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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...
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?
Any chance you have Armor or Smart Parental Controls enabled?
No don’t have any paid services enabled right now.
It's only that game on Steam that can cause it and it helps to lower the Steam settings.
What is "RUST browing servers"?
RUST game:
https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/252490/When you want to find a server in that game, it spams the router, pinging servers.