LUBE (Networking Library)

[Sparx]

Ok i got i little further....
Ther is NO packet loss.... which means to me: It just behaves like TCP!
Could you get a quick view on my code whether im using UDP right?
Otherwise make UDP UDP and not TCP...

[Sparx]

Is there a possibility of telling LUBE to flush all packets that arrived more than 10ms ago? Or is there in generall a method to flush the port?

[bartbes]

I don't know any method of doing that, let me create the Lag-o-meter 3000 tomorrow and see if it happens to me as well, or if it's your connection.

[Sparx]

If you call "lube.client:update" a littel more often than data expected it's no problem.

Another thing: Is it possible to detect that a Server at IP X is not existent.. because the connection takes quite long....can't we just do a ping before connecting?

[bartbes]

That's really an UDP problem, the best way to do it is let the server send a message from the connect callback, so the client knows when the connection is established.
About why it's an UDP problem: UDP is unconnected (most of the time), so you can't just check if it's connected.. (if you really need this you can switch to TCP, which is already in LUBE)

[Sparx]

Yes i already did that! But i don't like having the programm waiting for about 5 seconds before realizing that there is absolutely nothing ariving..

couoldn't we do just a normal ping before connecting?

[bartbes]

What do you mean?

Anway, here's lag-o-meter 3000, you do have to modify it so it uses the IP address of the server (instead of 127.0.0.1, loopback). Tell me if you have strange results.

EDIT:I should say, normal is if it stays under the 1 sec limit.
EDIT2: Apparently upload went wrong, next post.

[Sparx]

Where is it?

[bartbes]

Upload went wrong, here it is.

EDIT: For anyone else, instructions (if you can call it that) in previous post.

[Sparx]

This one works perfect but it doesn't analyze the problem I mentioned.
If Alice sends more packages via lube:send more often than Bob performs a lube:update then the packages start queing up.....

By the way: Is there a possibility for Lube sending UDP-LAN broadcasts to be able to see lan games without lobby server?