[bf1942] bf1942 max # players question

[Server Seed - Tyler Lott]

40 players is saturing ~80% of my P4 2.8/1gb Win2k3 box.  I was considering
moving it to Gentoo, as I'm not to adept at Windows.  But judging by some
other comments I doubtt I'll get much of a performance gain. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Wolberg [mailto:jon at ecgnetwork.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:26 PM
To: bf1942 at icculus.org
Subject: Re: [bf1942] bf1942 max # players question

I setup a 64 man server on a brand new machine I built today.  I'll keep an
eye on the CPU usage with 30+ players and let you know.


Jon Wolberg
Tech Support Manager
www.ECGNetwork.Com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brigham Stevens" <brs at vikingmind.com>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: [bf1942] bf1942 max # players question


> 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!
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Lee M. Latham
> > Vice Field Marshall Admiral Imperator Generalissimo of Sales and Support
> >
> > (muy importante)
> > +1 (713) 977-4177 x.103
> > lee at cgmlarson.com
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
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> --brigham