[hlds] Help - TF2 Server showing red Connection lost error randomly and disconnects everyone
I am starting to go crazy. I've looked at all possibilities and now looking for some guidance/ideas on what to try next. After playing a few minutes, all the players in the server get a red WARNING: Connection problem Auto-disconnect in 30 seconds in the top right corner. During the first few seconds, if you try a retry in console it won't connect, but eventually it goes through before the 30 seconds. If you don't retry and just wait, you time out. So it's possible to reconnect before the 30 seconds is over.. but it won't reconnect on its own. While this happens, I can still ping the server from a command line, but the game server itself is not responding. I've done a fresh new srcds install. There are no plugins. I've tried with no config (!) and with a league config to be safe on the values.. Computer: OS: Windows 2003 Web Ed Ram : 2 GB - 1GB free CPU: Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHZ I then installed the server on a seperate machine with identical specs, and I am getting the same issue. Both were fresh downloads off hldsupdatetool. I didn't copy any files over. What haven't I ruled out? Now if I can add, I am running some ventrilo servers on the same machines, and none of them show any form of lag or disconnection at any point. The connection error message is random, it can be while multiple users are in the server, or a single user. It will also happen even if I'm just sitting in the server, specating before picking a team...! In the client console, it shows only this: Server connection timed out. The server log is empty. It creates a new log at the time of crash with this: L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: Log file started (file logs\L0527028.log) (game C:\somefolder\orangebox\tf) (version 3847) L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_maxrounds 2 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_tournament 1 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: tv_enable 1 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: tf_damage_disablespread 1 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: tf_weapon_criticals 0 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_autoteambalance 0 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_respawnwavetime 10 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_teams_unbalance_limit 0 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: Log file closed looks like it only restarts the map? I can't make any sense out of this... please help! Steve ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
Re: [hlds] Help - TF2 Server showing red Connection lost error randomly and disconnects everyone
is this a vanila server ? im also getting the same problem with the latest metamod installed, steambans plugin sourcemod both servers are on the same machine but both are running different versions of sourcemod. 1 is running the latest release and the other is running the latest 1.2.1 dev. im also not 100% sure but i think both time out at the same time also i will keep a eye on this to verify it but it cant be the box its running on as the cs:s servers aint affected at all. 2009/5/27 Steve rui...@konspiracy.org: I am starting to go crazy. I've looked at all possibilities and now looking for some guidance/ideas on what to try next. After playing a few minutes, all the players in the server get a red WARNING: Connection problem Auto-disconnect in 30 seconds in the top right corner. During the first few seconds, if you try a retry in console it won't connect, but eventually it goes through before the 30 seconds. If you don't retry and just wait, you time out. So it's possible to reconnect before the 30 seconds is over.. but it won't reconnect on its own. While this happens, I can still ping the server from a command line, but the game server itself is not responding. I've done a fresh new srcds install. There are no plugins. I've tried with no config (!) and with a league config to be safe on the values.. Computer: OS: Windows 2003 Web Ed Ram : 2 GB - 1GB free CPU: Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHZ I then installed the server on a seperate machine with identical specs, and I am getting the same issue. Both were fresh downloads off hldsupdatetool. I didn't copy any files over. What haven't I ruled out? Now if I can add, I am running some ventrilo servers on the same machines, and none of them show any form of lag or disconnection at any point. The connection error message is random, it can be while multiple users are in the server, or a single user. It will also happen even if I'm just sitting in the server, specating before picking a team...! In the client console, it shows only this: Server connection timed out. The server log is empty. It creates a new log at the time of crash with this: L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: Log file started (file logs\L0527028.log) (game C:\somefolder\orangebox\tf) (version 3847) L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_maxrounds 2 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_tournament 1 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: tv_enable 1 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: tf_damage_disablespread 1 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: tf_weapon_criticals 0 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_autoteambalance 0 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_respawnwavetime 10 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: server_cvar: mp_teams_unbalance_limit 0 L 05/27/2009 - 11:35:04: Log file closed looks like it only restarts the map? I can't make any sense out of this... please help! Steve ___ 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
