As of last night, I am not able to run steam at all. I get the typical message that I am not connected to the network, but I did try to run in offline mode and actually connected to a server, but eventually got the not connected to VAC warning. Anyone else have this issue? I'm guessing this is a local thing on my end, but wanted to check before I re-install.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Shaffer Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 2:42 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list 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 www.undeadvengeance.com _______________________________________________ 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
