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Koll
May 24, 2023Tutor
RBR850 can't handle Steam game RUST browing servers?
Hi, my son plays the Steam game called Rust, and when that game starts browsing servers, it close to kills the network for 2-5 minuttes. When I say kill, then there's still ethernet connections and w...
- May 24, 2023
Koll wrote:
I've found other threads, where changes can be made to Steam it self, not to scan so many servers at once when browsing a server list, but can it be right?
Assuming that the only application that causes this phenomenon is Rust, that is where I would start looking for solutions.
What happens when the suggested changes are made to the game settings?
CrimpOn
May 24, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Koll wrote:
I've found other threads, where changes can be made to Steam it self, not to scan so many servers at once when browsing a server list, but can it be right?
Assuming that the only application that causes this phenomenon is Rust, that is where I would start looking for solutions.
What happens when the suggested changes are made to the game settings?
- KollMay 24, 2023Tutor
Yes so far only that application, so trying those Steam changes. Was just curious if others had same experience and maybe there was a solution on the router itself. It's a 1000mbit internet connection, so it's not traffic as such, but yes something that kind of DDOS the router on network and it's like stunned whilte it happens. 🙂