Yes, but where is some documentation on how to issue commands to it? I telnet to the port,and start issuing commands after specifigyin rcon_password, no dice?
Kevin Chris Green wrote: > The netconport is mostly intended as a building block functionality. While it > is convenient to telnet into it and issue commands, it's expected that > tools will arise which use this basic socket functionality to implement > monitoring and control tools, etc. > > If you do want to interactively use it from across an insecure connection, > you _can_ secure it by using ssh tunneling. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joseph Love > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 6:31 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] kk rcon for l4d? or even from client console? > > Btw, the reason for creating a command console that works with telnet > is because it's easy to program. Adding SSH overhead to the console > interface would be potentially disastrous, and if you really need the > encryption on top of it, I imagine you could probably use stunnel or > something, and do appropriate firewall filtering. > > -Joe > > On Jan 16, 2009, at 6:39 AM, Crazy Canucks wrote: > >> Ok, I'm baffled. One of the first things I read when I started using >> Linux three or four years ago now was, get rid of telnet because the >> passwords and the datastream aren't encrypted, and use ssh. Why is >> anyone still using telnet? Why the hell would anyone be creating a >> new >> command console for telnet? >> >> I apologize if this is just my ignorance speaking, but I'm curious. >> >> Cheers, Drek >> >> [email protected] wrote: >>> I take it if you don't have ssh access you don't have access to the >>> new >>> telnet command console introduced for Linux in left4dead either? >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux- >>>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Kevin J. Anderson >>>> Sent: 15 January 2009 19:32 >>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] kk rcon for l4d? or even from client >>>> console? >>>> >>>> awesome! exactly what I was looking for. >>>> >>>> Kevin >>>> >>>> Nephyrin Zey wrote: >>>> >>>>> I wrote a simple python script that implements RCON a while back >>>>> that >>>>> you're free to use: >>>>> >>>>> http://nemu.doublezen.net/cacti/scripts/rcon.py >>>>> >>>>> ./rcon.py 1.2.3.4 27015 MyPassword "sm_ban someguy 0" >>>>> etc. >>>>> >>>>> - Neph >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Cc2iscooL <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>> If you use the -window and -noborder commands on your client you >>>>>> >>>> won't have >>>> >>>>>> to wait for the long alt-tab. >>>>>> >>>>>> Just a suggestion. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Steven Sumichrast >>>>>> >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>>>> I'm in the same boat as him -- when I'm in a L4D game, I don't >>>>>>> want >>>>>>> >>>> to >>>> >>>>>>> jump out to HLSW to kick someone -- I want to be able to boot >>>>>>> >>>> someone >>>> >>>>>>> from another fork from within the game -- there doesn't seem to >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> functionality for this. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Tom Richardson >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I was juuuust about to suggest HLSW when I spotted your last >>>>>>>> line. >>>>>>>> >>>> Any >>>> >>>>>>>> reason you don't to use that? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> 2009/1/15 Kevin J. Anderson <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Forgive me if this has been discussed, however I searched the >>>>>>>>> >>>> list and >>>> >>>>>>>>> also google, to no avail. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> How does one remote control their server when not connected? I >>>>>>>>> >>>> can't >>>> >>>>>>>>> seem to find a working/similar to kkrcon application, nor does >>>>>>>>> >>>> the >>>> >>>>>>>>> rcon_address client variable seem to work from inside l4d. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Basically I can only really control the server when actually >>>>>>>>> >>>> playing on >>>> >>>>>>>>> the server. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Im not really interested in hlsw either. I saw a bit about >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> >>>> new >>>> >>>>>>>>> rcon interface, but have not seen any info on a client or >>>>>>>>> script? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kevin >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> 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
