That bit of information would have been nice the first go-around... Start looking at the setup on the 2nd router.....
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] VAC problem > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
