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
