This can happen with some routers, especially Actiontec and Linksys. Newer firmware is not a guarantee of improved functionality.
Bypass the router and run the server directly off the modem if you can to test this. Disabling on-board router firewalls can improve the symptoms but may not solve it. Because this is appears to be a chronic problem for you even with new OS installs, there is also a chance that your 1U cases are having cooling problems (not unusual) - check and see if the problem only occurs after running for a while. Try removing the lid and add some additional external cooling temporarily and see if things don't stabilize. I've also seen problems like this happen using a hub instead of a switch (always use a switch), and I have also seen problems like this when the servers were running mixed speeds (gigabit to a switch that then feeds a 100MBit router/modem), try forcing all connections to run at 100MBit (or make all connections match the lowest speed on the network) and see if that helps. Bad NICs can also cause this, try a different NIC if you can. Be sure to delete all the .ztmp files before starting a new test run, corrupt data in the .ztmp can cause map differs problems as well. Two last things, be sure to run memtest86 on the servers for at least 3 passes to identify lurking memory problems (again, not unusual): http://www.memtest86.com bootable floppy and CD ISO images are available. Also, to identify lurking thermal problems in your systems, run the prime95 torture test - any system must be able to run this without errors or overheating: http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm The latest release is Version 24: ftp://mersenne.org/gimps/p95v2414.exe go to "just stress testing" and then "options" then "torture test" and select the in-place large FFTs ... I highly recommend running your motherboard's temp monitor software while you do this. Be sure to test with the 1U lid off and then again with it on and see what the difference in temperature is. good luck! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 1:09 PM Subject: [hlds] Map Differs Offer
The Famous "Your Map de_dust differs from the server" ERROR. It happens with all stock or at one time or another any custom map we run in no recognizable pattern. We have had this annoying problem for a long long time on 2 1U box's we use to run CSS, DOD and CS servers on. I do not know if its a Steam issue or a OS issue of some sort. This has nothing to do with the client side files, FTP programs or the Bz2 files hosted for downloading on a separate website so please do not even bring it up. We have a fresh install of Server 2000 as a set of new HD`s were just added. All the server files were downloaded directly from Steam with the hldsupdatetool and a NEW "STOCK" Source server was setup and running. There was no FTP program installed or used for these files. We decide to test the server with the stock install as we hoped we had corrected the issue on this box, but it was not running more than 5 hours when we started getting "Your Map any_stockmap differs from the server" Out of the 17 Stock maps 8 of them were then updated by hldsupdatetool with "update -game "Counter-Strike Source" -dir D:\CSS\AnB -verify_all -retry" command to fix the problem as we have done this so many times before. On Custom Map differs we delete and upload to the server again. This can happen on a daily basis to any maps or just the same one for a while and some times can go a week or so with out happening. At about 6:30 pm this evening on the last differ of "de_dust" we deleted a members client gfc content and then updated, connected to the server and still had a differ problem. I do not know if it`s an issue with our 1U`s as they were identical up to the fresh OS install and adding new HD`s to 1 of them. Both have Dual 2400`s Tyan Mobos, 2 GB ECC ram and run Server 2000 1 has Dual 7200RPM IDE 1 has Dual 10000RPM SATA I am hoping someone you has had this same problem will be able to provide a definitive answer for this so I am offering a finders fee of $50.00 dollars sent via PayPal or Western Union to the first person who supply's me with a solution on how to fix this very annoying problem. I will consider it money well spent! I have gone thru a good number of Search topics to know we are not the only server with this problem and as I am not a subscriber to the Linux list I do not know if they also have "map differs" issue`s. If they do not suffer from these same problems a change of OS may have to be considered. If you just have a Smart Ass Comment/Suggestion or just want to bash Steam PLEASE do not reply.
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