Bandwidth

[Eduardo E. Silva]

I know this question has been probably been kicked around MANY tims. Here
is one more permutation. I have a Linux server and a Windows XP hooked on
the same LAN -- 10/100 switch. I have noticed that I have RARELY received
more than 2600 bytes (2.6k) from server when there are about 10 players
from all over the world. my current rate settings for my 768/1500 full
duplex cable modem are:

seta sv_maxRate "9000" // bandwith allowed per client, in bytes/sec
seta sv_minRate "4000" // bandwith allowed per client, in bytes/sec

I have played with the sv_minRate back and forth (1000-4000) and have not
see ANY degradation and or improvements. Now When I do a 'status' on the
console and get a 30000-5000 from most players. What are the units of
these numbers ? Bits per second ? Bytes per second ? Or??? What is more
critical the min rate or the max rate?

Can everybody post or email me the server bandwith (T1, Cable. DSL) along
these settings. I would also like to know if players have lagg.

Below are the some numbers from sar -n DEV 5 10000. I am on eth1 (internal
LAN) and as you can see that has been the hisght bytes per second transfer
from server.

05:25:33 PM     IFACE   rxpck/s   txpck/s   rxbyt/s   txbyt/s   rxcmp/s  
txcmp/s  rxmcst/s
05:25:38 PM        lo      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00      0.00   
  0.00      0.00
05:25:38 PM      eth0    154.40    126.40  15864.40  41722.20      0.00   
  0.00      0.00
05:25:38 PM      eth1     23.20     16.00   2565.60   2824.20      0.00   
  0.00      0.00



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Thanks,

Ed Silva
Silvex Consulting Inc.
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