Juiced PC Gear Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hey guys, I have a 2x Quad Core (8Cores), 4GB Ram box in Sydney. It's been up for about 4 months. Its using Windows Server Enterprise 2003. Its running exactly 256 slots at the moment, the most slots that are USED at any one time though is only around 100-150 max. The problem is NOT the HARDWARE, RAM is fine, no where near 4GB and CPU isnt even hitting 50% usage. The problem lies with the connections somewhere... After about 24hours, the box loses the ability to connect to any external servers/mysql databases,etc, e.g it can't connect to valve servers so players get Error with the STEAM USERID ticket. Someone said I need to Tweak some TCP/IP settings etc, I already did that, and I also did some other tweaks which did not seem to help at all. The only way of fixing the problem is to reboot the entire server box, then everything is fine for about another 24hours. These are the tweaks I did: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1061241.html Can anyone suggest why this is happening? Someone suggested I'm running out of UDP connections or something like that? Thanks all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 This is usually related to OS limitations but in some cases can be NIC related. Update the NIC drivers. If that doesnt work get a new quality NIC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jointopz Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I would have to agree with HIS, sounds like a NIC problem. Especially since its been fine and as long as you havent changed any TCP settings, might have a bad card there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiced PC Gear Posted March 13, 2009 Author Share Posted March 13, 2009 mmm okay i'll update the drivers if they need to be updated and let you guys know.. thanks for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 driver problem. install the latest proset drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiced PC Gear Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Ok. Ive installed the latest drivers and its still happening :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Ok. Ive installed the latest drivers and its still happening :/ Did you reboot after the driver install? If so go get a new NIC.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny5_Hull Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Also check the speed setting on the NIC and make sure it is set to the same as the switch port you are on. Make sure you are set in manually, avoiding auto detect. Auto detect can cause all sorts of issues if not picking up the correct setting, which it rarely does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Also check the speed setting on the NIC and make sure it is set to the same as the switch port you are on. Make sure you are set in manually, avoiding auto detect. Auto detect can cause all sorts of issues if not picking up the correct setting, which it rarely does Port flapping which is what you describe above would not limit TCP/UDP connections as the OP listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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