This is the same problem I had back at launch. The only "solution" I've found was to have someone OUTSIDE my lan connect to the game.
The server is not properly reserving the lobby when you try to connect to it from inside the lan. If your server is on 192.168.0.9, you have to reserve the lobby from OUTSIDE the 192.168 subnet. In my case, I had to have a friend (on the internet) join the server, (making a valid lobby reservation), then I could join the existing lobby no problem. I believe you may be able to get around it another way - open up the console and do a connect IP command. Put your public IP (not your 192.168 IP) in the connect command. I don't remember if I tested this or not. You might as well test the connect command with both your public IP and the 192.168 IP. > Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:08:45 +0200 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [hlds] l4d2 - did I miss something in the config? > > Being in the same steamgroup isn't a requirement anymore with L4D2. I've > hosted a lobby multiple times with random folks and i have settings set > that i get the steamgroup exclusive servers whenever i search a server > (since i know they work ok and are always free). The other people who > aren't in the steamgroup of my servers, end up there too. > > -ics > > Christoffer Pedersen kirjoitti: > > And all of you are in that group? > > > > On 28/12/2009, at 14.43, "Rick Payton" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> So We finally got L4D2 tonight, and I tried setting up a steamgroup > >> exclusive server for me and my kids to play on. Whenever I try to > >> join, > >> it says the session is no longer available. My server.cfg is all of 4 > >> lines - hostname, rcon_password, sv_steamgroup, and > >> sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1. > >> > >> > >> > >> Server starts up fine - here's the startup command I'm using: -console > >> +log on -game left4dead2 +map c1m1_hotel -port 27015 +ip 192.168.1.5 > >> > >> > >> > >> Pure vanilla server. Is the NAT stuff playing hell with Steamgroup > >> exclusivity like it did in L4D, or did I miss something? > >> > >> > >> > >> --mauirixxx > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/171222986/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
