Dedicated server lag help

[scottybeans]

Hey guys, sorry if this is a stupid question but I've been googling my ass off and reading walls of text for too long.

I have successfully got a CS:S server up and running with XP sp3. I am plugged into my router and have forwarded the correct ports for CS:S and srcdc. Is it even logical for me to try and attempt running a ~12 man 100 tic server with 600 or so max fps with this setup and me being able to play on this internet connection/computer at the same time I am hosting it?

Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs)
4 gig gskill
320 GB WD
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT



Main problem I am facing is of course I ping ~5ms and I get 10 or so friends to connect and they ping all ~180 ms from all locations across the united states. The fps stays at ~500 though. This was with normal 100 tick rate settings. I tried very low tick rate settings too (cmd 13, update 13, rate 5000) to no avail. I have this in my watchdog .bat
start /high /wait srcds.exe -console -game cstrike +map de_dust2 -maxplayers 6 -tickrate 100 -port 27016 -pingboost 2 +clientport 27035

Any advice or flaming is appreciated.

[miker]

You should have no trouble.

[dualcore1289]

Firstly, you have -pingboost 2 in your startup line, your running windows so it does no good. Also, it is a bandwidth issue.

[scottybeans]

Any suggestions or advice?

[dualcore1289]

Yes make the tickrate 66 or rent a game server.

[scottybeans]

dualcore1289 Wrote:Yes make the tickrate 66 or rent a game server.

I'll elaborate,
I tried using cl_cmdrate 13, cl_updaterate 13 and rate 5000

with no luck.

[pengy]

the commands are sv_maxcmdrate 66, sv_maxupdaterate 66, and sv_minupdaterate 10 , sv_mincmdrate 10 , and maxrate 20000 in server.cfg for server. Also take off -pingboost, uses more bandwidth, and -tickrate 66 in watchdog.bat

[scottybeans]

pengy Wrote:the commands are sv_maxcmdrate 66, sv_maxupdaterate 66, and sv_minupdaterate 10 , sv_mincmdrate 10 , and maxrate 20000 in server.cfg for server. Also take off -pingboost, uses more bandwidth, and -tickrate 66 in watchdog.bat

Rofl, I know
was trying to imply all that with those commands
I removed pingboost I tried various server side commands for rates
ranging from 13-100 and didn't get anywhere. I think the issue is that I'm playing on the machine (same internet connection and computer)
that I am running the dedicated server off of.

thanks for the help so far

[pengy]

High pings may also be because of your internet routing, and it does not matter if you are on the same internet connection as your computer connects through lan

[scottybeans]

pengy Wrote:High pings may also be because of your internet routing, and it does not matter if you are on the same internet connection as your computer connects through lan

should i give up then :{?