VAC works on the other servers in my network. What differs these ones from the ones that work is that they're part of a server cluster with internet access behind a second router. They have public IP addresses.
The servers themselves are accessible from the outside without problems, it's just VAC that won't start up. /Jonathan > Jonathan wrote: >> hello, i can't get VAC to work properly. >> >> i get the following message: >> >> version : 47/1.1.2.5/Stdio 3651 insecure (secure mode enabled, >> disconnected from Steam3) >> >> i tried reinstalling hlds like some posts suggested, but it didn't do me >> any good >> >> i have secure "1" in liblist.gam and i don't start the game with >> -insecure.. what else could be causing this? >> > Your connection to the Steam servers is probably failing. > > If you are versed in UNIX, you can use "strings" and "grep" to try > fishing out the hostnames (tip: they'll probably contain > valvesoftware.com) from all the .so files, then try "ping"ing these > servers, etc. etc. etc. If you're even more versed, you could use > tcpdump and/or ethereal to capture all the network communication the > dedicated server is doing and analyze it to find the problem. > > For starts, if you're not sure that your Internet connection is working > perfectly, try running a simple ping such as "ping google.com". If ping > doesn't output anything, try "nslookup google.com" to see if your DNS > servers are working. > > At the end of the day, you'll probably end up having to do something as > menial as unplug and re-plug your router into the mains or reconfiguring > your server's network interface for it to start working again. (Believe > me, I once struck alarm on this very list when my Net connection didn't > work... and yes, my router was to blame. A 230V [common mains voltage > across Europe] restart later, everything worked again.) > > I hope I'm not sounding like one of those $3-per-minute support-line > people, trying to avoid causes of radioactive human stupidity like "is > your printer actually turned on?"... ;-) > > ~~ Ondra > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
