I have saw the exact same issue (same message, ticket cancelled) on serveral of my servers today.
2012/2/4 ics <[email protected]> > In relation to this, i've previously seen major lagging time to time that > hits when the round starts. At this time, one or more players drop off with > message "no steam logon" (everyone propably remembers the case when server > basically emptied out due to this) but due to recent change, it now says: > > Player Herra Troot left the game (Client left game (Steam auth ticket has > been canceled)) > Player Oliolli left the game (Client left game (Steam auth ticket has been > canceled)) > > The lagging (timeout timer comes up) only lasts about 2-10 seconds and > immediately ends when one or more players drop off and everything is back > to normal. > > My question is, can a client that has issues cause the whole server to lag > untill it gets the reply from steam to drop the player off and why do these > players drop off in the first place as they have been on the game like > every other guy next to them for couple of maps before this? Shouldn't > those tickets automatically renew during gameplay? Atleast thats what i > think my game is sometimes doing when it does a 1-2 seconds screenjam & > soundloop. > > -ics > > 31.1.2012 2:20, Fletcher Dunn kirjoitti: > > Steam auth sometimes gets the blame when in fact the problem is just a >> plain-old-fashioned client timeout. We have changed the messaging recently >> to make this more clear, but if you are running old binaries. >> >> I do seem to remember that we fixed a similar DoS attack recently. >> >> Can you confirm that you are running the latest binaries? When you boot >> your server, does it spit out your public IP next to the message when your >> server connects to Steam? Can you verify your files and make sure it >> doesn't pull anything down? >> >> Your humble servant, >> - Fletch >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: >> hlds_linux-bounces@list.**valvesoftware.com<[email protected]>[mailto: >> hlds_linux-bounces@**list.valvesoftware.com<[email protected]>] >> On Behalf Of Michael Johansen >> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 7:25 AM >> To: [email protected].**com<[email protected]> >> Subject: [hlds_linux] No Steam Logon - massive lag >> >> >> Hi guys, >> I'm running 6 TF2 servers which are quite popular. Anyhow, my server >> laggs, badly sometimes, and right after the spike a lot of players d/c with >> the "No Steam Logon" message. This is not related to a machine or any >> plugins I am running. This has happened a lot of times now, and I'm sick of >> it. What is wrong and why is it happening? Me and a friend were playing on >> two of our servers when we both lag out (red message in the top right >> corner) and then it stops and returns to normal, but half of the players >> are now gone. >> Help? >> ______________________________**_________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux

