Or do something that will actually help and just iptables/firewall the attacking IP.
On Sun, 2010-10-24 at 17:02 -0500, Don P wrote: > Grab the ip flooding yours and complain to that persons ISP, send them the > log, drop a hint that that persons activity is against their TOS > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM, Kyle Sanderson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Those cvars don't do a darn thing against this flood Ronny. > > > > The only addon that I've seen to help prevent this attack was > > ServerSecure2. However, since it doesn't answer a2s_info queries right > > away, things such as HLSW will cease to function. Your server will > > also look very unattractive to players as your ping in the server > > browser will be inflated. > > Kyle. > > > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 2:02 AM, Ronny Schedel <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > sv_max_queries_sec > > > sv_max_queries_sec_global > > > sv_max_queries_window > > > > > > are your friends. If the default settings kill your server, lower the > > values > > > until you get decent hardware. > > > > > > > > >> Malicious users can continuously spam the TSource Engine Query USP > > packet > > >> to > > >> any given server, causing the server to crash under the pressure. > > >> > > >> I've been subject to this spam and I believe Valve should do something > > in > > >> order to prevent this packet from being spammed. If I block the packet > > >> then > > >> legitimate users cannot see my game, if I let it go, my game is > > >> unplayable. > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