Re: [hlds] Help - TF2 Server showing red Connection lost error randomly and disconnects everyone
There are no plugins installed, which puzzles me even more. Now I did a few more tests later, and I don't get this problem when running the server directly instead of running it as a service, or at least it didn't crash in 40 minutes while when running as a service it crashes constantly every few minutes. I just can't pinpoint the problem.. =( My servers are ran from TCAdmin. I have not ran any TF2 servers in a long time, and while nothing was changed on the server, a few months ago I could run them with no problem. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Craig Collinson craig.collinso...@googlemail.com wrote: is this a vanila server ? im also getting the same problem with the latest metamod installed, steambans plugin sourcemod both servers are on the same machine but both are running different versions of sourcemod. 1 is running the latest release and the other is running the latest 1.2.1 dev. im also not 100% sure but i think both time out at the same time also i will keep a eye on this to verify it but it cant be the box its running on as the cs:s servers aint affected at all. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
Re: [hlds] Help - TF2 Server showing red Connection lost error randomly and disconnects everyone
I've noticed this on servers when I forget to set them to the same priority as the other tf2 servers. As of the last few updates it seems to affect other servers on the box if they're not the same priority. On 5/27/09, Steve rui...@konspiracy.org wrote: There are no plugins installed, which puzzles me even more. Now I did a few more tests later, and I don't get this problem when running the server directly instead of running it as a service, or at least it didn't crash in 40 minutes while when running as a service it crashes constantly every few minutes. I just can't pinpoint the problem.. =( My servers are ran from TCAdmin. I have not ran any TF2 servers in a long time, and while nothing was changed on the server, a few months ago I could run them with no problem. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Craig Collinson craig.collinso...@googlemail.com wrote: is this a vanila server ? im also getting the same problem with the latest metamod installed, steambans plugin sourcemod both servers are on the same machine but both are running different versions of sourcemod. 1 is running the latest release and the other is running the latest 1.2.1 dev. im also not 100% sure but i think both time out at the same time also i will keep a eye on this to verify it but it cant be the box its running on as the cs:s servers aint affected at all. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds -- -- Cc2iscooL Head Admin/Owner http://www.cc2iscool.com ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
Re: [hlds] Help - TF2 Server showing red Connection lost error randomly and disconnects everyone
That is the only game server running on the box for me, so this doesn't apply. I've tried to run the service as normal, abovenormal and high, and all 3 will show this random 'disconnect' issue when running as a service. Again, when i start the game server normally from the console, it won't show this behavior.. I just can't make sense out of this. =( On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Cc2iscooL cc2isc...@gmail.com wrote: I've noticed this on servers when I forget to set them to the same priority as the other tf2 servers. As of the last few updates it seems to affect other servers on the box if they're not the same priority. On 5/27/09, Steve rui...@konspiracy.org wrote: There are no plugins installed, which puzzles me even more. Now I did a few more tests later, and I don't get this problem when running the server directly instead of running it as a service, or at least it didn't crash in 40 minutes while when running as a service it crashes constantly every few minutes. I just can't pinpoint the problem.. =( My servers are ran from TCAdmin. I have not ran any TF2 servers in a long time, and while nothing was changed on the server, a few months ago I could run them with no problem. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Craig Collinson craig.collinso...@googlemail.com wrote: is this a vanila server ? im also getting the same problem with the latest metamod installed, steambans plugin sourcemod both servers are on the same machine but both are running different versions of sourcemod. 1 is running the latest release and the other is running the latest 1.2.1 dev. im also not 100% sure but i think both time out at the same time also i will keep a eye on this to verify it but it cant be the box its running on as the cs:s servers aint affected at all. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds -- -- Cc2iscooL Head Admin/Owner http://www.cc2iscool.com ___ 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
Re: [hlds] Help - TF2 Server showing red Connection lost error randomly and disconnects everyone
might be related, but one of my servers seems to like to now get stuck at 10 fps for maybe 10 seconds, then jump back up to normal for a while, then dip down to 10 again. causes terrible lag in-game i have unloaded metamod, so this is now a pure vanalla server. valve fucked something up. started happening right after tuesday update. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Steve rui...@konspiracy.org wrote: That is the only game server running on the box for me, so this doesn't apply. I've tried to run the service as normal, abovenormal and high, and all 3 will show this random 'disconnect' issue when running as a service. Again, when i start the game server normally from the console, it won't show this behavior.. I just can't make sense out of this. =( On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Cc2iscooL cc2isc...@gmail.com wrote: I've noticed this on servers when I forget to set them to the same priority as the other tf2 servers. As of the last few updates it seems to affect other servers on the box if they're not the same priority. On 5/27/09, Steve rui...@konspiracy.org wrote: There are no plugins installed, which puzzles me even more. Now I did a few more tests later, and I don't get this problem when running the server directly instead of running it as a service, or at least it didn't crash in 40 minutes while when running as a service it crashes constantly every few minutes. I just can't pinpoint the problem.. =( My servers are ran from TCAdmin. I have not ran any TF2 servers in a long time, and while nothing was changed on the server, a few months ago I could run them with no problem. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Craig Collinson craig.collinso...@googlemail.com wrote: is this a vanila server ? im also getting the same problem with the latest metamod installed, steambans plugin sourcemod both servers are on the same machine but both are running different versions of sourcemod. 1 is running the latest release and the other is running the latest 1.2.1 dev. im also not 100% sure but i think both time out at the same time also i will keep a eye on this to verify it but it cant be the box its running on as the cs:s servers aint affected at all. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds -- -- Cc2iscooL Head Admin/Owner http://www.cc2iscool.com ___ 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
Re: [hlds] Help - TF2 Server showing red Connection lost error randomly and disconnects everyone
See if there is someway to casue a disconnection to steam, IVe heard and have seen when this happens that it will spew out unlocks before disconnecting. When I saw it happen this red connection warning message was comming out quite alot On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:21 PM, FPSB | Goerge brutalgoerge...@gmail.comwrote: might be related, but one of my servers seems to like to now get stuck at 10 fps for maybe 10 seconds, then jump back up to normal for a while, then dip down to 10 again. causes terrible lag in-game i have unloaded metamod, so this is now a pure vanalla server. valve fucked something up. started happening right after tuesday update. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Steve rui...@konspiracy.org wrote: That is the only game server running on the box for me, so this doesn't apply. I've tried to run the service as normal, abovenormal and high, and all 3 will show this random 'disconnect' issue when running as a service. Again, when i start the game server normally from the console, it won't show this behavior.. I just can't make sense out of this. =( On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:57 PM, Cc2iscooL cc2isc...@gmail.com wrote: I've noticed this on servers when I forget to set them to the same priority as the other tf2 servers. As of the last few updates it seems to affect other servers on the box if they're not the same priority. On 5/27/09, Steve rui...@konspiracy.org wrote: There are no plugins installed, which puzzles me even more. Now I did a few more tests later, and I don't get this problem when running the server directly instead of running it as a service, or at least it didn't crash in 40 minutes while when running as a service it crashes constantly every few minutes. I just can't pinpoint the problem.. =( My servers are ran from TCAdmin. I have not ran any TF2 servers in a long time, and while nothing was changed on the server, a few months ago I could run them with no problem. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Craig Collinson craig.collinso...@googlemail.com wrote: is this a vanila server ? im also getting the same problem with the latest metamod installed, steambans plugin sourcemod both servers are on the same machine but both are running different versions of sourcemod. 1 is running the latest release and the other is running the latest 1.2.1 dev. im also not 100% sure but i think both time out at the same time also i will keep a eye on this to verify it but it cant be the box its running on as the cs:s servers aint affected at all. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds -- -- Cc2iscooL Head Admin/Owner http://www.cc2iscool.com ___ 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
Re: [hlds] Help - TF2 Server showing red Connection lost error randomly and disconnects everyone
Ok, I've actually fixed my problem. TCAdmin Server Compatibility was not set properly, I had it configured as Source instead of Halflife2, so TCadmin thought the server was down and was restarting it... Thanks everyone. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 4:35 PM, Clyde cide thedrunkenbraw...@gmail.comwrote: See if there is someway to casue a disconnection to steam, IVe heard and have seen when this happens that it will spew out unlocks before disconnecting. When I saw it happen this red connection warning message was comming out quite alot ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
