If I start Portal, I see it, and this is without the server browser running. If I start TF2 or HL2, I don't. It downloads at about 256k, which is enough to swamp a bottom end DSL connection. Upload is about 150k or so. Curiosier and curiosier....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Cc2iscooL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] So what is steam client uploading that is killing/hammering clients connections? > It's sending them your personal pornography collection. > > On a more serious note, I haven't noticed this upload that people are > talking about. Does it only happen at specific times? > > Reading the forum posts listed it looks like they have their server tab > running. If you open the server tab and go to the internet, and if all > games are selected, it will try to hit all servers, sometimes resulting > in high upload/lots of connections which can screw up a router or > low-bandwidth connection. This will also happen when you exit the game > if you've opened the server window. The solution is, if you open the > server window, make sure it's not refreshing all servers or set it to > the recent or favorites tab, as it will stop the auto-refresh of the > internet tab. > > Nephyrin Zey wrote: >> I too, an interested in what the client is sending to valve... >> >> - Neph >> >> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 1:58 AM, Bikkies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Valve? >>> >>> What are our steam clients uploading regarding this: >>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7583482 >>> and this >>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=677491 >>> >>> And when will it be fixed so i can actually use steam again... >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Bikkies. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
