You mean all of a sudden everyone just times out of the server and 1 or 2 people are left? Ya, it has happened forever at random times but very rare. Could be from steam servers going down or VAC going down for maintenance. If there are a few people left, its probably the ones who just logged into steam and joined. My approach on this type of timeout?
________________________________ From: ENF <[email protected]> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:06:00 PM Subject: [hlds] SRCDS/TF2 Disconnects [Again] Hi All, Normally, I'm just a reader and get some great info from this list that I've been a part of for years... but rarely post. Sorry to say, that I'm posting this issue, but just want to get some clarification on this. I have seen this posted before, but I want to assure myself that if this is my problem? Or is it Valve's problem with the server software? I've been getting a flood of complaints here recently about the servers dropping people all at once. Having checked the server hardware and configurations, I noted that the hardware and OS is working as intended with no disruptions in network service. I've checked the usual controls and other suspected problems caused by mods and what have you. (Note: The users are reporting "Lost connection with the server" messages, but are able to reconnect after that.) This is what happened just a short while ago: (STEAM ID's Removed) L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:40: "Johnny Tsunami<1047><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:44: "^nM. | nightf0z#<965><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:45: "Uwe Boll<1044><STEAM><Red>" triggered "chargedeployed" L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:46: "[B-U]Soggypancake<1058><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:48: "homerdog<1004><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:48: "Strider Chea<1036><STEAM><Red>" triggered "chargedeployed" L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:48: "[STD] Burning Sensation<1025><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:49: "-:EX-The Cheat<1016><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:51: "=ğ¢=bLOODsAUSAGE?!<1031><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:54: "grue<1049><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:55: "Sweet Sweetback<1020><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:55: "ï»›ï‡Î۞†ﻻ<1019><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:56: "8ChIcKeNfIsT8<1048><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:57: "َﱢﱟÛ(c)ﱟﱢَGegamَﱢﱟ<1011><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:08:59: "[LUE] Battle Pancake MD<1033><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "ixidor.siren<1056><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "thurmdoggy<1037><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "[TS]Kanya<957><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "Schleiden<1007><STEAM><Unassigned>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "kingdrop0<1052><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "2short<1055><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "[204]Frost<1023><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "zarnler<1032><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "Heywood Ya Die<996><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "Strider Chea<1036><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "kirkmd<1050><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "Uwe Boll<1044><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "PRESIDENT JESUS McHITLERPANTS<1006><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "Jonathan_Goodwin<1038><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "Mean Mr. Mustard<1057><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "VanQuish<1053><STEAM><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") L 01/25/2009 - 23:09:00: "{[R-u-K-u-S]} - dLm<1045><STEAM><Red>" disconnected (reason "Disconnect by user.") Now, I'm pretty sure it was not a network issue since another server on the same hardware kept it's players. (At least it seems that way from the logs.) Another service that is connected to that same server did not report any disconnects, which was connected from overseas. Anyway, as I understand it, there is a number of complaints of disconnect at map change... but I've seen a few other complaints that resemble this scenario. Please correct me if I'm wrong... If the opinion here shows that it was network problem, I'll need to dig deeper. Otherwise, I'll wait to see if this upcoming TF2 patch will address this. Lastly: Server Specs: Intel Dual QuadCore (~2.33GHz?) Win2k3 Ent. 8GB RAM MetaMod 1.7.0 SourceMod 1.1.0 Plugins: 01 "Admin File Reader" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 02 "Admin Help" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 03 "Admin Menu" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 04 "Ads" (1.0.4.0) by Shane A. ^BuGs^ Froebel 05 "AllTalk Manager" (1.1.3) by Antithasys 06 "Anti-Flood" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 07 "Basic Chat" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 08 "Basic Comm Control" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 09 "Basic Commands" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 10 "Basic Info Triggers" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 11 "Basic Votes" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 12 "TF2 Class Restrictions" (0.5) by Tsunami 13 "Fun Commands" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 14 "Fun Votes" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 15 "HLstatsX Plugin" (2.8) by TTS Oetzel & Goerz GmbH 16 "HLSW Nextmap & Timeleft" (1.0) by Tsunami 17 "TF2: Killer's Info" (0.8.5) by Nut 18 "Nextmap" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 19 "SlapSlay Commands" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 20 "Players Votes" (1.3.1) by pZv!, The Resident 21 "Reserved Slots" (1.0.3) by AlliedModders LLC 22 "Server Redirect" (1.0) by Brainstorm 23 "Server Redirect Commands" (1.0) by Brainstorm 24 "Simple Team Balancer" (1.4.6) by Antithasys 25 "Simple Team Manager" (1.0.1) by Antithasys 26 "SourceBans" (1.4.0) by InterWave Studios Development Team 27 "Web Shortcuts" (1.0.1) by James "sslice" Gray Additional: We are using the new Anti-DoS tool provided from this list from Tony. (logs are empty) Can't really add anything other than this happens very randomly. There is no consistent pattern that we can see. Thanks for reading and I apologize for spamming your mailbox on beating a dead horse. ;) Regards, Steven -- http://www.ultima-gaming.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
