I love this line, which was obviously written by someone without any grasp over how Windows handles its updating processes:
> Unfortunately Windows has security issues, and although the > auto-update feature sounds like a good idea for an HLDS server, it's > really rather bothersome because you cannot choose which updates to > install or ignore, and your server may decide to suddenly reboot to > install critical updates." The comments about limiting packets is a bit silly, but hey, not everyone wants to run higher than 33 tick I guess. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roman Hatsiev Sent: Monday, 21 August 2006 5:15 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [hlds] HLSW stopped picking up my server Gosh, what a nonsense... Every statement that pretends to be a valuable piece of advice is so stupid that I cannot even choose the one to mock at... On 21/08/06, kyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] I almost forgot to > give all you windows admins this. > If you must run on windows, this will help. > > General tips for Windows HLDS performance > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > Don't over-mod your server, AMX and adminmod are useful tools, but > loading AMX, AM, Statsme, several of Hullu's mods, WC3 mod (both kinds!), etc, etc.. > Will only add more CPU stress to your server... If your CPU becomes > overworked, client pings will go up as the server loses the ability to > keep calculating packet information and sending them out at a fast pace. > Don't run multiple instances of HLDS unless you're running a > multi-processor machine... It would be... Unwise for you to think you > can do this Use a clean-install of Windows, to keep 3rd party > background processes/services to a minimum If you do not have a > hardware firewall, use a software firewall that runs as a background > service, and can be tweaked to fit HLDS' needs without bogging down > the rest of the system with unnecessary security Keep Windows updated! > Unfortunately Windows has security issues, and although the > auto-update feature sounds like a good idea for an HLDS server, it's > really rather bothersome because you cannot choose which updates to > install or ignore, and your server may decide to suddenly reboot to > install critical updates. I suggest you disable/stop the auto-update > service, and specify a time of the week that you will use to turn off > the server and do updates/maintenance Disable unused/unnecessary > services (there are so many articles on this, a good one is > http://www.blackviper.com/WIN2K/ser.../servicecfg.htm) > Although WinHL-Booster DOES work to some degree, it usually loses its > effectiveness at 5-6 players, and in his new version, even makes use > of PDH to gather performance data, which again - is more pointless DLL > loading which should be avoided. Though increasing the global mmtimer > resolution does help somewhat, it's sort've trivial - it's up to you. > If you're not using your server for IIS/FTP, disabled those services > for security and for extra resources. If you must use IIS/FTP, enable > CPU throttling, and enforce a limit of 1% usage, this is still plenty > for a simple webpage or FTP access, don't let IIS/FTP take focus away from HLDS. > Specifying "-heapsize xxxx" at the command line seems to have lost all > affect as I can specify "-heapsize 999999999" without crashing... > Limiting packet rate is usually a good idea! The more packets your > server receives every second, the more work it has to do, and this > increases exponentially! A client updaterate of 20 packets-per-second, > is more than enough for smooth gameplay, and anything over 50 is just > pointless CPU use and will only increase client choke and packet-loss > (unless you're on a LAN > ) If you have a weaker CPU but would like to host more players, try > decreasing the sv_maxupdaterate value from 100 (screw CAL, 100pps is > pointless) to something lower to prevent players from overloading your > CPU with packet information. > Use various tweak guides to get better network performance. I am not > one of those guides, there are plenty... Make the most out of your > connection! I suggest looking around @ http://www.winguides.com/ > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Ook > Date: 08/20/06 21:00:32 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds] HLSW stopped picking up my server > > I had to restart Winbloze. Linux is looking better and better every day. > Turn on my primary workstation, and I says something about > c:\windows\system32\config is missing or corrupt and windows won't > start, thank you for using Microsoft products. I had to boot to linux > ( I have 3 OSs on the box) and restore my winbloze installation, > fortunately I had a backup). > > I find this somewhat disturbing. No messages in the event log. > Restarted srcds, restarted hlsw. Won't connect. Restart winbloze and now it works. > <shrug> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chorizo Omelet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:44 PM > Subject: RE: [hlds] HLSW stopped picking up my server > > > > Not this exact issue, but I did finally figure out a problem I was > > having during map changes - where everyone else was connected to my > > server but me! > > > > The problem turned out to be an older hardware firewall, which only > > had half-duplex on the "wan" port! I had a dual firewall setup to > > create a wireless dmz and the inner firewall was the older pos. > > > > Anyway, not to sure this helps you really, but you may have a > > similar problem with some older network equipment? > > > > Good luck. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ook > > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 9:40 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [hlds] HLSW stopped picking up my server > > > > I'm currently running a srcds HL1 dedicated server, works fine, > > people pile in all the time (not that I have much competition, LOL). > > Problem - out of the blue, hlsw no longer sees the server. > > Connection fails. It worked this morning, it stopped sometime during > > the day. Restarted server, restarted hlsw. No config changes. > > Nothing in event log. Anyone ever see this before? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
