I have read several faqs on *non steam* websites. Yes, they did look a bit outdated and NO they did not mention the fact that +map is of the UTMOST importance so the server may actually start properly.
The official steam faq: http://support.steampowered.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=638 Does mention +map but nowhere does it says it is absolutely necessary. In fact most of the switch mentioned in the faq are not absolutely necessary to launch the server (i.e. -maxplayer, -autoupdate, -port, -ip) Because of that I simply assumed WRONGLY (yes.. okay... mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!) that the server would read the mapcyle.txt file and figure out the order from there. I maintain that it should be stressed in the official faq that +map is a mandatory switch otherwise the server binary itelf is pretty terse as to what is the problem and is thus failling to report what is wrong. Even when enabling +log on nothing shows up in the log file. Thanks again for the help! On 7/6/07, Joshua Handelsman-Woolf (DogGunn) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hmm, the FAQ was missing one of the most crucial peices of information? Which HLDS FAQ were you looking at? Dog Stephane Bagneris wrote: > This is it!!! > > Thank you SO much!! The both of you that responded! That was great > help and FAST too! =) > I added +map <some_map> to my start command and it did the whole steam > authentication and everything works great now! > > THANK YOU! > > This is definately missing from a lot of hlds faq... > > On 7/6/07, Michael Madsen - Gamelaunch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello >> >> You need to specify a map the server should startup with. I bet if >> you try writing status in the console it says something like "cant >> status, not connected". >> >> Add eg. >> map bounce >> To your config or command line (+map bounce) and it should work. >> >> /Michael >> >> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** >> >> On 06-07-2007 at 03:01 Stephane Bagneris wrote: >> >> >I want to host a simple HLDM1 server online with a bunch of old custom >> >maps but even with the default hlds settings I cannot connect to the >> >server from "outside". >> > >> >Here's my setup: >> > >> >Hardware: >> >Windows Server 2003 SP1, all patches, all updates, fresh vanilla >> install. >> >Dual Opteron 246 (2GHz), 2GB of ECC RAM, 2x copper GigE. >> >The server is connected *DIRECLTY* to the internet and has it's *OWN* >> >public IP address. (No NAT, no firewall, no BS, straight up!) >> >I have tried to run the server and disable any form of software >> >firewall including the dinky MS firewall that comes with windows 2k3. >> > >> >Here is the .cfg file for the server: >> >sv_aim 0 >> >sv_clienttrace 3.5 >> >pausable 0 >> >hostname "blah!" >> >sv_maxspeed 270 >> >sv_lan 0 >> >sv_maxrate 4096 >> >sv_minrate 0 >> >sv_maxupdaterate 8 >> >maxplayers 14 >> >ip xx.xx.xx.xx (public IP of the server) >> >sys_ticrate 512 >> > >> >Here is the cmdline I use to launch the server: >> >C:\blargh\blergh>hlds.exe -console -game valve -port 27015 +exec >> >server_custom.cfg >> > >> >Here is a nmap scan from a *remote* machine: >> >C:\Documents and Settings\xxx>nmap -sU -p U:27000-27100 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx >> > >> >Starting Nmap 4.20 ( http://insecure.org ) at 2007-07-06 01:59 Pacific >> >Daylight >> >Time >> >Interesting ports on netblock-xx-xx-xx-xx.xxx.com (xx.xx.xx.xx): >> >Not shown: 96 closed ports >> >PORT STATE SERVICE >> >27015/udp open|filtered halflife >> >27016/udp open|filtered unknown >> >27017/udp open|filtered unknown >> >27018/udp open|filtered unknown >> >27019/udp open|filtered unknown >> > >> >Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 3.813 seconds >> > >> >I was indeed running *5* instance of the hlds server on ports >> >27015,27016,2017,27018 and 27019 so the scan *checks out*. >> > >> >Here's the *interesting part* of netstat -a from the *local* machine: >> > UDP ludos:27015 *:* >> > UDP ludos:27016 *:* >> > UDP ludos:27017 *:* >> > UDP ludos:27018 *:* >> > UDP ludos:27019 *:* >> > >> >"ludos" is the name of the local machine and indeed we have 5 UDP port >> >being "taken" so it checks out too. >> > >> > >> >PROBLEM: I CAN'T for the LIFE OF ME connect to the server remotely no >> >matter what I try. It just says "server not responding"... >> >I have asked several other person to do the same and same result, they >> >can't connect... >> > >> >Please help! I'm not an amateur at this, I have hosted several >> >HTTP/DNS/FTP and other games server before but for some reason THIS >> >simply does not work... >> > >> >Before you ask, no, my ISP does NOT filter any port on my line since I >> >am currently hosting several httpd,shh, dns and ftp servers and they >> >all work just fine... >> >I also know my cvars might look a bit shady but even when I launch the >> >server with default settings... well... still no go. >> >I would very much appreciate ANY help since I am really frustrated by >> >this because I know I'm doing the right thing... I MUST be missing >> >something really stupid tho.. :-P >> > >> >One last and very weird thing: When I use the steam gui to launch the >> >server MIRACULOUSELY i can connect to it... seriously... wtf mate? >> > >> >Please help!! >> > >> >_______________________________________________ >> >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 >> > > > -- > Axiome: Retirez le Q de la coquille: vous avez la couille, et ceci > constitue précisément une coquille. > ~ Boris Vian. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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