[bf1942] bf1942 max # players question

[Brigham Stevens]

Sorry I wasn't clear-- the CPU pegs real high, high 90s or the Max, PINNED.. 
I'm using TOP to check it. The bandwidth isn't the issue, never pushes more 
than 3mbps... This pinning starts at player 31. 

Quoting Lee Latham <leeprivate at cgmlarson.com>:

> When you say you can't get more than 30 players, what do you mean?  Does
> it 
> tell you you can't?  Or is it game play issues?  What kind of things
> happen?
> 
> Seems to me offhand that your bandwidth could be the real bottleneck.
> 
> 
> Lee
> 
> At 04:37 PM 3/15/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >greetings fellow linux game admins...
> >
> >My server is:
> >
> >RedHat 7.3
> >2.4 Ghz P4 cpu
> >1GB RAM (PC2100 speed)
> >60 GB hd
> >5MBPS sustained bandwidth
> >BF1942 1.6 linux dedicated RC2 release
> >
> >It used to have 512MB ram and 1.7Ghz cpu... It could handle exactly 30
> 
> >players
> >and use 85% of CPU or so, with spike up to the 95%+ mark...
> >
> >Since the upgrade, it STILL goes just as high.. I can't get more than
> 30
> >people on it.
> >
> >Shouldn't I be able to add more users? I've seen postings which
> indicate a
> >machine like mine should be able to handle 64 players.... Is the linux
> 
> >version
> >of the dedicated server still havingissues? Is it because i'm using the
> 
> >static
> >version ?
> >
> >Any insights or help wouldbe appreciated!
> 
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--brigham