sv_maxrate 0 doesn't seem to affect it for me. See the 'something is causing bandwidth limits' thread where i sum up everything i've figured out about this bug :(
- Neph On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM, Karl Weckstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > I uncapped the rate on all my TF2 servers and all is well (it seems to have a > ceiling of 30000). The lag issues are gone, so it seems this works as a > workaround. > > set sv_maxrate 0 > > That should do it until this is fixed. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ERIK OLSEN > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 7:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds] New inexplicable rate restriction making 26x+ servers > laggy. > > I can also confirm that all of our 32 player servers have not been hit by > lag that was non-existent before. My players (about half of which are paying > customers) are understandably upset, and my in-box is being hammered with > complaints about TF2 server performance since the update. I should note that > we run very high-end hardware, with one 2.6 Ghz core and 2GB of memory > dedicated to each TF2 instance, and never saw any server-side lag prior to > this patch. In addition, our sv_maxrate has always been set to 30000. > > Couple that with the fact that the intermittent timeout on map change bug > still rears it's ugly head several times per day, AND we've been hit by the > DDOS exploit/attack (until a community member came up with a fix), and I > have to wonder exactly what WAS fixed in the last patch? > > Honeslty, why keep on working on new content, when there are so many > game-breaking bugs that need to be addressed? I hate to see the performance > of everyone's TF2 servers once they are getting hammered with even more > traffic by achievement-seekers if the Scout update is released without > fixing these glaring problems with the underlying game engine. > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Send hlds mailing list submissions to >> [email protected] >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [email protected] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [email protected] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of hlds digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. OFFTOPIC - dedicated servers of non-Valve games (Roman Hatsiev) >> 2. Re: New srcds exploit (Timothy L Havener) >> 3. Re: OFFTOPIC - dedicated servers of non-Valve games (Rick Payton) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 22:37:23 +0300 >> From: Roman Hatsiev <[email protected]> >> Subject: [hlds] OFFTOPIC - dedicated servers of non-Valve games >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >> >> I'm really sorry about clogging the list with irrelevant message but I >> need a bit of help from my fellow admins. >> >> Here is my problem - I'm looking for a places to ask technical >> questions about dedicated servers of the following games: BF2, BF2142, >> UT3, COD4, COD5. And, preferably, receive answers! >> >> Should you know these please let me know. I would be really grateful >> for your help and my apologies again for this off-topic. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Roman >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:50:05 -0500 >> From: Timothy L Havener <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [hlds] New srcds exploit >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> that's an epic parenting fail right there. these kids have way too much >> free time on their hands to come up with this crap. >> >> Justin wrote: >> > http://www.sythe.org/showthread.php?t=558846 >> > He's selling it too.. >> > >> > On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 2:18 PM, DontWannaName! >> > <[email protected]>wrote: >> > >> > >> >> I dont think there is a way to stop the attacks because he uses a few >> >> commands and such. He also crashes the server before the server can tell >> him >> >> that he is banned. I think IP banning him may work? 86.3.49.194 He has a >> lot >> >> of steamids so a steam ban wont work, wont authenticate either. He isnt >> >> really getting your rcon password from what I have seen. >> >> http://download.chrisaster.com/garrysmod/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Chris <[email protected]> >> >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list < >> >> [email protected]> >> >> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 10:25:51 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [hlds] New srcds exploit >> >> >> >> ok, how to block this command? >> >> >> >> The sm command blocker plugin? >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 6:10 PM, Chad Austin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> [email protected] wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> thank god he gave us the link to where we can buy these exploits :p >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> >>>> >> >>> please visit: >> >>> >> >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> anyone willing to buy the programs and provide a packet dump? >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> 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 >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 3 >> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 09:51:06 -1000 >> From: "Rick Payton" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [hlds] OFFTOPIC - dedicated servers of non-Valve games >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" >> <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: >> <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Well for the call of duty series, there's icculus.org that covers both >> windows and *nix admins. I think there's also a dedicated *nix mailing >> list for UT on the same site as well, but don't quote me on that. The >> battlefield series, there's plents of forums that will get you quick >> replies, mailings I don't know of any. >> --mauirixxx >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roman Hatsiev >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 9:37 AM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: [hlds] OFFTOPIC - dedicated servers of non-Valve games >> >> I'm really sorry about clogging the list with irrelevant message but I >> need a bit of help from my fellow admins. >> >> Here is my problem - I'm looking for a places to ask technical questions >> about dedicated servers of the following games: BF2, BF2142, UT3, COD4, >> COD5. And, preferably, receive answers! >> >> Should you know these please let me know. I would be really grateful for >> your help and my apologies again for this off-topic. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Roman >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> >> End of hlds Digest, Vol 12, Issue 6 >> *********************************** >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
