I'm not seeing any problems here (WA, USA). 28,253 servers refreshed in 20.6 seconds and that's on my 768/320 dsl through a dlink di604 router. Steam is set at 9999 rate.
If Steam rate is set too high it can cause the serverbrowser to go very slow and show a lot fewer servers. The #1 culprit is usually a home router. If you can, bypass your router and plug directly into your modem and see if you still have the same problem. qUiCkSiLvEr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ian Shaffer" To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:19 AM Subject: Re: [hlds] Slow server browser? > Kevin, thank you for your response. I've run both SteamRate and MTUtest, > and everything is fine. I haven't changed any of these settings from > their defaults. I'm on an 8mbit connection and I know its not the ISP > because the browser did not act like this back in the spring. It would > always load 30000 servers in a few mins, and would be very smooth. Now > it isn't. Also, I showed you that I'm not the only one. There are others > reporting it on the Steam forum, multiple clan members of mine report > the same exact thing and tell me that the steam server browser has > always been fucked up, but never like this. These clan members live all > over the country. Just the fact that the browser worked fine for me a > few months ago but now doesn't makes me wholly believe it is something > Valve did in one of their updates, assumingly the rcon fix update in > April. There needs to be more discussion into this with others here on > this list. This needs Valve's attention. I don't even have Alfred's > email address anymore, which I have no idea how it got deleted. > > Please guys, help me out here in getting this to Valve's attention. All > our servers are affected when the server browser acts this way to the > average Joe on CS:Source. > > Thanks guys, > Phoenix2 > www.undeadvengeance.com > > Kevin Ottalini wrote: >> Ian, >> A lot of clients saw their Steam download rate get changed the last >> update or two, and it's tightly linked to the game rate setting now so >> changing one will change the other. >> >> Check your Steam rate and make sure it's set correctly for your network >> connection. >> >> Check your MTU as well if you haven't since that can make a difference as >> well. >> >> I wrote a utility to test the mtu: >> http://qsextreme.com/mtutest >> >> and I wrote one to lock the Steam rate so even if you change rate in-game >> it >> will always stay the same for Steam: >> http://qsextreme.com/SteamRate >> >> Remember to exit Steam and restart for the new rate to take effect. >> >> I really, really wish Valve would uncouple the two rates, they have >> almost >> no connection with each other. >> >> qUiCkSiLvEr >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ian Shaffer" >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 11:41 PM >> Subject: [hlds] Slow server browser? >> >> >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> Am I and a few others the only ones that have been stricken with a >>> slowly chugging and laggy Steam server browser? The issue has been >>> reported on the Steam forums by other users: >>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7809917 >>> >>> Maybe this is a coincidence, but this problem seems to have started >>> about the same time the rcon nuke exploit fix was moved from beta and >>> made a required server update. In the past I've never had issues with >>> the browser. It'd always would load around 500 servers/sec until it >>> reached a total of 27,000 total (no filters). Now it chugs along showing >>> 500 servers, pause, then 800 servers, then pause, and so on. Also, it >>> shows a lot of the servers as not responding some times when I go to >>> refresh. It truly is b0rked if you ask me, and I hope somebody at Valve >>> can investigate this issue and hopefully have it resolved. In my opinion >>> it's a minor problem because I don't spend a lot of time searching for >>> servers. Even though the servers that I play on show up in my favs and >>> history list, you can still feel that chuggy laggy feeling you get when >>> the main browser searches. Often random servers in my history and >>> favorites tab will disappear and/or show as not responding, which can >>> get annoying. This issue happens with all configurations of my internet >>> setup here (wireless, wired, no router). It happens on all my computers. >>> I believe this issue started when the rcon nuke exploit was applied in >>> one of the April Steam updates. I would like to hear what you guys have >>> to say about this. Try refreshing your browser with no filters and note >>> how it behaves, and then tell us along with your ISP and where you live. >>> >>> I hope this issue can be resolved! >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ian "P2" Shaffer >>> _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
