Yes, anyone can join through the serverbrowser or through their friends list, but those commands are supposed to keep public lobbies from selecting the server which they always have until yesterday.
On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 3:48 PM, dmex <[email protected]> wrote: > Guys, these configs dont/cant stop players using the built-in server > browser > (openserverbrowser command - custom/history tabs) to connecto and play on > your server or players manually connecting via IP/Port if your server is > listed on the web somewhere. Randoms can even join friend-only games using > the server browser. > > I believe lobbies also check the lobby host's server history when finding a > server. > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Brent Veal" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:00 AM > To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [hlds] [L4D2] Server seems to be dropping sv_search_key after > awhile > > > I have a 2nd server which is pretty much set up exactly the same way and > > it > > doesnt have this issue. I have no idea how this can effect one server but > > not another. > > > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 11:32 AM, DI <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I've been having similar issues since the update came out. I rented a > >> new server and my old config which restricted access via steamgroup > >> refused to work. I completely reinstalled the server and redid the > >> config from scratch, but no luck. Then, eventually, yesterday and for > >> part of today i had the server protected by sv_searchkey, but that > >> seems to have stopped since i rebooted it. The same settings no longer > >> work and changing them around doesn't help any. > >> > >> So for me, currently, neither of these methods is working at all, > >> public lobbies get straight onto the server, which is annoying as it > >> sucks to have to kick people off mid-game, but when i've paid for the > >> server, i want to be able to use the damn thing. :/ > >> > >> I'm having issues clientside as well with no steamgroups showing, i > >> don't know if this is related or not though. > >> > >> Server is hosted in the UK, i've currently got metamod/metamod souce > >> on it, but the issue existed on a vanilla install as well. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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
