Picking up knife?

[manofphat]

Every so often on my server it lags out and you pick up EVERYTHING in your inventory on the right side of the screen, including the knife. When this happens you also loose friendly positions on the radar. Any ideas on what could cause this?

Windows XP PRO SP2
4x Intel PRO 100/S Server Adaptors with adaptive load balancing
2GB DDR400
80GB WD 7200rpm IDE
Intel 2.6c w/ HT

Server runs the following:
24 slot public
14 slot private
Ventrilo server
TeamSpeak server
SRCDS-FPS booster

When the public server is full the CPU only runs at about 40%. It's hosted on the Toronto Internet Exchange so there is lots of bandwidth. Server IP is 204.16.201.150.

Any help here would be great. Thanks guys!

[jackaL]

Well that happans to me on my 100mbit server sometimes. I think its just a random issue that occurs every once and a while.


JackaL

[manofphat]

jackaL Wrote:Well that happans to me on my 100mbit server sometimes. I think its just a random issue that occurs every once and a while.


JackaL

It happens about every 2-5 minutes on both my private and public server and it's very annoying to myself, and my players.

Question for you though, do you maybe use the server tweaks that were posted on the steam forums? Do you mind sharing your server.cfg with me so we can compare? Maybe it's one of those CVAR's.

Thank you!

[manofphat]

Here is my mess of a server.cfg:

// server name
hostname "Northern Resistance [FF+HLstatsX <No AWP/Auto>]"

// rcon passsword
rcon_password "***********"

// Advanced RCON
sv_rcon_banpenalty 10
sv_rcon_maxfailures 3
sv_rcon_minfailures 5
sv_rcon_minfailuretime 30

// server cvars
mp_friendlyfire 1
mp_footsteps 1
// mp_autoteambalance 1
// mp_autokick 1
mp_flashlight 1
mp_forcecamera 0
sv_alltalk 0
sv_pausable 0
sv_cheats 0
// sv_consistency 1
sv_allowupload 1
sv_allowdownload 1
sv_maxspeed 350
mp_limitteams 2
mp_hostagepenalty 0
mp_allowspectators 0
mp_timelimit 35
mp_chattime 15
sv_timeout 180

// round specific cvars
mp_freezetime 3
mp_roundtime 3
mp_startmoney 800
mp_c4timer 35
mp_fraglimit 0
mp_maxrounds 0
mp_winlimit 12
mp_playerid 0
mp_spawnprotectiontime 5

// bandwidth rates/settings
sv_minrate 5000
sv_maxrate 0
decalfrequency 60
sv_maxupdaterate 100
sv_minupdaterate 13

// server logging
log on
sv_logbans 1
sv_logecho 0
sv_logfile 1
sv_log_onefile 0

// bots
bot_add
bot_quota 4
bot_quota_mode fill
bot_difficulty 2
bot_chatter minimal
bot_auto_follow 1
bot_auto_vacate 1
bot_join_after_player 0
bot_defer_to_human 1
bot_prefix "|BOT|"
bot_allow_rogues 0
bot_walk 0
bot_join_team any
bot_eco_limit 2000
bot_allow_grenades 1
bot_all_weapons
bot_allow_grenades 1
bot_allow_pistols 1
bot_allow_sub_machine_guns 1
bot_allow_shotguns 1
bot_allow_rifles 1
bot_allow_snipers 0
bot_allow_machine_guns 1

// operation
sv_lan 0
sv_region 0
sv_contact admin@northernresistance.com

// execute ban files
exec banned_user.cfg
exec banned_ip.cfg
exec etb.cfg
exec mani_server.cfg
exec smm_settings.cfg

//ADDITIONAL OPTIONS NOT FOUND IN CONFIG MAKER

sv_footsteps 1 //Added 8FEB06
sv_bounce 0 //Added 8FEB06
mp_autocrosshair 1 //Added 8FEB06
mp_allowNPCs 1 //Added 8FEB06
sv_friction 4 //Added 8FEB06
sv_waterfriction 1 //Added 8FEB06
sv_stopspeed 75 //Added 8FEB06
sv_pause 0 //Added 8FEB06
sv_downloadurl "*****************************" //Added 8FEB06
// sv_allowdownload 1 //Added 22FEB06
// sv_allowupload 1 //Added 18MAR06

// spectator settings //Added 8FEB06

sv_noclipaccelerate 5
sv_noclipspeed 5
sv_specaccelerate 5
sv_specspeed 3
sv_specnoclip 1

// player movement acceleration rates (default 5, 10 and 10) //Added 8FEB06
sv_accelerate 5
sv_airaccelerate 10
sv_wateraccelerate 10
sv_maxspeed 350

sv_rollspeed 200 //Added 8FEB06
sv_rollangle 0 //Added 8FEB06
sv_stepsize 18 //Added 8FEB06
coop 0 //Added 8FEB06
decalfrequency 30 //Added 8FEB06
// deathmatch 1 //Added 7MAR06
sv_instancebaselines 1 //Added 8FEB06
// sv_forcepreload 1 //Added 8FEB06
sv_maxunlag 1 //Added 8FEB06
sv_maxvelocity 3000 //Added 8FEB06
// sv_stats 1 //Added 8FEB06
sv_unlag 1 //Added 8FEB06
// sv_filterban 1 //Added 8FEB06

[manofphat]

Here is the bandwidth charts when the following happened:






I noticed on some of those my loss climbs when that happens.

