > > > > > > > > I have my max players set to 10 on my 384K/s Up/Down. > > > I connect at about 10 ms, so probably 9 players. > > > How much is 1.1 SDSL for you? Like $120? > > > > > > --- Daniel Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have 384 up on my dsl and was wondering how many > > > > people your maxing out > > > > at? Im about to get 1.1 sdsl.. because im tired of > > > > finding the right min max > > > > settings! :) > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Joshua Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >Subject: Re: Tell me how > > > > >Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 15:21:25 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Kinda weird.. > > > > >My clan's server was on a cable modem. Same > > > > thing.. > > > > >Once about 8-9 people were on, the pings would jump > > > > up > > > > >to the 1000 range and the server would time out. > > > > Now > > > > >we have it on my SDSL 384K/s connection. It was > > > > >working GREAT, but my ISP decided to change back > > > > >bones... now the pings are higher and there is some > > > > >lag, but it still holds the players and doesn't > > > > time > > > > >out. I think that in general, with cable, since > > > > >you're sharing the connection, it'll only get worse > > > > as > > > > >more and more people get cable in your area. It > > > > may > > > > >be expensive, but try to go with SDSL. That way > > > > you > > > > >can acheive a greater upload rate. Just my > > > > opinion. > > > > > > > > > >--- Haplo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Can anyone tell me some settings I can change to > > > > > > help my server conserve > > > > > > its bandwidth? > > > > > > > > > > > > I know its not a good idea to run a server > > > > on a > > > > > > cable modem but its > > > > > > all I have. Right now I can hold 8 people max > > > > and > > > > > > everyone that has a > > > > > > cable modem or better runs in the 100's - 150's. > > > > I > > > > > > have played with the > > > > > > sv_maxrate and minrate and found that maxrate of > > > > > > 2000 and minrate of 500 > > > > > > seems to produce the best results. Anything > > > > other > > > > > > than this will cause > > > > > > major lag in the 1000's unless I have less then > > > > 6 > > > > > > people playing. I am > > > > > > running 1.3 on a 1.4G windows 2k box with 768M > > > > of > > > > > > memory on a 1.5M down > > > > > > and 128K upload cable modem from @home and its a > > > > > > dedicated server. > > > > > > > > > > > > Haplo says "I can handle that" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > > > >NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site > > > > hosting, just > > > > >$8.95/month. > > > > >http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > > > > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just > >$8.95/month. > > > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > >
