and how does a steam client while browsing the serverlist know what domain a server have ? or what about when the server got 10 domains which have a route to that machine ? how does the steam client know, which one is the correct one for that gameserver ?
adding a server from the browser into the favorites should ask the server for a given domainname. so the players dont have to find out any domain names. -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Whisper Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Januar 2007 02:18 An: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [hlds] Feature request: sv_serverdomain -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] I don't think we need another cvar, we only need the STEAM Browser to save the domain name as well as the IP. When the IP fails, it will use the domain name as a backup. Sound good? On 1/23/07, Andreas Grimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yes, players can add a server with its domain, but the steam client > saves only the IP. > > but what i wanted is a feature, that the steam client saves both (when > the server got a domain saved in config), so that if the server is not > reachable with its IP, the steam client can check the saved domain to > find the server, too ... > > the problem for me is, that an IP change of my server has the result, > that the server will lose the most of its players ... and i have no > chance to tell them, what the new IP of the server is ... > > with a saved domain as second way to find a server in favorites list, > the problem would be solved and redirect functions are no longer > needed as before > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von RMaioroff > Gesendet: Dienstag, 23. Januar 2007 01:59 > An: [email protected] > Betreff: RE: [hlds] Feature request: sv_serverdomain > > Not sure since we've yet to try this with srcds based servers, but I > believe the support for domain names already exists. For example if > your server can be resolved to a domain, then a player can add the > server based on the domain name, not the IP. In other words, you > should be able to advertise the server like: > > css1.mydomain.com:27015 or www.mycooldomain.com:27015 > > and then steam / HL will attempt to resolve via DNS, without the need > for a server cvar. > > If I am missing the point here I apologize, but I think this might > help you. > Good luck. > > > Regards, > Rob > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andreas Grimm > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 5:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [hlds] Feature request: sv_serverdomain > > Hello, > > at first sorry for my bad english :) > this is a feature request for dedicated server and steam client to valve. > > I would like to have a server cvar called "sv_serverdomain" for example. > Saved into server.cfg like the following line: > > sv_serverdomain "mydomain.com" > > So, when a player adds this server into his favorites, the client will > check the cvar and will save the ip (like it is at the moment) AND the > sv_serverdomain value into the favorites. > So that he got saved something like "mydomain.com:27015" for example. > And everytime when the player opens the favorite list, the steam > client will try to find a connection to the ip, but when the server > isnt reachable, the client will try to find the server connection via > its saved domain, too ... > > This feature would have the following advantage: > When we as server admins change the hardware, most times the ip adress > of that machine changes, too ... > The problem is, that the gameserver will lose all its players after an > ip change. and since the redirect function is blocked we have no > chance to give the players the new ip of their gameserver. > > buuut, when we got the domain "mydomain.com" routed to the old server, > we can change it to route it to the new server, too ... same domain, > other ip ... and when a steam client got saved this domain in their > favorites, the players can find their saved favorites server again after the change. > > this feature would help server admins to change the hardware without > losing all its players and functions for redirecting would become less > important then ... > > > what do u people think about this idea ? i hope there is a chance to > realize it ... > > andreas > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