[manofphat]

I also noticed that at points where SRCDS.exe should be taking close to 100% CPU it's only grabbing around 50%. Any ideas?



Sorry about the post spam here guys but I really want to figure this out, it's bugging the beejesus out of myself and my players.

[Hollanda]

That's HT, HT doesn't show the real CPU usage and 1 process can only take up to 100% of 1 "core", so that's 50% CPU load.

[manofphat]

Hollanda Wrote:That's HT, HT doesn't show the real CPU usage and 1 process can only take up to 100% of 1 "core", so that's 50% CPU load.

omg
so I have a 2.6GHz and my server can only use 1.3GHz of it?

[Drocona]

manofphat Wrote:

Hollanda Wrote:That's HT, HT doesn't show the real CPU usage and 1 process can only take up to 100% of 1 "core", so that's 50% CPU load.

omg
so I have a 2.6GHz and my server can only use 1.3GHz of it?

no, HT technology means the computer has a VIRTUAL second CPU, which makes it a little fast with processing, because of the virtual CPU it says you got 2 CPU's, of which 1 is FAKE. However it takes this CPU in account, no matter what. This means you have 1 CPU(the real one) at 100% and 1 CPU (The FAKE one) at 0% which gives average of 50%

you ARE utilising the full 2.6GHz, dont worry about that

[manofphat]

Drocona Wrote:you ARE utilising the full 2.6GHz, dont worry about that

Excellent. Any ideas on what would cause this?
When it happens everyone that's dead comes back alive and then dies right away too.

Like for a split second they stand up and then they all fall again and all you hear are bodies falling.

[Hollanda]

Still HT is not showing the real CPU usage. Best thing is to turn HT of in the BIOS for gameservers. For webservers HT on is better than of.

[manofphat]

I've changed my server cfg in hopes that it would solve the problem, it didn't. I got this one right off of the Steam Support Page.

hostname "Northern Resistance [FF+HLstatsX <No AWP/Auto>]"
rcon_password "********"
sv_rcon_banpenalty 30
sv_rcon_maxfailures 30
sv_rcon_minfailures 5
sv_rcon_minfailuretime 60
mp_forcerespawn 1
mp_footsteps 1
sv_footsteps 1
sv_bounce 0
mp_flashlight 1
mp_autocrosshair 1
mp_allowNPCs 1
sv_gravity 800
sv_friction 4
sv_waterfriction 1
sv_stopspeed 75
sv_noclipaccelerate 5
sv_noclipspeed 5
sv_specaccelerate 5
sv_specspeed 3
sv_specnoclip 1
mp_teamplay 0
mp_fraglimit 0
mp_falldamage 1
mp_friendlyfire 1
sv_accelerate 5
sv_airaccelerate 10
sv_wateraccelerate 10
sv_maxspeed 350
sv_rollspeed 200
sv_rollangle 0
sv_stepsize 18
sv_alltalk 0
sv_voiceenable 1
sv_pausable 0
sv_cheats 0
coop 0
deathmatch 1
sv_allowupload 1
sv_allowdownload 1
decalfrequency 30
sv_downloadurl "**********"
sv_instancebaselines 1
sv_forcepreload 1
mp_timelimit 35
mp_roundtime 3
sv_maxrate 0
sv_minrate 5000
sv_maxupdaterate 100
sv_minupdaterate 13
sv_maxunlag 1
sv_maxvelocity 3000
sv_region 0
sv_stats 0
sv_timeout 65
sv_unlag 1
sv_voicecodec vaudio_miles
mp_allowspectators 0
sv_lan 0
sv_contact "admin@northernresistance.com"
sv_filterban 1
log on
sv_logbans 1
sv_logfile 1
sv_logecho 0
sv_log_onefile 1
exec banned_user.cfg
exec mani_server.cfg
exec etb.cfg
exec smm_settings.cfg
bot_add
bot_quota 4
bot_quota_mode fill
bot_difficulty 2
bot_chatter minimal
bot_auto_follow 1
bot_auto_vacate 1
bot_join_after_player 0
bot_defer_to_human 1
bot_prefix "|BOT|"
bot_allow_rogues 0
bot_walk 0
bot_join_team any
bot_eco_limit 2000
bot_allow_grenades 1
bot_all_weapons
bot_allow_grenades 1
bot_allow_pistols 1
bot_allow_sub_machine_guns 1
bot_allow_shotguns 1
bot_allow_rifles 1
bot_allow_snipers 0
bot_allow_machine_guns 1
mp_limitteams 2
mp_winlimit 12
mp_spawnprotectiontime 5
mp_c4timer 35
mp_startmoney 800
mp_freezetime 3
mp_fraglimit 0
mp_maxrounds 0
mp_chattime 15
mp_hostagepenalty 0


$10 via PayPal to whoever can solve this problem.

[jackaL]

ROFL. $ is not going to solve this problem. Like I said before.

Quote: Well that happans to me on my 100mbit server sometimes. I think its just a random issue that occurs every once and a while.

JackaL

[manofphat]

jackaL Wrote:ROFL. $ is not going to solve this program. Like I said before.

Quote: Well that happans to me on my 100mbit server sometimes. I think its just a random issue that occurs every once and a while.

JackaL

It happens like every second round, if not every round lately and it's really annoying. I don't know how you can stand it man.

[jackaL]

Could be running to much stuff on it.

Quote:Server runs the following:
24 slot public
14 slot private
Ventrilo server
TeamSpeak server
SRCDS-FPS booster

JackaL