CSS , CS 1.6 causing modem problems

dmcg · 20 Jul 2010 at 08:45

Im having trouble trying to join css and 1.6 servers when im using the server browser my modem suddenly looses all connection with the internet for a while yet if I dont use the server browser I can still connect to servers fine through the console command :confused:

anyone have an idea for what it could be causing it ?

HangTime · 20 Jul 2010 at 12:13

Probably your modem is getting flooded by too many responses from servers, when using the server browser it will be pinging and grabbing serverinfos from potentially hundreds of servers.

Never played the games myself but if they are designed properly you should be able to lower the number of pings per second the server browser is doing, and try putting some filters on to cut out unnecessary server responses.

dmcg · 20 Jul 2010 at 16:07

ah would explain why , thanks

barmyllama · 21 Jul 2010 at 00:26

Are you on Virgin media cable internet? Because I had the exact same probelem with TF2, I tried all the solutions offered on the internet but non of them worked. Since I have upgraded to 50MB from 20MB I don't have the problem anymore.

dmcg · 21 Jul 2010 at 00:29

on btinternet cable 2mb

Sunny Squash · 21 Jul 2010 at 00:34

this happens to me too

linktoinsanity · 21 Jul 2010 at 01:55

What router are you using? Try a cheap netgear DG384G if you are using BT's own homehun, I used to find those things dced all the time.

HAz · 21 Jul 2010 at 01:58

hope your not using some crappy usb adsl modem?

dmcg · 21 Jul 2010 at 02:06

HAz said:
hope your not using some crappy usb adsl modem?

it is pretty crappy yeah

Locke · 21 Jul 2010 at 02:09

Similar problem occurs when Torrenting I presume? if so, then I would definitely look at upgrading the router or find a way of limiting the amount of connections the server browser does

Sunny Squash · 21 Jul 2010 at 02:21

mine started loosing the connection after the css update it was fine before

dmcg · 21 Jul 2010 at 03:42

Locke said:
Similar problem occurs when Torrenting I presume? if so, then I would definitely look at upgrading the router or find a way of limiting the amount of connections the server browser does

torrents work fine

Alpherah · 21 Jul 2010 at 07:48

Homehubs really dislike the steam server browser. Really, really dislike

Untill recently (Still does?) they wouldnt even accept connections for more then 20 seconds on L4D/2

Mahnsikir · 21 Jul 2010 at 14:29

Try going into steam settings>downloads and lowering the approximate download speed. It should slow down the flood of responses from using the server browser in game.

Similar thing happened to my friend years ago if he refreshed the server browser. The only fix we could find (apart from favourites) was to quickly start/stop refreshing within a few seconds.

dmcg · 21 Jul 2010 at 18:10

Mahnsikir said:
Try going into steam settings>downloads and lowering the approximate download speed. It should slow down the flood of responses from using the server browser in game.

Similar thing happened to my friend years ago if he refreshed the server browser. The only fix we could find (apart from favourites) was to quickly start/stop refreshing within a few seconds.

didnt work sadly

but yeah I have to do the same

wh4mmy · 21 Jul 2010 at 18:30

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10332735&postcount=15 (Solution in link)

Had this problem a while back, thought it was a virus or something so i reinstalled windows