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• greydmiyu Join Date: 2002-11-18 Member: 9234Members

  November 2002

  Erm, I hate to say this but my server does decent. I don't run hera or bast but on the whole it gets some good games going when people show up. I've got it set for 13 people (6:6 +1 res). Beginning on any map is 70-80% and it slowly creeps up to 100. Now ya wanna know the funny part?
  
  P3-450, 386Mb RAM.
  
  {grey@teleute:/proc} less cpuinfo
  processor : 0
  vendor_id : GenuineIntel
  cpu family : 6
  model : 7
  model name : Pentium III (Katmai)
  stepping : 3
  cpu MHz : 451.032
  cache size : 512 KB
  
  {grey@teleute:/proc} free
  total used free shared buffers cached
  Mem: 384992 372632 12360 0 19800 229368
  -/+ buffers/cache: 123464 261528
  Swap: 128484 37872 90612
  
  This machine runs everything on my network.
  
  Point being you'd think a CPU 1-2 generations above it with 4 times the clock rate would do a little better than lowering total usage by 20%. There's got to be some tweaking that can be done somewhere because I don't think it is processor power that is the problem with comparisons like this coming out.

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• cracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow

  November 2002 edited November 2002

  but what are your pings like? I can run all the maps, but the pings are like 700ms or greater on my 1.33Ghz Tbird. I got a new proc to make the pings lower, not my CPU usage.
  
  CPU usage i expect to be 100%. Pings are in the <100 range for most clients (in my area atleast). 150 for others. and thats on a full server running ns_bast.
  
  I know what i'm talking about. those stats i posted prior are for a 1.5hr game so far....onos and everything.
  
  there isn't any tuning you or I can do. Its all up to flaya and the dev team to optimize the NS code. the only solution is to add more horse power at this point in time.
  
  
  processor : 0
  vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
  cpu family : 6
  model : 6
  model name : AMD Athlon™ XP 2000+
  stepping : 2
  cpu MHz : 1659.627
  cache size : 256 KB
  
  # name userid uniqueid frag time ping loss adr
  # 1 "[JFF]Ranger" 253 108905 0 50:26 353 0 **IP FILTERED**
  # 2 "Rat" 258 ******1 27:09 220 0 **IP FILTERED**
  # 3 "Fx|A.C. Slayer" 241 ******12 1:21:59 159 0 **IP FILTERED**
  # 4 "Blast Em" 259 ******1 21:13 191 1 **IP FILTERED**
  # 5 "[MGD]Sourdough[xXx]" 254 ******2 39:15 239 3 **IP FILTERED**
  # 6 "l<iLL@-x" 260 ******4 07:06 245 0 **IP FILTERED**
  # 7 "Kremmler von Evilhat" 256 ******4 37:53 254 0 **IP FILTERED**
  # 8 "Fx|YogSothoth" 242 ******8 1:21:48 152 0 **IP FILTERED**
  # 9 "[JFF]Hawke" 236 ******5 1:28:02 291 0 **IP FILTERED**
  #10 "Bob" 251 ******24 1:01:09 144 0 **IP FILTERED**
  #11 "[JFF]LT" 247 ******3 1:10:43 212 0 **IP FILTERED**
  #12 "[MGD]Natty" 245 ****** 26 1:15:39 180 0 **IP FILTERED**
  12 users
  
  avg ping: 220
  (alot or out of area, but all regulars and love the server, never complain about lag except with onos before) But the onos problem is gone now i believe with the extra horses.

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• greydmiyu Join Date: 2002-11-18 Member: 9234Members

  November 2002

  I'll start out in the 30-50 range for most people and end up after about an our of play on a map having everyone in the 500ms range according to the scoreboard.
  
  According to net_graph I'm at 110ms 1/2 a room away with the scoreboard saying I'm at 450ms. Whenever I ask people say that it doesn't seem too laggy in spite of the numbers.
  
  Of course that isn't on Bast or Hera. Both were removed for lag and bast won't go back in until the issues with the SC placement denying too much is resolved.
  
  On the other, other hand that was before I set it up to run with pingbooster 3 and a renice to -10. Who cares if my mail gets delivered .02 seconds slower, ya know? I've not had a full 6:6 game with those settings in.
  
  I agree, there isn't much more we as admins can do. I was referring to the code itself. Something is wrong when such a large range of CPU power doesn't seem to have a major difference on the numbers. Either there is a serious bottleneck somewhere that is holding the higher end processors back in a big way or the numbers, as reported to us, are incorrect.

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• dwheet Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8648Members

  November 2002

  Hmm, here are my specs
  
  I run a p4 2.26 ghz with 512megs of DDR 7200
  
  I have a 16 slot server (+1 for reserve)
  
  ns_bast
  ns_caged
  ns_eclipse
  ns_hera
  ns_nancy
  ns_napo
  ns_next
  ns_nothing
  ns_tanith
  
  and on avg pings are around 60-100ms. keep in mind that ping times also include what kinda connection you have and exactly were your users are connecting from, my location has killer peering and its a 100mb connection. But if you have a t-1 to say some mom and pop tier 3 provider, your ping times are not going to be so good usually.

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• Hukka Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6989Members

  November 2002

  <!--QuoteBegin--dwheet+Nov 21 2002, 05:49 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dwheet @ Nov 21 2002, 05:49 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Hmm, here are my specs
  
  I run a p4 2.26 ghz with 512megs of DDR 7200
  
  I have a 16 slot server (+1 for reserve)<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  Very nice!
  
  I have amd 2000 xp+ with 512 ddr and server is 18 player.
  
  Pings are very good.. something like 15-40

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• cracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow

  November 2002

  <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> keep in mind that ping times also include what kinda connection you have and exactly were your users are connecting from, my location has killer peering and its a 100mb connection. But if you have a t-1 to say some mom and pop tier 3 provider, your ping times are not going to be so good usually.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
  
  Please don't bring this up, its not an issue.
  
  I get 150-200ms (on the score board) and I'm on the LAN so i know its not my connection.

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• Mellonpopr Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2304Members

  November 2002

  same here. If you want to see the real ping do a
  net_graph 3
  
  mine shows 0-15 ping while the scoreboard shows anywhere from 50-300 depending on map and conditions etc..
  
  I cant convince players that my server isn't a piece of **obscenity**. That's the only thing bothering me.. the average player is ignorant

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• Pugn@ciouS Join Date: 2002-11-18 Member: 9182Members

  November 2002

  but your servers ARE **obscenity** mellon <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
  
  
  you appear in the weirdest places mellon. never expected to see you on the NS boards <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
  
  
  --Pugn@ciouS

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• Mellonpopr Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2304Members

  November 2002

  hehe ya found me !
  
  
  <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo--> Pugn@ciouS <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->

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