Locally hosted servers won't work well from the lobby if your router/modem doesn't support public IP bounceback/loopback. That is to say, your router blocks connections trying to reach your public IP from your LAN. I ran into this issue a couple weeks back.
To clarify what I'm saying, let's say your public IP to the world is 77.77.77.77 and you're hosting a web server at that address. Some routers will allow you to connect to that address from inside your LAN because they know it's your public IP and they just loop it back, other routers will reject the connection. The steam lobby system attempts to resolve your server to it's public IP address, not it's private, so that may be your issue. On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 10:49 AM, David A. Parker <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I've had a lot of problems using the lobby system with a passworded > server as well. Connect using the "connect" command in the console > instead. > > - Dave > > Console Admin wrote: > > Client machine shows no dedicated server available and that the > connection > > failed, server output is below. > > > > -> Reservation cookie 184012536fc9c01: reason ReplyReservationRequest > > L 01/16/2009 - 00:57:58: Preventing spawning > > L 01/16/2009 - 00:57:58: server_message: "quit" > > threadtools.cpp (417) : Assertion Failed: Thread synchronization object > is > > unuseable > > L 01/16/2009 - 00:57:58: Log file closed > > L 01/16/2009 - 00:57:58: server_message: "restart" > > ---- Host_NewGame ---- > > > > After that, it logs a new round with no connections. > > > > server.cfg > > > > sv_password "goeshere" > > rcon_password "goeshere" > > z_difficulty Hard > > sv_lan 0 > > mp_disable_autokick 1 > > sv_cheats 0 > > sv_voiceenable 1 > > motd_enabled 1 > > sv_region 255 > > sv_steamgroup 659518 > > setmaster add 68.142.72.250:27011 > > setmaster add 72.165.61.189:27011 > > > > This is hosted on an internal machine. > > Tried sv_steamgroup_exclusive and sv_allow_lobby_connect_only set to both > 1 > > and 0 > > Neither work for me. I cannot see it as a group server. > > I've tried 3 different steam group numbers and it never shows up. > > > > Start script is this. > > > > #!/bin/sh > > echo "Starting L4D server" > > sleep 1 > > screen -A -m -d -S l4dserver1 ./srcds_run -console -game left4dead +map > > l4d_hospital01_apartment +sv_lan 0 +ip 192.168.0.199 -rcon_port 27040 > > -port 27040 +log on +debug > > > > All I really want is an easy way to connect to my private server. The > > sv_steamgroup thing would be nice, but I can't even see it. :/ > > Why does this have to be such a pain? > > I'm using a DLink DIR-655 router and I am hosting hl2dm and tf2 servers > just > > fine. > > > > Any suggestions? > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > -- > > Dave Parker > Utica College > Integrated Information Technology Services > (315) 792-3229 > Registered Linux User #408177 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
