W:ET downloads are slower than possible :/

[Boosted]

for some reason i cant download at full speed from any server.
it will always top out at about 680 kb/s while my line maximum is about 1500 kb/s.

first of all, no its not that the server doesnt support the speed.
ive asked other players (clanmates) and they all ( at least those with a quick i-net) could download faster than me.

i gave my cfg to a clanmate after he reinstalled and now he has the same effect.
before he downloaded always with about 2000 kb/s, now its capped to 680 kb/s.

so, seems like theres some cvar in my cfg which causes that.
ive looked over it many time but i was unable to find the problem.
looks perfectly fine for me.

anyone got an idea?
would be nice to get that fixed.
my cfg:

set sensitivity "1.30"
set r_intensity "1"
seta r_subdivisions "100"                   
seta r_lodbias "0"                          
seta r_colorbits "0"                         
seta r_depthbits "0"                         
//seta r_picmip "0"                           
seta r_mode "6"                              
seta r_texturebits "0"                       
seta r_ext_compressed_textures "1"           
seta r_dynamiclight "0"                      
seta r_fastSky "0"                          
seta r_inGameVideo "0"                       
seta r_texturemode GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR  
seta r_detailtextures "1"                    
seta r_flares "0"                            
seta r_finish "0"                            
seta r_ignoreFastPath "0"                   
seta r_lodCurveError "60"                   
seta r_primitives "0"                       
seta r_swapInterval "0"                      
seta r_vertexLight "0"                      
seta r_overBrightBits "0,9"                   
seta r_mapoverbrightbits "3"                 
seta r_gamma "3.0"                          
seta r_subdivisions "1"                    
seta ui_r_subdivisions "1"
seta ui_r_lodbias "1"
seta ui_r_colorbits "0"
seta ui_r_depthbits "0"
seta ui_r_picmip "0"
seta ui_r_mode "6"
seta ui_r_texturebits "0"
seta ui_r_ext_compressed_textures "1"
seta ui_r_dynamiclight "0"
seta ui_r_texturemode GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR
seta ui_r_detailtextures "1"
set b_muzzleflash "0"
seta cg_atmosphericEffects "0"              
seta cg_simpleItems "1"                      
seta cg_shadows "0"                          
seta cg_brassTime "0"                        
seta cg_hudAlpha "2.0"                       
seta cg_wolfparticles "0"                   
seta cg_gibs "0"                            
seta cg_shadows "0"                         
seta cg_marktime "0"                        
seta cg_coronas "0"                          
seta cg_coronafardist "0"                    
seta cg_showblood "0"                       
seta cg_bloodDamageBlend "0"               
seta cg_bloodFlash "0"                       
seta cg_bloodTime "0"                       
seta cg_drawWeaponIconFlash "1"              
seta cg_drawGun "1"                          
seta cg_drawfps "1"                         
seta b_muzzleflash "0"
seta com_maxfps "43"   
seta com_hunkMegs "192"
seta com_zonemegs "96"
seta com_soundmegs "96"
seta cg_weaponcycledelay "0"
seta cg_autoaction "0"
seta b_antilag "1"
seta cg_noPredict "0"
seta cg_predictItems "1"                       
seta cl_timeNudge "0"
seta pb_sleep "60"
seta pb_system "1"
seta rate "25000"
cl_maxpackets "100"
seta snaps "20"
cl_packetdup "0"
seta s_khz "44" 

[Boosted]

nobody knows what cvar is causing that?
im sure there is somebody that does know…right?

[SSF-Sage]

I don’t see a point why you are complaining about that kinda speed. It is fast as hell for ET server atleast. I’ve never seen a download speed more than that on any ET server, even when I have 8mbps/1mbps connection. Have you ever been able to dl faster?

Is that 1,5 mbps you said what your ISP is providing you as a download speed? Usually when an ISP sells a connection with speed X, the X is the maximun speed you can achieve, but it actually almost never get to the X. Usually prolly about +/- ½X is what you really get. It depends on how much there is other people using their network limit. I don’t know if every ISP has this kind of protocol.

And anyway I don’t think it is possible to download let’s say with 2 mbps even if the absolute speed you get is same. You can test your “absolute” speed at the moment in many many sites over the internet.

[Boosted]

im not complaing but it could be more than twice as fast.
ive been able to download faster back when i had my 6 mbit connection (i didnt have a custom cfg at that time) where it topped out at 790 kb/s.
my isp is providing me dsl 16000 which is about 1,7 mb/s.
but my line isnt that good so i “only” get 1,4 - 1,5.
im getting that from pretty much all sites just in et it wont go faster.

[S14Y3R]

lmao, no matter how fast your internetz is, you’ll always be at teh mercy of the upload speed of the server, no matter what you’re dl’n.
If you’re connection is so fast, go download every map from places like wolfmap.de. But even there on teh internetz yu’l be at mercy of upload speed of server. so gl wit tat.

btw server admins can set their speed based on their allocated bandwidth and server load. Even if they could upload to you at 5Mb/s they have everyone else on their server to consider. Go download the map yourself if you’re so impatiant.

thanx for the laugh, I needed it.

[Boosted]

i know all that…but as i stated in my first post other players (clanmates) can download a lot faster from the server(s) (we have a few).
and before i gave my cfg to a friend he also could download faster.
now that he uses my cfg hes capped to the same speed as i am.

and again, im not complaining but as its possible to get more speed why not investigate and find out whats the problem?

[kamikazee]

If you really want to get to the bottom of this, ask your buddies’ settings for the CVars you posted, at least we may compare then.

[Nail]

start with a default cfg, change 1 line at a time till you find the culprit, post results here.