RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-05 Thread kama
? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of kama Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:51 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes I allready run device polling on the fxp cards and still se chokespikes. /Bjorn

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-04 Thread kama
support it. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:13 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes rl -- RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet device

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-04 Thread Steven Hartland
Device polling is generally bad for games due to the increased latency. Its only of real benefit if you are seeing interrupt saturation typically common for routing or high volume proxies. Steve / K - Original Message - From: kama [EMAIL PROTECTED] I allready run device polling on the

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-04 Thread kama
On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Steven Hartland wrote: Device polling is generally bad for games due to the increased latency. Its only of real benefit if you are seeing interrupt saturation typically common for routing or high volume proxies. I could not notice any difference either on or off. Also,

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-04 Thread Kingsley Foreman
what he said, - Original Message - From: Steven Hartland [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 4:49 AM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes Device polling is generally bad for games due to the increased latency. Its only of real

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-03 Thread drlove
rl -- RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet device driver Not to offend anyone using or having written the 'rl' driver for FreeBSD, but I'd suspect and replace any realtech based card with an Intel based card. It is possible you had a faulty NIC, but I can tell you that I've gotten far better

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-03 Thread m0gely
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bottom line, replace that bad Intel NIC with another good card, not one that is of lower quality. I have always had good luck with Intel NIC's. Previously I used 3Com exclusively but they becase harder to get locally for me. -- - m0gely http://quake2.telestream.com/ Q2 |

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-03 Thread Reza A. Ambler
, February 03, 2005 5:13 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes rl -- RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet device driver Not to offend anyone using or having written the 'rl' driver for FreeBSD, but I'd suspect and replace any realtech based card

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread kama
tutorial url soon just have to finish it up. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Bowling Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:16 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes I run FreeBSD

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread kama
questions or there is anything I should append/remove. Thanks -Reza -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Shinn Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:47 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread Reza A. Ambler
@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes It would be nice with a link to the tutorial... ;p /Bjorn On Tue, 1 Feb 2005, Reza A. Ambler wrote: I use linux_base-rh-9, and get about 30-40 latency on an Athlon XP 2500+ with 256MB ram, and about 14-16 players. Here is the little

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread Owen T. Soroke
LOL, thanks Reza. Salute! -Original Message- From: Reza A. Ambler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 7:49 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes DOH! Haha, I'm terribly sorry; I was pretty tired last night. Here

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread Owen T. Soroke
to try installing FreeBSD 4.9 and see if that gives me the same results. What is your opinion? Cheers, Owen -Original Message- From: Ian mu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:04 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread hondaman
: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:18 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes Hi Ian, Thanks again for taking your time to respond. I have in fact been using top to check processes, and I am always running below 10% CPU when the lag spikes start and finish

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread Owen T. Soroke
card. I changed the card to a D-Link. Hope this provides some insight. Owen -Original Message- From: hondaman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 9:27 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes Out of curiousity, what

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread Ian mu
Cheers for the feedback, always good to know resolutions whereas sometimes a lot of people wonder wth it was that caused it :). ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit:

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread kama
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes Out of curiousity, what NIC was it? How did you conclude it was the NIC? Owen T. Soroke wrote: Thank you to everyone who offered their advice and expertise on this issue. As a result of my hlds_linux post, I received a personal e-mail message

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread Kingsley Foreman
i wouldn't use netcards other then intel 100 or 1000 or broadcom tg3's they are both very reliable Kingsley - Original Message - From: kama [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 7:23 AM Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread kama
they are both very reliable Kingsley - Original Message - From: kama [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 7:23 AM Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes With these lagspikes, are they latency related spikes or is it noticable

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread Owen T. Soroke
rl -- RealTek 8129/8139 Fast Ethernet device driver -Original Message- From: kama [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 12:53 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes With these lagspikes, are they latency related

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-02 Thread Stephen Nicholson
kama wrote: True, but if there is something in the driver or related code to these cards that makes these spikes, I rather go for a card that dont give me those problems. My mobo has two onboard Intel Pro 100s. I just swapped from one to the other to fix the problem. I'm guessing it was just

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-01 Thread James Bowling
I run FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE with a trimmed down kernel and linux-base8. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Owen T. Soroke Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 11:23 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-01 Thread kama
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Owen T. Soroke Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 11:23 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes Reza, Just out of curiosity, what version of FreeBSD are you running? What linux_base are you

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-01 Thread Ian mu
Hmm odd, does look a bit game or o.s orientated, I'm assuming stuff like dns is all working fine (dont think it could start without it), nothing in cs logs if you tail it? Oddly enough if it pings outside the game and top looks ok, I would think a little more like its the game itself if there's no

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-01 Thread Reza A. Ambler
@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes I run FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE with a trimmed down kernel and linux-base8. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Owen T. Soroke Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 11:23 PM To: hlds_linux

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-01 Thread Andy Shinn
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Bowling Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 12:16 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes I run FreeBSD 5.3-STABLE with a trimmed down kernel and linux-base8. -Original Message- From

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-02-01 Thread Reza A. Ambler
PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Shinn Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:47 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes Theres new linux_base packages?!?!? How do they run? I have always used base8. Do the newer ones run better? -Andy

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-31 Thread Christopher Luk
of the O/S, or srcds at this point. -Original Message- From: Ian mu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 5:19 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes Not aware of any, but I doubt your on an oc-3 line (your ISP may be, but what

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-31 Thread Ian mu
Nah wasn't dismissing the oc3 thing, was just suggesting that I've never heard of anyone directly on a 155meg line which is typically a fibre optic speed which could have caused a problem (unlikely I agree network hardware related), but you seem to have tested the network side (assuming all people

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-31 Thread Reza A. Ambler
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- Drop fedora, run FreeBSD. SRCDS runs excellently on FreeBSD and I can point you to a tutorial if you're interested. and no this is not a Fedora is lame flame, but in my expierience SRCDS has run perfectly on lesser hardware with no issues on

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-31 Thread Owen T. Soroke
@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- Drop fedora, run FreeBSD. SRCDS runs excellently on FreeBSD and I can point you to a tutorial if you're interested. and no this is not a Fedora is lame flame, but in my expierience SRCDS

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-31 Thread Ian mu
That looks pretty ok really (have seen a few weird ones where some mobos seem to lead to odd video memory settings along with bios video ram setup was all and made me wonder if something similar was happening), have you tried running top at a higher rate and watching for the lag spikes to see if

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-31 Thread Owen T. Soroke
and see if that gives me the same results. What is your opinion? Cheers, Owen -Original Message- From: Ian mu [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:04 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes That looks pretty ok really

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-31 Thread hondaman
A. Ambler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 9:20 AM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- Drop fedora, run FreeBSD. SRCDS runs excellently on FreeBSD and I can point you to a tutorial

RE: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-31 Thread Owen T. Soroke
] Massive Lag Spikes This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- Drop fedora, run FreeBSD. SRCDS runs excellently on FreeBSD and I can point you to a tutorial if you're interested. and no this is not a Fedora is lame flame, but in my expierience SRCDS has run perfectly on lesser hardware

Re: [hlds_linux] Massive Lag Spikes

2005-01-30 Thread Ian mu
Not aware of any, but I doubt your on an oc-3 line (your ISP may be, but what about out of your machine), I'd also change any rcon passwords ;). Have you got people to do traceroutes to the server when there's lag spikes? Also watch the cpu usage and load on the server as they're normally the best