Server lag/ Server rates/tickrate

[wdaniel526]

Hello so i run a popular garrysmod darkrp server its being lagging alot lately and i cant find good server rates to get it running smooth

All my current rates are at default
except i have my tickrate at 33

Could someone tell me good settings to make it run nice

Specs: DDR3 2.9GB Ram, Raid 10, Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2, 1GB Internet Shared Line

Server slots: 42

Startup Command: ./srcds_run -console -game garrysmod -tickrate 33 +maxplayers 42 +map rp_downtown_v4c.bsp

Admin Mod: ULX

[wes1099]

you might want to get some more ram, 3 GB isnt very much for a gameserver with 42 people on it

[wdaniel526]

I have had it full with 60% of the memory being used

[loopyman]

Could you post a screenshot of http://speedtest.net results?

[wdaniel526]

Its LINUX so i use Putty to control it, i wouldnt know how to get the speed from speedtest.net for it

[loopyman]

Well then. If you have Python installed you can do this:
http://www.lowendguide.com/1/using-linux/use-speedtest-net-from-your-vps-without-using-vnc/

If you have VNC installed then you could just run it from the desktop environment...

Or if you know how to use wget and wput you could just use your imagination...

[wdaniel526]

[root@service1 opt]# cd python3
[root@service1 python3]# wget https://raw.github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest-cli-3 --no-check-certificate -O speedtest-cli.py
--2013-06-28 19:57:15-- https://raw.github.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest-cli-3
Resolving raw.github.com... 199.27.72.133
Connecting to raw.github.com|199.27.72.133|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 12051 (12K) [text/plain]
Saving to: `speedtest-cli.py'

100%[======================================>] 12,051 --.-K/s in 0.05s

2013-06-28 19:57:15 (245 KB/s) - `speedtest-cli.py' saved [12051/12051]

[root@service1 python3]# python speedtest-cli.py --share
File "speedtest-cli.py", line 328
print('Testing download speed', end='')
^

[wdaniel526]

Invalid Syntax

[wdaniel526]

So im just gonna say around 1GB

[wdaniel526]

i need to know what to set the rates as could someone help

[loopyman]

sv_maxcmdrate 66
sv_minupdaterate 66
sv_maxupdaterate 66
sv_minrate 30000
sv_maxrate 100000

Forces all users to 66 tick (max of srcds.exe by default) and between 30k and 100k rate which is a very common value.

Also in the future make sure you note that you have a 1Gbps shared connection, not a 1GB connection (Big difference). The fact that it's shared worries me too. A user on the same connection could just start downloading at max speed and then your game server would suffer from intermittent lag.

Finally, is this a VPS? Because 2.9GB of RAM is a very odd amount especially for 1230v2's which are generally loaded with 4GB to 8GB modules...

[wdaniel526]

Yes its a vps and thanks