Dedicated server system specs change??

[knight44]

Has there recently been an update recently which has increased the minimum server specs? I have run a dedicated server for the past 8 months, lag free, no problems.

I went on yesterday after being away for a few days and the server was lagging badly. Same for everybody who connected.

I checked upload and download rates, loads of bandwidth free.
Re-installed dedicated server ect.

When server is running CPU runs at 100% usually at 30%. Did a speed check on cpu, all ok.

re-installed o/s everything.

Whats going on?

Server Spec: -

12 man css server, no mods or bots.
2.16ghz AMD Athlon
1ghz of ram.
samsung sp2154n 8mb 120gb
512kbs up 2mb down broadband connection.
mani admin plugin:source


Yhink i have given you everything needed. Im sure my server is fine for running this so whats going on.

Much appreciated all.

[CG1]

Only happening on specific maps? or any?

[Pet]

did u try a reboot

[knight44]

No it does it on all maps. It only seems to do it when rendering the player model. On spectator it runs smooth. As soon as a player model joins then it laggs. Seems the models are using large amounts of CPU.

Tried a re-boot, re-install, re-everything.

Could a memory fault cause this even though a cpu speed check came back fine?

[Johnny5]

I run a 24 player CSS server on a 2 megabit upload speed connection
(10 Mbit downstraeam) and a pentium 3 733 mhz w/ 512 MB ram,
my server runs nothing else, just windows 2k server, and the css server program, which sits in my closet, (it has no monitor or keyboard,) I admin it from a dumb terminal in my bedroom.
I live in canada, and it used to run fine before the last update, but now, like you, I am getting complaints about loss and lag etc...

[knight44]

What does your CPU run at?
I have tried everything to sort this. I dont know if its hardware related but i am at a complete loss.

Completely reinstalled everything and set the server up without any admin or anything. Still this issue of lagg and CPU topping out.

Reintalled an earlier version of dedicated server off a bacup cd and managed to get it to run once before it told me i had to update. No lagg issues before. After update lagg.

:confused:

[Johnny5]

I dunno, but Im gonna try running it on linux and see if that works better... its free so why not right?
Ill let u know if it works

PS
my cpu runs at like 85% whereas before it was at only 5%

[Travis Bickle]

You do know that this is the dedicated server section for half life 1, not source? You might get some more replies in the source server section of the forums.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=44
I did see some threads pertaining to the most recent source update.