On Saturday, July 05, 2003 8:47 PM [GMT+1200=NZT], Byron Carceller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> sv_minrate 1000 > sv_maxrate 10000 > sv_minupdaterate 20 > sv_maxupdaterate 101 > > Those are my settings on all HLDS servers. > There's your problem. Change these to the default values: sv_minrate 0 sv_maxrate 0 sv_minupdaterate 10 sv_maxupdaterate 60 and you'll be fine. Choke is actually a client problem, but your server settings are exacerbating it, making it occur where it needn't. Your clients are getting choke because you're limiting their rate to 10000 but allowing them a huge updaterate of 101. A client with rate 25000 and cl_updaterate of 101 (common "CPL" settings) will be trying to get 101 updates/sec but trying to fit it into 10000 bps, which won't work, causing choke. Even if you increase the sv_maxrate, many clients will probably still have problems as they can't really handle cl_updaterate 101 - it works for them on most servers since most servers have the default sv_maxupdaterate 60 which is almost halving the setting for them. When your server tries to actually feed them 101 updates they choke and/or have problems hitting anything. I would recommend you leave sv_maxupdaterate at the default (60 for CS, 30 for DOD) and do not use an sv_maxrate unless you really need it (and don't bother with min rates, there's no point). Trust me, I spent months trying to figure out why people were complaining about a particular couple of servers here, and eventually tracked it down to a "sv_maxupdaterate 0" line in the config. This meant clients were sent whatever update rate they requested, but most clients actually couldn't handle the rates they had set. If in doubt, use Valve's default settings, as they usually know more about what these settings do than you or I (let alone your average "Joe Hax0r's Cvar Guide"). That doesn't mean you shouldn't experiment; just something to keep in mind when things go wrong :) -Simon _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
