Stan,
I tried your suggestion -- there appear to be no errors when I use the
internal private IP -- only on the public IP address. I have ports
27005-27030 open on the Linksys. Alternatively, I could get another IP from
my provider and direct connect the server (no firewall)... I'm reluctant to
do that, however, for obvious reasons...
Thanks,
John
At 02:38 PM 10/7/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>
>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
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>> -----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!
>>
>>
>>
>>
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