[Solved] weird motd behavior (Reliable channel overflow)

JocAnis · **Author**

guys i have one really strange problem...the code has /top15 showing, and when head admin put compiled .amxx on the server, every player can see that motd, with stored names, mapname ect, everything normal, but my cs wont load that top, cs is getting bugged (must go retry) and i will be kicked after ~10 sec cuz of Reliable channel overflow. by elimation i saw this is the problem (load_players):

PHP Code:


			
//globals:

new file[ 256 ]



new top_bhops[ 30 ][ 2 ] //probably will go 100 or 200 than 30 (its for reading lines from file)

static end //is this allright ?

new top_name[ 30 ][ 32 ], top_map[ 30 ][ 32 ], Float: top_prestrafe[ 30 ]





public load_players( id )

{

    new filee = fopen( file, "r" )

    new line = 0

    new Data[ 256 ], name[ 32 ], bhops[ 5 ], prestrafe[ 11 ], steamid[ 35 ], map[ 32 ]



    if( filee )

    {

        while( fgets( filee, Data, 149 ) )

        {

            parse( Data, name, 31, bhops, 4, prestrafe, 10, steamid, 34, map, 31 )

            

            remove_quotes( name )

            

            top_bhops[ line ][ 0 ] = line

            top_bhops[ line ][ 1 ] = str_to_num( bhops )

            top_prestrafe[ line ] = str_to_float( prestrafe )

            

            copy( top_name[ line ], charsmax( top_name[] ), name ) //but with commenting this line and copy below, motd is loaded for everyone, including me, but these lines must be uncommented...(so many tests we did, i hope im not confues if this was a change-situation thing 

            copy( top_map[ line ], charsmax( top_map[] ), map )

            line++

            end = line

        }

        fclose( filee )

        SortCustom2D( top_bhops, end + 1, "Sorting")

    }

}

can anyone catch any mistakes here???

also here is show top15, but i think its not a questionable here..:

PHP Code:


			
public show_top15( id )

{

    new g_sBuffer[ 2048 ]

    

    new iLen=0;

    iLen = format( g_sBuffer[iLen], 2047, "<meta charset=utf-8><body><center><style type=^"text/css^">body{ background-color: black;color:white; } table {font-family: ^"Trebuchet MS^", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;border-collapse: collapse;width: 85%%; font-size: 11px;} th { text-align: left; }" )

    iLen += format( g_sBuffer[iLen], 2047 - iLen, "td { padding: 4px; } tr:nth-child(even) {background-color: #1a1a1a;}</style><body><br><div><img src=^"http://milfkz.nobkz.de/images/bga.jpg^" width=^"580^" height=^"45^"/></div><br><table><tr><th width=3%%>#</th><th width=35%%>Name</th><th width=15%%>Bhops</th><th width=15%%>Aver. Pre</th><th width=27%%>On map</th></tr>" )

    

    for( new i = 0; i < 10; i++ )

    {

        iLen += format( g_sBuffer[iLen], 2047 - iLen, "<tr><td>%d<td>%s<td>%d<td>%.01f<td>%s", i + 1, top_name[ top_bhops[ i ][ 0 ] ], top_bhops[ i ][ 1 ], top_prestrafe[ top_bhops[ i ][ 0 ] ], top_map[ top_bhops[ i ][ 0 ] ] )

    }

    iLen += format( g_sBuffer[iLen], 2047 - iLen, "</table></html>" )

    show_motd(id, g_sBuffer, "Perfect Bhops")

}

meTaLiCroSS · 01-12-2019 , 00:15 Re: weird motd behavior (Reliable channel overflow)

amxconst.inc

Code:

/**
 * The maximum buffer size that can be displayed in a MOTD.
 */
#define MAX_MOTD_LENGTH 1536

JocAnis · 01-12-2019 , 09:14 Re: weird motd behavior (Reliable channel overflow)

@meTaLiCroSS thanks for trying to help, but it doesnt change anything :s still a problem, like server is trying to send me something so low fps, and kick again (with bugged chat...)

fysiks · *Last edited by fysiks; 01-12-2019 at 15:24.*

If it's only you then there is something wrong on your client. Maybe try verifying your game files or worst case scenario, uninstall and re-install the game.

JocAnis · 01-12-2019 , 15:44 Re: weird motd behavior (Reliable channel overflow)

ye i also did 'verify integrity of game files' , found 8 files (who knows which) but it all remains the same...but also, if i put the same .sma code into my lan game, it can be loaded...really weird

Kushfield · 01-14-2019 , 10:43 Re: weird motd behavior (Reliable channel overflow)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JocAnis

ye i also did 'verify integrity of game files' , found 8 files (who knows which) but it all remains the same...but also, if i put the same .sma code into my lan game, it can be loaded...really weird

It probably works on new game because you're the only guy on the top there, so the MOTD content is shorter. Try reducing the amount of players shown on the top or otherwise simplifying the page. In the current state, the content length could easily exceed MAX_MOTD_LENGTH.

Should also change g_sBuffer[2048] => g_sBuffer[MAX_MOTD_LENGTH] to make sure it never exceeds the limit.

JocAnis · *Last edited by JocAnis; 01-14-2019 at 13:11.*

I asked head admin to send me his ini so i can test it on my lan... And he sent me, i put on my lan, and its loaded... With also added max buffer 1536...its not a big problem if its not showing only to me on his server, but it seems to me that the server is also doing/sending motd but i cant recieve it, to be said like that...and im not sure what do here.. But thanks kush anyway

EDIT: im not the only player who cant load that top15 on his server...but again, its not to everyone..wtf is going on hah

JocAnis · 01-14-2019 , 14:46 Re: weird motd behavior (Reliable channel overflow)

ok, thanks to kushfield for idea...went to show 5 entries in motd, its working for everyone...tryed to debug strlen of Buffer with 10 players in top, it gave: 1099 characters, but again my cs couldnt open it...to me it looks like it depends on client's max buffer

fysiks · 01-14-2019 , 22:09 Re: weird motd behavior (Reliable channel overflow)

Quote:

Originally Posted by JocAnis

ok, thanks to kushfield for idea...went to show 5 entries in motd, its working for everyone...tryed to debug strlen of Buffer with 10 players in top, it gave: 1099 characters, but again my cs couldnt open it...to me it looks like it depends on client's max buffer

All clients have the same size buffers . . . so that can't be an issue.