Daz @ Dustworld wrote:
Hi there,I've noticed a strange problem which is that on my windows TF2 servers, it seems that clients can get stuck in a "connecting" state and not time out from the server, occupying a slot but never joining. On a server that has been up for 4 days or so, and very busy in general maintaining 24/24, I now have 8 slots occupied by people who have never joined. This is how the rcon status looks: 16:47:12 hostname: Dustworld.net | TF2 UK Server #1 | 2Fort version : 1.0.0.0/8 3236 secure udp/ip : 193.238.84.97:27015 map : ctf_2fort at: 0 x, 0 y, 0 z players : 24 (24 max) # userid name uniqueid connected ping loss state adr # 932 "[HOP]SilentSimon" STEAM_0:1:x 112:50:48 46 0 connecting x:27005 # 3860 "bartosak" STEAM_0:0:x 23:06 81 0 active x:27005 # 3878 "Rab" STEAM_0:1:x 10:53 57 0 active 8x:27005 # 3870 "Markybhoy" STEAM_0:1:x 16:04 81 0 active 82.x7:27005 # 1621 "Prefect" STEAM_0:0:x 84:31:51 62 0 connecting 21x:27005 # 1185 "Danners" STEAM_0:1:x 101:38:21 34 0 connecting 8x8.20:27005 # 482 "boggot" STEAM_0:0:x 124:04:14 58 0 connecting 172x8.194:27005 # 9 "Aiken Drum" STEAM_0:1:x 140:17:36 43 0 connecting 8x1:27005 # 3881 "[DDOC]brynz0rz" STEAM_0:1:x 03:34 43 0 active 82x9.209:27005 # 3871 "ody" STEAM_0:1:x 15:17 80 0 active 86.1x.247:27005 # 3880 "Lensign-USN" STEAM_0:0:x 05:42 105 0 active 12x24:27005 # 3864 "Maddne$$" STEAM_0:0:x 19:48 62 0 active 17x2.166:27005 # 3849 "grayasin" STEAM_0:0:x 32:56 83 0 active 8x1.218:58874 # 3824 "1447" STEAM_0:0:x 1:22:40 66 0 active 8x118:38686 # 3882 "SilverFalcon" STEAM_0:1:x 00:32 163 74 spawning 24.x52:63551 # 3873 "Camper99" STEAM_0:1:x 14:05 54 0 active 84.x7:27005 # 431 "K.R." STEAM_0:1:x 125:36:57 61 1 connecting x08:27005 # 1552 "evilcookies" STEAM_0:0:x 86:42:00 70 0 connecting 85.x27005 # 3875 "Moony" STEAM_0:0:x 13:53 80 0 active 84.x.10:27005 # 3876 "bbk" STEAM_0:1:x 13:37 103 0 active 83x23385 # 3862 "Ayeeeee" STEAM_0:1:x 20:14 62 0 active 8x71:27005 # 827 "AutoFodder" STEAM_0:0:x 115:20:54 78 0 connecting 8x3:27005 # 3863 "TrIcKs" STEAM_0:0:x 20:08 43 0 active 86x221:27005 # 3877 "PolarIce" STEAM_0:0:x 13:32 60 0 active 35:27005 I've blocked out steamids and ips, but as you can see for example # 827 "AutoFodder" STEAM_0:0:x 115:20:54 78 0 connecting 8x3:27005 thats 115 hours he's been in the "connecting" state. I can kick these people off via console and free the slots up, but I just wondered if there was any way to set a connecting timeout for instance, so people who are "connecting" for more than 2 minutes are kicked? Or if anyone else has experienced this/got a solution? I'm not sure if this same problem occurs on linux as my linux publics aren't really popular enough to see at the moment. Cheers Daz _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
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