Rcon and sv_maxRate not working.

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Annoying problem - I'm trying to run a small server, on some limited bandwidth. Problem is, sv_maxRate doesn't seem to be working, and rcon is definitely not working. Here's my setup...

 

Command line:

C:\jk2\GameData\jk2mp.exe +set dedicated 2 +exec server.cfg +set net_ip 209.95.198.2 +set bot_enable 0

 

Config:

seta sv_hostname "PokySharpy's Imperial Palace - Team DM"

seta g_motd "Beware the business end of PokySharpy!"

seta rconPassword "*****"

seta fraglimit 0

seta g_saberlocking 0

seta sv_maxclients 6

seta sv_privateclients 2

seta sv_privatepassword "*****"

seta g_inactivity 0

seta g_gametype 5

seta g_allowvote 1

seta timelimit 20

seta capturelimit 20

seta g_autoMapCycle 0

seta g_maxForceRank 6

seta g_duelWeaponDisable 65531

seta sv_maxRate "7000"

seta sv_pure "1"

seta ui_opponentname "Republic"

seta ui_teamname "Remnant"

 

set d1 "map ffa_deathstar ; set nextmap vstr d2"

set d2 "map ffa_bespin ; set nextmap vstr d3"

set d3 "map ffa_raven ; set nextmap vstr d4"

set d4 "map ffa_yavin ; set nextmap vstr d1"

vstr d1

 

When the server starts, I check the server console and everything seems set correct - typing rconpassword echoes back my set password correctly, and sv_maxRate echoes back 7000.

 

However, when people are connected and I do a status on the server console, it displays each player's rate and it is NOT capped at 7000. There are people with 25000, 5000, etc. (Perhaps status shows what each client has set, when in reality the server IS capping them...)

 

Rcon doesn't work at all. I can set my rconaddress and rconpassword variables in the client, but trying an rcon command doesn't do a damn thing. It isn't working for anyone, not even my friends who have rcon. Yet checking the server console displays the correct password.

 

This is making me angry, and I'm wondering if anyone else is having this problem. I have run all kinds of dedicated servers - Quake 1 + mods, Quake 2 + mods, Quake 3 + mods, Unreal Tournament + mods, Half Life + mods, Tribes, Tribes 2, AvP 2 - you name it, I've run it and set it up. I'm not a noob. Maybe I'm just overlooking something simple in my confidence, but I don't think I am...

 

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[kleaver]

I don't use rcon so I cannot say if it works or not for me.

 

The MaxRate setting though I have the same problem, Have it set at 8000 due to limited bandwidth. Check the server status and 8 players are at 25000 and 2 at 5000.

 

I take it the 2 showing at 5000 are probably on modems. And the rest are on High Speed connections.

 

So to me it looks like this variable doesn't work. I always set the variable lower on all the other game servers I ran as I found it helped to stop players warping around.

 

I also tried various different ways of using the command but none seemed to make a difference.