-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Thanks Alfred On 5/26/05, Alfred Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not the ICMP form of ping, when you do content server selection your > client connects to a subset of our content servers and selects the one > with the lowest connection time. > > - Alfred > > ----Original Message---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whisper Sent: > Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:55 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: Re: [hlds] Server Listings > > > -- > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] So your connection > > to a content server is not based on ping or subnet or anything like > > that? > > > > On 5/25/05, Alfred Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Um, what method? Server lists have nothing to do with the content > > > system. > > > > > > - Alfred > > > > > > ----Original Message---- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whisper > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 8:44 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Server Listings > > > > > > > -- > > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Alfred, can I > > > > confirm this is the same method used to decide which content > > > > server you will try to connect to first, assuming of course the > > > > content server has the content in question you want? Cheers > > > > > > > > On 5/25/05, artiecs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Well after i set the Internet setting to ISDN from T1/LAN, and > > > > > joined our CSS server, i realized that my 'rate' had been reset > > > > > down to 5000, and i got choke like crazy. I reset rate to 20000, > > > > > and it stayed there after multiple exits/joins from the server, > > > > > and game was playin great as usual. So it seems that changing > > > > > the Steam-->Internet setting changes your rate, but > > > > > one-time-only (per setting change) which is good, it doesn't > > > > > force it to a value permanantly, or cap it. None of my other > > > > > network settings in CSS ( i.e. updaterate, cmdrate etc.) were > > > > > affected by changing the Internet setting, only Rate. > > > > > > > > > > Good call on that one Alfred. My main server list is showing > > > > > pings correctly now. Some clarification on that > > > > > Steam-->Internet dialog box, for the general public, would > > > > > definately help a lot of people out. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "[DinoBot]Sidmind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 8:41 PM > > > > > Subject: RE: [hlds] Server Listings > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > WOW ALfred, Good Informationb, I didn't know this, and I > > > > > > consider myself Very Technical ( 8 years as sys > > > > > > admin) > > > > > > People always come to me for CS troublshooting, and the first > > > > > > thing I tell them is to set there "internet speed" to LAN/T1 > > > > > > and reset there rates to default. because most everyone has > > > > > > DSL or CABLE that is generally above > > > > > > 1.5mb.. > > > > > > > > > > > > Now from what you have just stated, it is apparent that I am > > > > > > telling people incorectly. You need to have some more options > > > > > > for download/upload speeds so that it gives people the best > > > > > > expierence possible. example: > > > > > > > > > > > > 56k Modem > > > > > > DSL 600/128 > > > > > > DSL 1000/256 > > > > > > Cable 1500/200 > > > > > > Cable 3000/300 > > > > > > > > > > > > SO ON AND SO ON > > > > > > > > > > > > Many of us have always known that the internet speed settings, > > > > > > and running default .cfg's always work best. > > > > > > Other than cl_cmdrate, cl_updaterate and rate, what cvars > > > > > > does the internet settings affect? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Alfred Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > The upload speed is the important value. > > > > > > > Specifically, we assume your > > > > > > > upload speed be the same as the value you selected in that > > > > > > > drop down (as does the game, it does NOT take into account > > > > > > > any asymmetry in your bandwidth). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > > > Yahoo! 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