If you don't want rcon at all, just don't open the port in your firewall ;) rcon uses the same TCP port as the gameserver does UDP port (ie if the game is running on 27015 UDP, the rcon port is 27015 TCP)
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlds_linux- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Crazy Canucks > Sent: 23 November 2008 23:55 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] RCON banpenalty killing servers! > > Ah sorry, I'm a bit new to the Source/Orangebox engines. I'm going to > have to check this out on my Source servers, as I have all of them set > that way... :\ > > Drek > > Pawel wrote: > > Yep, in half life 1 engine it works with rcon_password "" but in hl2 > engine > > games when you have rcon_password "" it also says bad rcon password > > blablabla and person can crash server :/ > > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 12:15 AM, Crazy Canucks > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > >> As far as I know all you need to do to block rcon is set the rcon > >> password to "" in your server.cfg [rcon_password ""]. I know that > used > >> to be the recommended practice anyway due to other rcon exploit > issues. > >> If I need to use rcon, I use AMX Mod X or SourceMod to access it, > >> depending on which game I am running. > >> > >> Cheers, Drek > >> > >> Pawel wrote: > >> > >>> Somebody from valve will coment it? > >>> I'm not alone with this problem. > >>> > >>> Is there any option to block rcon on my server? > >>> > >>> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 1:42 PM, AnAkIn . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> I didn't know it was also in CSS, the changelog thing I posted is > from > >>>> > >> TF2. > >> > >>>> I guess you'll have to wait for CSS to be updated on the new > engine to > >>>> > >> have > >> > >>>> a fix. > >>>> > >>>> 2008/11/23 ics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> This still isnt fixed for CS Source. I can confirm this and i > also > >>>>> > >> would > >> > >>>>> like to point out that this was discussed months ago here but > Valve > >>>>> didnt fix it for CSS. > >>>>> > >>>>> -ics > >>>>> > >>>>> Pawel kirjoitti: > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> look that is from my console: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> rcon from "83.31.205.174:1581": Bad Password > >>>>>> Game will not start until both teams have players. > >>>>>> ./srcds_run: line 345: 4401 Segmentation fault $HL_CMD > >>>>>> Add "-debug" to the ./srcds_run command line to generate a > debug.log > >>>>>> > >> to > >> > >>>>> help > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> with solving this problem > >>>>>> Sun Nov 23 12:58:06 CET 2008: Server restart in 10 seconds > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 1:04 PM, Pawel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> My server is updated and i still can crash it by simple faile > rcon > >>>>>>> commands, clear server without mods :> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> rcon xxx few times and server is banning me and also crashing > :/ > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 9:22 AM, AnAkIn . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>> Well, that should have been fixed a while ago already. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> "Fixed rcon crash caused by too many incorrect password > attempts" > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 2008/11/23 Pawel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> When valve will fix it? > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 10:21 PM, Claes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Sure, no 'side effects'. Only that, it blocks rcon access to > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>> server. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>> UDP > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> port 27015 must be open for users to play the game. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Vladimir Osipenko wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> are you sure that bloking 27015 tcp port solves the problem > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>> without > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>>>>>> making > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> any other damage? > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> 2008/7/8 Claes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I have 5 servers running and some stupid kid is killing > our > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> servers. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Constantly. Bad thing is, the log is not yet fully written > when > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> server > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> crashes, so I have no clue who that ***hole is. > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I have blocked access to tcp port 27015 for now. Is there > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >> another > >> > >>>>>>>>>>>> workaround available? > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Vladimir Osipenko wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi folks, > >>>>>>>>>>>>> i have noticed such bug: > >>>>>>>>>>>>> when you enter you rcon password incorrectly more times > then > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> specified > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> in > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> server.cfg your server dies. That bug kill loads of > servers i > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> tested. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> Is > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> there any solution? > >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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