Linux server disconnecting all palyers ???

[GrumpyGnome]

My Linux server dumps all the players when about the 8th person joins. It dosen't crash, just logs off the players. Everyone sees the connection interrupted message. :(

I did some reading and figured that my sys should handle 10 players.
Details:
PIII-800, 256Mb RAM
Cable modem, 200-233kBps upload
sv_maxrate 2300

Anyone see what I have missed in my calculations or got any ideas about what I need to try to fix this?

[jdwright]

You should never max out your upload speed (8 makes it pretty close).

Best scenario is about 75% of your upload speed if possible. 8 players on a cable modem seems to be the magic number.

You could try lowering your rate a little more, but considering thats already half the dialup rate setting, I don't know how it would affect game play.

[GrumpyGnome]

thx jdwright, I'll try the 8 player later tonight and will tweak the maxRate. I suspect I won't be able to host much with my cable connection. Too bad for me, no other options affordable. :cry: