I find I have to use +mm_force_dedicated_server and +sv_search_key, once I've done that I can create a lobby and then invite friends and then it will connect to my restricted server, I have it set to only allow lobby connections.
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Blood Letter <[email protected]>wrote: > > Yup. Can you try opening the console and doing the ol' connect IP:port ? > > Try with your lan IP (should fail), then try with your wan IP (might work). > > I've noticed that when I simply click on the server from my steam group > list, it tries to connect via the lan ip (and fails). > If I try to connect to an existing lobby, it works. Probably because > connecting to a lobby results in feeding a "connect ip:port" statement with > the wan ip, not the lan ip. > > Once this is figured out / patched / whatever, I need to figure out how to > get the search key working with it. > I don't like having to join the server (when I can) and then call a vote / > rcon to switch game type, map, and difficulty. > I'd much rather prefer to join/create a lobby, let it fill up, and throw > the search key in to get to my server. (Valve also needs to fix the bug > where youc an't bring up the console while in the lobby). > > When I try this now, all I get lots of waiting then bam, I'm running a > local server. There's no popup message asking if you would like to run a > local server (like there was in L4D). > > > > > Date: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:47 +0800 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [hlds] The Session is No Longer Available > > > > The issue seems to have something to do with lobby reservation. I don't > > know if you see this too, but if you create a lobby on the NAT side of > > things, the server will complain about bogus payload data, and then show > > the reservation. I can confirm that reserving the lobby from outside the > > NAT seems to be fine. > > > > It's almost as if the NAT client reserves the lobby, then the server > > accepts, then ignores it... > > > > Blood Letter wrote: > > > Looks like having someone else join the server (from outside the lan) > works fine. > > > Then I can join just fine. > > > > > > Weird... > > > > > > > > >> From: [email protected] > > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:51:58 -0800 > > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] The Session is No Longer Available > > >> > > >> > > >> Really? No one else has this issue? > > >> > > >> Can someone with a working config behind a nat post their server.cfg > and command line? > > >> > > >> > > >>> From: [email protected] > > >>> To: [email protected] > > >>> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:26:47 -0800 > > >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] The Session is No Longer Available > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Zero problems when running with sv_lan 1. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:05:37 +0800 > > >>>> From: [email protected] > > >>>> To: [email protected] > > >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] The Session is No Longer Available > > >>>> > > >>>> Yes, on a Linux server. Are you running it behind a NAT firewall? We > > >>>> were told that using mm_dedicated_force_servers <public>|<private> > would > > >>>> fix this, but it doesn't. Test this for me, if you start with > +sv_lan 1 > > >>>> does it then work flawlessly? > > >>>> > > >>>> Blood Letter wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>>> Anyone getting this? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Windows. > > >>>>> > > >>>>> --command line-- > > >>>>> srcds.exe -console -game left4dead2 -maxplayers 8 -ip 192.168.1.11 > -port 27015 -nohltv +sv_lan 0 +map c1m1_hotel > > >>>>> > > >>>>> --server.cfg-- > > >>>>> hostname "Love Me Sexy" > > >>>>> rcon_password " > > >>>>> password" > > >>>>> sv_steamgroup 12345 > > >>>>> sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 > > >>>>> sv_search_key "searchkey" > > >>>>> > > >>>>> Forwarding pots 27000-27015 to 192.168.1.11 . > > >>>>> > > >>>>> ?? > > >>>>> > > >>>>> _________________________________________________________________ > > >>>>> Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. > > >>>>> > http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:112009 > > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > > >>>>> 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 > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> _________________________________________________________________ > > >>> Bing brings you maps, menus, and reviews organized in one place. > > >>> > http://www.bing.com/search?q=restaurants&form=MFESRP&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MFESRP_Local_MapsMenu_Resturants_1x1 > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >>> > > >> > > >> _________________________________________________________________ > > >> Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. I'm a rock star. > > >> > http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/default.aspx?h=myidea?ocid=PID24727::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WWL_WIN_myidea:112009 > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > >> > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Windows 7: I wanted simpler, now it's simpler. 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