If you have a Linux router, this causes the server to be rejected quickly. iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -d 68.142.88.34 --dport 27038 -j REJECT
You get connection refused instead of a timeout. [r...@linux ~]# telnet 68.142.88.34 27038 Trying 68.142.88.34... telnet: connect to address 68.142.88.34: Connection refused I don't have the hang starting my server anymore. Tried it about 30-40 times. } -----Original Message----- } From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux- } boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Guy Watkins } Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:43 PM } To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Broken Master server (68.142.88.34) or } IP/network- please remove it } } Found more info: } # strings *|grep "68.142.88.34:27038" } 72.165.61.189:27030 72.165.61.190:27030 69.28.151.178:27038 } 69.28.153.82:27038 68.142.88.34:27038 68.142.72.250:27038 } 72.165.61.189:27030 72.165.61.190:27030 69.28.151.178:27038 } 69.28.153.82:27038 68.142.88.34:27038 68.142.72.250:27038 } 72.165.61.189:27030 72.165.61.190:27030 69.28.151.178:27038 } 69.28.153.82:27038 68.142.88.34:27038 68.142.72.250:27038 } } Maybe we can "patch" the .so files ourselves? } } } -----Original Message----- } } From: Guy Watkins [mailto:hlds_li...@watkins-home.com] } } Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:41 PM } } To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' } } Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Broken Master server (68.142.88.34) or } } IP/network - please remove it } } } } I can confirm the server is not responding. } } } } [r...@linux ~]# netstat -a|grep 27038 } } tcp 0 1 linux.xxx:56006 68.142.88.34:27038 SYN_SENT } } } } [r...@linux ~]# telnet 68.142.88.34 27038 } } Trying 68.142.88.34... } } telnet: connect to address 68.142.88.34: Connection timed out } } [r...@linux ~]# } } } } It looks like that IP address is hard-coded. } } # find . -type f -exec grep "68.142.88.34:27038" {} /dev/null \; } } Binary file ./engine_amd.so matches } } Binary file ./engine_i686.so matches } } Binary file ./engine_i486.so matches } } } } } } Maybe Valve can access the server so they think it is working just fine. } } But it is not. I guess that is why my server takes about 4+ minutes to } } start sometimes? } } } } Anyway, Valve, please look into this. } } } } Thanks. } } } } } -----Original Message----- } } } From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux- } } } boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Hjorth } } } Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:25 PM } } } To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com } } } Subject: [hlds_linux] Broken Master server (68.142.88.34) or } IP/network } } - } } } please remove it } } } } } } Hi Valve } } } } } } Almost 1½ years ago someone report a broken master server, as you can } } } see here -> } } } http://www.mail- } } } archive.com/hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com/msg45641.html } } } } } } The server is still not responding and is still being address by the } } } gameservers, which still causes the server to hang indefinitely. } } } } } } So Valve please REMOVE that broken master server from the pool, and } } } improve the quality of your own product. } } } } } } I have tcpdump logs showing the problem, if you want them. } } } } } } Regards, Thomas @ DSRack.com } } } } } } } } } _______________________________________________ } } } To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, } } } please visit: } } } http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux } } } _______________________________________________ } To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, } please visit: } http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
