Something is wrong with steam servers!

[wolvesrdogs]

Just about half an hour ago only about 47 servers are coming up for css and 14 for hl2 deahtmatch, and their latency are all over 1000! :flame:
Anyone else getting this problem?
If so please post it. :thumbs:
:cheers:

 

[Lanthanide]

Let's have a basic look at the internet, shall we?

You, the user, are at point A. You want to get data from a server at point B, and the data travels over channel C.

If B server is screwing up, then the data you get might be corrupt/broken. If channel C is screwing up, then you the data might be getting lost in the process. If user A is screwing up, then you may read the data incorrectly.

Here's a list of the most likely cause of any general problem on the internet, especially one that involves large, multiply-redundant systems such as Steam:

1. The channel C between A and B is messed up. However, channels D, E and F from B to X, Y and Z may be fine. User A thus obvservs a problem, while no one else does.

2. User A is screwing up. Obviously user A will have a problem, while no one else will.

3. Server C is screwing up, everyone will have access problems.


The ratio of these occurances is roughly something like 90:9:1. In other words, just because something isn't working for you, you shouldn't get all excited and blame server C (as you have done in the topic of your thread). More likely it's your ISP or your own computer that is screwing up.

 

[Ultimape]

hurray for redudant network paths. hurray.

 

[wolvesrdogs]

Thanks

 

[CyberPitz]

At least he knows what he is talking about...probably confused a few newbs, but tha''s a good thing