First, test by connecting the clients directly to the internal private IP of the server and see if you get the same errors. To do this, open the game console on the client and enter:
connect 192.168.1.3:27016 (or whatever the server's actual IP address is) StanTheMan TheHardwareFreak www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 8:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Server problems > > > > I'm working on setting up an Internet server to play the DoD Mod for > Half-Life. I am running HLDS.EXE on Win2K. The machine is > an AMD Duron > 850 with 256MB RAM, and an Intel 10/100 Card. The card is > connected to a > Linksys DSL router. > > On the router, I have opened ports 27005-27030 through to the server > machine, bidirectionally, for both TCP and UDP. > > I start the HLDS.EXE prog with the following: -game dod -port 27016 > +maxplayers 20 +map dod_sicily > > HLDS starts properly, and registers the server. When I > launch the client, > the server will appear in the "master list" and I can enter the game. > > However, my clients (including me, connected locally to the > same hub as the > server) repeated get booted out from the game with one of the > following > messages: > > CL_Parse_Version: Server protocol is 12283163 instead of 45 > > CL_EntityNum 1230 is an invalid number, CL_MAX_EDICTS is 1185 > > CL_ParseServerMessage: Illegible Server Message - svc_bad > > Host_Error DispatchUserMsg: Illegal User Message 237 > > > sv_minrate is set to 1000 > sv_maxrate is set to 6000 > > These sound to me like network errors, so I tested all the cables, the > connections, and all the cards. Everything is working perfectly (the > clients can connect to other servers flawlessly). Also, the > box running the > server can run the client and reliably connect to other internet-based > servers. > > Additionally, I have tried this on three separate boxes, > ranging from a > P2-350 all the way up to a AMD Thunderbird 1.1GHz with the > same results. > The only thing in common with these boxes is the Linksys DSL > router. I have > not had any trouble with this router before, and when I > connect to internet > sites, downloads, etc, everything seems to work without issue. > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! > > > > >
