if i had a nickle... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Saint K. Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 2:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] Secure off and on
Same here, vac seems to go on and off randomly. ----- Original Message ----- From: "James McKenna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 2:24 AM Subject: [hlds] Secure off and on > I'm not really sure what the deal is with VAC... One day my servers will > all > be secure... the next day (today) they are all open to hackers. I've > banned > 26 hackers today. > > > How can I ensure that vac will always be running? It's clear the "default > on" system isn't working, and I'm getting tired. > -- > Sincerely, > > James McKenna > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "infexXxiousservers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 12:49 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds] Perfect server before, kind of laggy now? > > >> emailer "YUP" i feel ya on the fps thing. >> Ive done a lot of testing myself and found that i can keep the fps up and >> remove any skippingby setting hi priority on the server and reducing the >> slots in the box all together. >> Valve has gotten to the point that we simply must run less servers per >> box >> if you want a server with infexXxious ping and fps. >> im getting 100-120 slots on my dual xeon 2.8 comfortably. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Yup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 2:15 AM >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Perfect server before, kind of laggy now? >> >> >>> -- >>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >>> i have a box with the same specs as yours and i have the same problem... >> low >>> FPS even though CPU usage is low. it's the worst at round start when >>> more >>> than 20 players are playing but like you said after a few people die it >> gets >>> better. >>> >>> i wrote about this problem here a few times over the past couple of >> months, >>> but couldn't get much help. the best advice i got was to disable Hyper >>> Threading, which i did, and which helped some but not enough to fix the >>> problem. >>> >>> it's good to know that i'm not alone here. i'd appreciate it if you >>> would >>> send me an e-mail at nik808[at]gmail.com so we can get to the bottom of >>> this. >>> >>> here are some of my previous posts about this issue: >>> >>> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/private/hlds/2005-October/036765.html >>> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/private/hlds/2005-November/037170.html >>> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/private/hlds/2005-November/037205.html >>> >>> i was focussed on surf maps in the November posts, but keep in mind the >> FPS >>> still drops low on other maps such as de_nuke when more than 20 players >> are >>> in a single server even if all of the other servers are empty or shut >>> off. >>> >>> On 12/3/05, Rafael Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > >>> > -- >>> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] >>> > This was posted at the steam forums by someone and I'm turning to you >> guys >>> > for some help in sloving his problem. Here it is: >>> > >>> > >>> > Hello, >>> > >>> > This is related to Counter-Strike: Source. >>> > >>> > I'm running them on a Dual Xeon 2.8Ghz with 2GB of RAM and 100Mbit >> uplink >>> > (located at ThePlanet) >>> > >>> > Below are some of the more important settings on the game servers: >>> > >>> > - Max players, 26 for one, and 30 for the other >>> > - tickrate 66 >>> > - sv_maxrate 25000 >>> > - sv_maxupdaterate 100 >>> > - fps_max 250 (about 170 in reality) >>> > *edit* and source fps boost. >>> > >>> > I've had no problems with the setup above for over a month now. They >>> > ran >>> > smooth as silk, no complaints for anyone playing there. Also they were >>> > perfect for the machine I'm running them on, kept CPU around 35-40% >> under >>> > full load, and ram at 35% (used) >>> > >>> > NOW, I updated, and it runs ok up until about 20 people - and by ok I >> mean >>> > not as good as before, but playable. Once it goes over that (in either >>> > server), the FPS drops to around 10. I don't mean just dipping to 10 >> here >>> > and there, it will idle at 10-30FPS. When you're in game during that >> time, >>> > you get as low as say 8-15 ticks in. It's just terrible. Also it's a >>> > fairly >>> > popular office extended server and I don't want to ruin it's >>> > popularity >>> > with >>> > this lag. >>> > >>> > It's running CSP 1.1 and BeetleMod Beta w/fix (from last night). >>> > >>> > I've taken both off with the same results so that is not the problem. >>> > >>> > I know how easy it is to point the finger at valve on these sort of >> things >>> > so I'm not doing that just yet. >>> > >>> > Anyone know what the problem might be? Is anyone else having this >> problem? >>> > I'm pretty much stumped so any help would be greatly appreciated. >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Rafael >>> > -- >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > 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 >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/206 - Release Date: 12/16/2005 > > _______________________________________________ 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
