Quoting "Ernesto S. Domato" <domato@iwcc.com>:
> Hi, I have the problem that some users can't connect
the MUD server because
> they allways got a "Time out... goodbye." message
before they can do
> anything.
>
> Did someone had this problem and know how to fix it?,
I mean, did someone
> knows how to increase the time of the idle_tics
variable so the server
> waits a little more before time put the connection?
>
> I try to change the variable idle_tics in struct.h
from byte to int, but it
> produce that the MUD hang for a long period while
other user is trying to
> enter the game.
>
> Another approach that I try is to change the setting
on comm.c from:
> newd->idle_tics = 0;
> to:
> newd->idle_tics = -768;
> for example because the time out function says:
>
> d->idle_tics++;
> continue;
> } else {
> echo_en(d);
> SEND_TO_Q("\r\nTime out... goodbye.\r\n", d);
> STATE(d) = CON_CLOSE;
> }
> but the change of the variable makes that the server
sometimes time out the
> connection before it's expected and sometimes don't
and work fine =(
>
> Thanks for all and excuse my english but it's not my
mother language.
> Ernesto.
>
>
>
I jsut changed that if statement in comm.c to
if (!d->idle_tics || d->idle_tics < 6) {
d->idle_tics++;
continue;
}
and i'd like to think that will let them wait for
5 tics.. heh been working so far.
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