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You don't need another IP address. Leave the server behind the NATing
linksys.
I think I know what the problem is. When you say you opened ports
27005-27030, are you redirecting those ports to your internal server IP
address? Don't.
All you need to do is redirect UDP (ONLY! not TCP) port 27016 to the
internal IP address of the server. That should do it. If not, I know some
of the other guys here use Linksys DSL/Cable routers. One of the guys has
an FAQ for Linksys and HLDS, but I can't remember who. (He's posted the
link before but I didn't keep it...I don't use a router device. I have an
NT proxy/firewall. More flexible..)
StanTheMan
TheHardwareFreak
www.hardwarefreak.devastation.cc
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 6:11 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Server problems
>
>
>
> 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
> >[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!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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