Since your showing cool ASPX coding, you want to share? -----Original message----- From: "Scott Tuttle" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 10:07:38 -0400 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [hlds] Maps not downloading
> What I have is an aspx page in my download url > > sv_downloadurl "http://game.server.i.p/?f="; > > When the server gets a request default.aspx?f=/maps/de_westwood.bsp for > example, I stream out the /maps/de_westwood.bsp from the game server > directory. I limit the files that can be streamed by coding the "approved > file types" in my aspx file. For example, I allow > txt,bsp,wav,tga,mdl,wad,bz2,dem. Any other requested file like /server.cfg > would return a 404 error in the code. > > I do not have to move any files. Your server will not lag if you have > enough bandwidth. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Williams > > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 2:53 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Maps not downloading > > > > i personally think that it was moving the map foldet to the virtual > > directory. the true path to my sv_downloadurl folder is > > http://www.noquestionsasked.co.uk/httpdocs/sv_downloadurl but it shows > > up on the internet as http://www.noquestionsasked.co.uk/sv_downloadurl > > (btw don't try and access it as i have turned off directory > > listing. so > > it will just error out on you). > > > > i'm not too hot with iis. i get my webserver host to worry > > about that. i > > just thought i mention your setup now sounds similar to mine. > > > > Valdimar Kristjansson wrote: > > > Hi Frazer, > > > > > > As usual I'm amazed at the level of help. > > > Followed the instructions and voila, I'm up and running :) > > > > > > There are a few things that could have been the cause of my > > problems: > > > > > > 1. My MIME types weren't described as application (don't know if it > > > matters) > > > > > > 2. I hadn't allowed scripts on the virtual directory (it's off by > > > default) > > > > > > 3. I changed my sv_downloadurl to > > http://myIP/MyVirtualDirectory/hl2mp > > > It might be that the hl2mp directory within the virtual directory > > > did the trick. > > > I just put the maps folder in my virtual directory. > > > > > > > > > This can thus be thought of as possible problems for > > allowing downloads > > > with IIS :) > > > > > > > > > See Frazers guide below for the solution. > > > > > > Valdimar Kristjánsson, CTO > > > 00 (+354) 693 2062_ > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > _www.eleanetwork.com_ > > > <http://www.eleanetwork.com/> > > > > > > This communication is solely intended for the addressee, it may be > > > confidential and it is not for third party distribution. > > > > > > > > > Frazer wrote: > > >> Select the web site you want share the directory on. Usually, the > > >> Default > > >> Web Site is fine. > > >> > > >> Press the "Add" button to create an IIS virtual directory and alias > > >> name. > > >> > > >> Enter "svdl" for the Alias name. Ensure Read access is > > selected and > > >> that > > >> Scripts is selected for Application Permissions. Press "OK" twice. > > >> > > >> Open up the IIS Management console. > > >> > > >> Select the new svdl virtual directory in the tree view > > under Default Web > > >> Site (or wherever you put it). View the properties for the virtual > > >> directory. > > >> > > >> Go to the Directory Security tab. Press the Edit... button in the > > >> Authentication and access control section - and select > > Enable anonymous > > >> access. Leave Integrated Windows Authentication checked - no other > > >> options > > >> should be checked. Press "OK" > > >> > > >> Go to the HTTP Headers tab. Press the MIME Types... > > button. Add the > > >> following MIME types: > > >> > > >> Extension: .ain MIME Type: application > > >> Extension: .bsp MIME Type: application > > >> Extension: .bz2 MIME Type: application (this last one > > for compressed > > >> maps) > > >> > > >> Not sure if it is necessary - but an IISRESET at this > > stage eases the > > >> nerves > > >> of us paranoids. > > >> > > >> Create the following sub-directory structure within your > > svdl directory. > > >> (assuming D:\svdl): > > >> > > >> D:\svdl\dod\maps > > >> D:\svdl\hl2mp\maps > > >> etc... > > >> > > >> This is largely a matter of preference - but