> Maximilian L > mh, good question. tried > ms_force_dedicated_server LocalIP:PORT
No didn't know about that. That will will work I think if I am the only person in the lobby but if others are I think I will connect but they will fail. I would at least be able to start a game by myself and then they could join later. And the router is a Netgear DG834GT Website is here http://kb.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2328 2009/6/26 Da-Huntha <[email protected]> > > Could you post your Router model and type? > It's probably a router configuration problem involving IP Loopback not > set correctly. > > On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Tim Fletcher<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hopefully I can explain this well enough that people can understand my > > question. > > > > I have a L4D server running on a windows server on my local private network. > > It is setup with port forwarding from the router and my friends can connect > > from the internet through a lobby to my server with no problems. That is > > working fine. Performance is great and pings are pretty good too. > > > > The problem is I can't connect to my server through a lobby. I can be in a > > lobby with my friends and when they start the game they will all connect to > > my server but I can't. I know what the problem is and I can work around it > > but it would be nice to just connect as that way I can be the lobby leader > > and set the game up without having to manually set the server up before > > hand. > > > > The real problem is that when I try to connect through the lobby it trys to > > connect to the lobby through my public ip and I assume the router can't > > handle that. I can connect to my server fine if I connect manually using the > > console to it's local ip. > > > > So is there any way I can redirect network traffic from my public ip to my > > servers local ip either on my router (netgear dg834gt) or on my local > > machine or is there anyway to do this in game some how? > > > > Thanks for any help in advance > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
