Thanks for the replies David and Shane,
Firstly, where can I find a good complete reference for the standalone HL dedicated server?
Specifically, I'm after an up to date reference for the command line params for hlds, but a good config reference wouldn't go a miss either.
Am I to understand from the lack of reponse to this part of my email that there are no good references for HLDS?
Regarding get the server onto the master list..... I did as you suggested David - clean install - direct connection to the outside world. Put the server back behind the router or even in the router's DMZ and I get nothing.
In the process of writing this email, which is now radically shorter, I thought of something to look up and I've just spent several hours Googling..... I don't know whether it is the solution, but there has been a firmware update for my router, which was subsquently withdrawn cos Belkin were up to no good. http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,10413560~mode=flat~days=9999
I'm in the process of aquiring the firmware upgrade and will see if that solves this issue.
I did have an issue with running the server from the command line, but I've just realised that in all my tinkering I've chuffed the port number that the server was starting on - so no wonder that wasn't working!! hey ho.... :-/
Anyway, here's hoping the firmware update works and hopefully someone will come up with a good reference for hlds. ;)
Incidently, what does starting hlds via the gui do differently from starting it via the command line? I noticed that a few settings, like the rcon password went astray when I started from the command line.
Thanks your help
Regards
Stephen
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