whatever structure and > > >> convention you use, you need to be consistent with your > > sv_download cvar > > >> setting. > > >> > > >> Assuming you use the above structure, place your game maps in the > > >> appropriate game map directory. From this point forward, I will > > >> assume you > > >> are working with hl2dm. Your maps should all have the > > extension .bsp > > >> (or > > >> bsp.bz2, if they are compressed with bzip2. - recommended > > - and yes, > > >> you > > >> must specify the entire "bsp.bz2"). > > >> > > >> Make sure you have files, with matching names, for all the > > maps in your > > >> rotation. > > >> > > >> In the server.cfg file for your game, specify the > > following two CVars: > > >> > > >> sv_allowdownload "1" > > >> sv_downloadurl "http://yourwebserver.woot/svdl/dod/"; > > >> > > >> <shamelessPlug> > > >> > > >> If you are using ogsWatcher, specify the following > > CVar tags, > > >> in the > > >> <CVars> section of your game config: > > >> > > >> <CVar Name="sv_allowdownload" Value="1" /> > > >> <CVar Name="sv_downloadurl" > > >> Value="http://yourwebserver.woot/svdl/dod/"; /> > > >> > > >> </shamelessPlug> > > >> > > >> Start your game server in your preferred fashion. Map downloading > > >> should be > > >> working. > > >> > > >> To test: changelevel your server to some custom map that your game > > >> client PC > > >> does not have. Connect and see if it downloads. > > >> > > >> Hope this helps. > > >> > > >> > > >> Frazer > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Valdimar > > >> Kristjansson > > >> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:23 PM > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Maps not downloading > > >> > > >> I even tried adding .* to the MIME but no luck > > >> > > >> Valdimar Kristjánsson, CTO > > >> 00 (+354) 693 2062_ > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > _www.eleanetwork.com_ > > >> <http://www.eleanetwork.com/> > > >> > > >> This communication is solely intended for the addressee, it may be > > >> confidential and it is not for third party distribution. > > >> > > >> > > >> Valdimar Kristjansson wrote: > > >> > > >>> Thanks for the link Ian, but nothing in there is new to > > me and it's > > >>> still not working. > > >>> > > >>> I added .bsp , .ain and .bz2 to the MIME types in IIS and now the > > >>> address works in IE/FF e.g. > > >>> http://www.eleanetwork.com/HLMaps/dm_agora.bsp but the game still > > >>> refuses to connect. > > >>> > > >>> This is the error I get: > > >>> Missing map Maps/dm_agora.bsp disconnected (why is it > > referring to the > > >>> maps folder instead of HLmaps?) > > >>> > > >>> It's strange though that when I try to connect the > > progressbar moves > > >>> beyond the bsp file and stops on the .ain file. > > >>> Also all the ain files are 1 kb and all of them seem to > > contain only > > >>> #, is that ok? > > >>> > > >>> >From what I've been reading from the forums it seems that this > > >>> sv_downloadurl isn't neccessary except for if you want to > > download the > > >>> maps from somewhere else than your server. I have all of > > the maps on > > >>> my server and this new address is on the same server as the game > > >>> server. It doesn't even work to download them without the > > >>> sv_downloadurl so I'm wondering if this is still a port > > problem. Could > > >>> it be that maps and such are sent through another port than 27015? > > >>> > > >>> I just tried disabling sv_allowdownload, sv_allowUpload and > > >>> sv_downloadurl and the progressbar still seems to start > > the download > > >>> as before, although with the same consequences (the > > progressbar label > > >>> also says it's downloading a bz2 file but I don't have > > any of those). > > >>> > > >>> Thanks, > > >>> Valdimar Kristjánsson, CTO > > >>> 00 (+354) 693 2062_ > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > >>> _www.eleanetwork.com_ <http://www.eleanetwork.com/> > > >>> > > >>> This communication is solely intended for the addressee, it may be > > >>> confidential and it is not for third party distribution. > > >>> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > > list archives, > > >> please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >> archives, please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the > > list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
