To add to my last message, use the country filter. Its there for a reason.
And if you have a better way of doing im sure valve are willing to listen more than some one demanding they fix something thats fine for every one else. Mark On 18/01/2009, at 11:45 PM, Ian Shaffer wrote: > I wish it were that easy, sir. You should do some research on this > topic > because it gets cluttered with myths and misinformation. This probably > affects a lot of people, and applying filters does not make it go > away. > (as it still pings those servers, just doesn't display them) > > I've called my ISP so many times over this. It acts like a virus, > pinging every IP as fast as it can. It doesn't eat up bandwidth, but > it > does hit that connections limit. This issue does not show up in COD4's > server browser. There's is very smooth and efficient in its method of > getting the server info and pings from thousands of servers without > pausing once, without causing your connection to go out. The method > steam's browser is using is very inefficient. And none of the > workarounds published on their site fix the problem. No, caferate > doesn't do the job. > > - Ian > > Mark Chandler wrote: >> Ok, there is a country filter for a reason (so you dont pull in 10k >> random server you will never join). >> >> The server browser has to connect to every server in the list to get >> information for it (number of players, map etc) so thats why it is >> making lots of connections. >> >> From memory the server browser starts at ip address close to yours >> and works it way out (from both sides) so you are likly to get low >> ping servers first. >> >> >> I dont see any of these things as problems. >> >> >> Mark. >> >> >> On 18/01/2009, at 10:42 PM, Ian Shaffer wrote: >> >> >>> About: Steam server browser/router excuse >>> >>> I've done a lot of research into this problem. It has nothing to do >>> with >>> my router. This issue exists in every single configuration, wired to >>> the >>> modem, wired to the router, and also on wireless. You guys must >>> realize >>> that I'm not the only one who's having this issue. I think that it >>> would >>> be in your best interest to hear me out. >>> >>> http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/707/20090118kc5.jpg >>> >>> Look at the screen shot. I just did a steam server browser search >>> and >>> this is where it stopped and displayed Refresh All, indicating that >>> the >>> search was complete. >>> >>> This isn't the first time it's stopped either. Whenever I do a >>> server >>> browser search in the source engine or the out of game browser, >>> let me >>> explain what actually happens, and why you to listen. >>> >>> When I open the browser, it starts searching, pausing every 200 or >>> 500 >>> servers apart, very slowly. Once it hits anywhere near 500-600, it >>> stops, or pauses, per say because it's still going. After anywhere >>> between 3 and 10 seconds later, it goes again, stopping another >>> 500 or >>> 600 above. Then it pauses much longer, and then resumes. It'll do >>> this >>> until it reaches a point when the list stops refreshing, probably >>> because it notices my internet is being knocked out and therefore >>> stops, >>> or maybe it believes that this is all the servers and therefore >>> stops as >>> well. Either way, it's a serious problem. >>> >>> Now, as I did, and most others who have had this issue have gone on >>> the >>> support site and forum, trying to find a solution. I've made posts >>> as >>> well on the steam forums, check out this one: >>> >>> http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=698242 >>> >>> Stop telling us it's a router issue, because it ISNT. >>> >>> I've spoken with my ISP. They've acknowledged the fact that their >>> is a >>> 700 limit for concurrent connections, the only real limit the have. >>> I've >>> gone as far as to get their engineers to test the steam >>> application's >>> server browser, where they've taken off the limit and have stress >>> tested >>> it, pointing out that at one point they were able to see the browser >>> pulling over 50,000 flows of connections. They've called it word for >>> word, virus-like, because thats why they have the 700 connections >>> cap, >>> to stop viruses from infecting everyone on the network. >>> >>> One of the engineers are very familiar with the steam and has >>> claimed to >>> have contacted you guys at Valve about the matter, but no responses >>> have >>> ever been given. >>> >>> Listen. This is a bug with your software. Not the ISP. Many other >>> ISPs >>> in the world do the same thing. Just google it. It's there. Look at >>> your >>> own forum! >>> >>> I have presented this information to you in hopes that you will >>> better >>> understand the seriousness of this issue. >>> >>> There are thousands and thousands of server operators over the >>> countries >>> of this earth who's servers are sitting empty due to this problem. >>> Now, >>> this problem doesn't happen to all of us. I'm sure there's a lot of >>> IPSs >>> out there that have no filtering, and therefore that mandates that >>> there >>> is no bug. >>> >>> There is. Either face it or ignore it. I'll still play your games, >>> I'll >>> still host your games. I'll just listen in and hope for a response. >>> I'll >>> hope others will concur with me, present their data, their >>> situations to >>> the board, and then let valve decide whether a decision must be >>> made. >>> >>> That is all. >>> >>> - Ian >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
