RE: [hlds] how to reduce choke and loss on a LAN
Title: Message general reasons for loss: - Duplex mismatch on your computer, your switch, any equipment between the 2 points, and the server. - choke is going hight - bad network cables general reasons for choke: - rate to low on the player side - sv_maxrate too low onthe server side. - not enough bandwidth on the server or player side. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Michael RamirezSent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 10:46 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: Re: [hlds] how to reduce choke and loss on a LAN Server Pentium IV 1.7 Ghz 512 Mb RAM DIMM 3com Ethernet Adapter Windows 98 SE Clients PIII 1 Ghz 128 RAM DIMM Ovislink Ethernet Adapter SO Windows Millenium NetWorking Switch CNET 24 ports 10/100 Mbps There are 32 Clients, we have problems when there are more than 6 clientes concurrency on the server. When all 32 clients are logged on server all it's ok, the loss, choke and lag came in when they are firing or jumping. Thank you in advance. - Original Message - From: Krueger, Chris To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 8:07 AM Subject: RE: [hlds] how to reduce choke and loss on a LAN HoundDawg is right... more info is needed about your setup. It could be caused by a processor, memory, or network bottleneck. In general, reducing your maximum player count helps reduce processor and network load. Reducing the maxrate for clients can reduce the network load. As for memory load... well, 256MB DIMMs are $30 now. :) -Original Message-From: Michael Ramirez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Friday, November 02, 2001 1:34 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [hlds] how to reduce choke and loss on a LAN Hi I want to know how to reduce on a lan server choke loss Thanks
RE: [hlds] WON Fixed Yet?
; > > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 11:34 AM > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: RE: [hlds] WON Fixed Yet? > > > > > > > > > hmm perhaps the precached dns with no entry? did you restart name > services > > > on your server machine? > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: HoundDawg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 2:21 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] WON Fixed Yet? > > > > > > > > > Yup, did that a few days ago. I even moved the West servers to the top > > as > > > my server is on the west coast. Still problems. =\ > > > > > > HoundDawg > > > http://www.phpGamingSite.com > > > http://www.unitedadmins.com > > > http://www.unitedadmins.com/hlbp > > > - Original Message - > > > From: "Bryan Socha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 11:07 AM > > > Subject: RE: [hlds] WON Fixed Yet? > > > > > > > > > > make sure your hosts files does not have static ip entries for the won > > > > servers back from when there was a complete won outage.. > > > > > > > > look in your woncomm.lst file and try to ping the domain names for the > > > auth > > > > servers.. make sure you can reach them from... > > > > > > > > Accident > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > From: HoundDawg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 3:08 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] WON Fixed Yet? > > > > > > > > > > > > I know this isn't the case since the email server uses the same dns > > server > > > > and I haven't had any problems with that. It was a good idea though. > > In > > > > fact, for safe measure, I restarted the dns server and it had no > effect > > on > > > > my HLDS servers. =\ > > > > > > > > HoundDawg > > > > http://www.phpGamingSite.com > > > > http://www.unitedadmins.com > > > > http://www.unitedadmins.com/hlbp > > > > - Original Message - > > > > From: "Bryan Socha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 6:53 PM > > > > Subject: RE: [hlds] WON Fixed Yet? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Check your dns server... I have been fine.. last time this happened > > to > > > > me, > > > > > my dns servers were down... > > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > > From: HoundDawg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 9:40 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] WON Fixed Yet? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > After further analysis, I've discovered that (like a previous report > > > from > > > > > another admin) the console locks up about the same time the server > is > > > not > > > > > available. I try typing stuff into the console and nothing, like > it's > > > > > locked up. I'll have to assume this is because HLDS's sockets are > > > waiting > > > > > for a timeout with one of the WON servers or something. > > > > > > > > > > After a few minutes, the console works again and the commands I > > > previously > > > > > typed show up in the console and are processed. The server then > shows > > > > > online again. Only to repeat the process in a few more minutes. > > > > > > > > > > =\ > > > > > > > > > > HoundDawg > > > > > http://www.phpGamingSite.com > > > > > http://www.unitedadmins.com > > > > > http://www.unitedadmins.com/hlbp > > > > > - Original Message - > > > > > From: "HoundDawg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 5:24 PM > > > > > Subject: [hlds] WON Fixed Yet? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Valve (Eric, Erik,
RE: Where do resource and other files go?
Occassionally the mapper has some other directories in mind.. Look for the readme or install file in the map archive.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 1:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Where do resource and other files go? I'm adding several maps to my server, and I have the following files: *.BSP *.WPT *.WAD *.WAV *.BMP *.TGA I know where to put the BSP and WAD files. I think the WAV files go in HALF-LIFE\VALVE\SOUND. What about the BMP and TGA files? Where do they go?
RE: Reaching for the bootstraps
I can only think of one response THWACK! -Original Message- From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 28, 2001 9:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Reaching for the bootstraps Hey, y'all, I just thought I'd let you all know that I've reached a point right now where I've let gaming and everything related (including especially adminning of servers) pretty much take over my life, in almost every aspect--replacing not only more typical social interaction but even so far as a job, etc. It's kind of stupid, but it's easy to do because it's fun, often challenging, and because there's really a *community* you're a part of. Regardless, almost like an alcoholic I've reached "rock bottom", and I'm taking this opportunity, somewhat involuntarily, to step away from the gaming community altogether. Now's just the time I have to make that step. I know I've relied on a lot of y'all--including some of you Valve employees--for answers and help on a lot of different subjects, and for that I thank you. I also know I've gotten pretty harsh/sharp with a lot of you, and for that I'm sorry. I really don't mean to be an asshole, but I let it come out like that way too much, often with very little "filtering" going on before I hit the Send button. Yeah, sometimes it was deserved, but most often it wasn't, and regardless it was wrong. I'll be unsubscribing from these lists as soon as I can get listadmin to do its thing, but for future reference, if y'all ever need to get ahold of me for something, I can almost always be reached at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or *always* (assuming MS doesn't go out of business any time soon and public libraries don't go offline, heh) at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Y'all take care and try not to let this game eat too much into your life. Some lessons you have to learn for yourself, and I regret that this has to be one of them. Good bye, good luck, and, well, I guess "good game" would be appropriate ;) Later, Eric (the Deacon remix) http://www.firekite.com
RE: Server Stalls - why?
I had 1 correct dns server and 1 incorrect one.. If the correct one was overloaded or went down, I couldn't resolve to won auth -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 5:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Server Stalls - why? What dns entries, where? Did it do it just now and then, or was it consistent? If now and then, why would the server work for a while and then do this? And then start working again? - Original Message - From: "Bryan Socha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 2:41 PM Subject: RE: Server Stalls - why? > > Then my second thought is I had this problem also once.. it turned out > my dns entries were wrong... > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 5:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Server Stalls - why? > > > > No, it's not. I already checked that - suspend is disabled, hard > drives don't spin down, monitor doesn't blank, screen savers are > disabled. The computer is up and running at full speed when this > happens. The server had been running for 18 hours straight when this > happened. > > - Original Message - > From: "Bryan Socha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 2:12 PM > Subject: RE: Server Stalls - why? > > > > > > turn off all power management.. sounds like your computer is going > > into suspend mode > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 5:00 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Server Stalls - why? > > > > > > > > Every now and then my server will stall. It will just sit there, > > unresponsive. If I go to the console and press the Enter key, it > > starts working again. Here is a screen shot: > > > > http://www.geocities.com/ooksserver/srvstall.jpg > > > > You can see the entry at 13:10:52. Then nothing for 42 minutes, when > > I > found > > it and press the enter key. You can see the blank line caused by my > pressing > > the enter key, and you can also see how the server started working > > again > as > > if nothing had happened. My maps cycle every 30 minutes, it didn't > > even cycle the maps, but kept playing the same map with 15 minutes > > still left > on > > it. I've seen this before, this time I was able to grab a screen > > shot. > > > > What causes this? When it is stalled, no one can join, I can't even > > rcon into it. Any ideas? > > > > - > > Welcome to Ooks Pit of Death! > > New map cycle! More bizzarre maps for your fragging pleasure! This > > is Ooks Portland/Seattle Pit of Death 1001 maps OZ Death Match > v2.3.2. > > Rules - if it moves, kill it! If it doesn't move, then piss on it! > > Get comfortable, turn up the sound, grab that mouse and prepare to die... > > Located in Vancouver, Washington, USA > > This server runs a random selection from my 1001 map collection. OK, > > so I have 1,300 maps, but who's counting? > > http://www.geocities.com/ooksserver/index.html > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ICQ 14475005 > > Is my sig long enough? > > - > > > > > > > > > > >
RE: PB no more.....
>From a business standpoint where I have been dragged into meetings for items not exactly like this but close enough.. Theres a lot of issues and I can wait a day for a good response.. It might take them a day or 2 to figure it out.. For all we know they are working with tony for something and once attornies on both sides start touching paperwork.. It will be long... At the moment PB is working.. There was an update last night.. I'm ok for the moment.. But I'm also not a league or in a clan. -Original Message- From: HoundDawg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 7:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PB no more. At least some sort of response like "We are currently working with our Attourneys on a proper response, please have patience and we'll get back with you soon." Anything is better than silence. Silence is just bad PR and business practice. BTW, someone started a petition for this as wellfor those interested (I would like more factual information before I take any sides on this issue): http://www4.petitiononline.com/pbhl/petition.html HoundDawg http://www.phpGamingSite.com http://www.unitedadmins.com http://www.unitedadmins.com/hlbp - Original Message - From: "Stan Hoeppner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 4:04 PM Subject: RE: PB no more. > > Exactly. Ditto Eric's comment. As I just posted a few minutes ago, > this is > not the first time that Tony has mentioned publicly Valves lack of > willingness to support PB. Tony has mentioned his frustration with > this issue many times in public, and to me privately at least once. > > Valve never responded to that email I sent to this list. The date of > that email was 8/28/2001, so it was only a month ago. I don't know if > it ever made it to the list, as that was right when the list server > was having problems... > > StanTheMan > TheHardwareFreak > www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Eric Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 5:24 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: PB no more. > > > > > > > > > why is Valve the one that *HAS* to respond? > > > > Because we've heard PB's side. We deserve to know what's going on... > > > > Eric (the Deacon remix) > > http://www.firekite.com > > > > > > > >
RE: Higher CPU Usage for CS Servers
Is it just me or did you add some AMD support to the server? My cpu is lower... -Original Message- From: Eric Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 8:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Higher CPU Usage for CS Servers I don't have any specific numbers on it. -Eric -Original Message- From: EnragedTech [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Higher CPU Usage for CS Servers What is the average increase? Or what is the min. cpu for a 20 player CS game? - Original Message - From: "Eric Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Erik Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Leon Hartwig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Cliffe (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:38 PM Subject: Higher CPU Usage for CS Servers > > Several Counter-Strike server administrators have reported seeing > higher CPU > usage on their servers after updating to the latest version of > Counter-Strike (1.3). This increase in CPU usage is related to the > fix for > the hitbox problems experienced in earlier versions of Counter-Strike. > > The blending the server must do to accurately reflect each player's position > and hitboxes has been reworked to be more accurate than it was in > previous versions. The trade-off for more accurate hitboxes is that > the server must > do more work blending the models, hence the higher CPU usage. > > Eric Smith > Valve Software > > >
RE: 1.1.0.8 problem..
Don't you remember x.1.0.7 where it took until 2am eastern? -Original Message- From: Kevin 'Poof' Whittaker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 1.1.0.8 problem.. Just wondering. Why the heck haven't you released HLDS yet? You usually release the day/night before the release date so servers'll be up.. So, what's happened? =( Me
