I can confirm this. I set up a second server just to see what would happen
and it throws you into either or. I am assuming the first one to respond is
the one you're sent to, but this part I don't know for sure. I don't know
exactly how Matchmaking determines which one to throw you in.
-Richard Eid
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 12:53 PM, StevoTVR <[email protected]> wrote:
> Then the lobby system would choose from any of those servers.
>
> --
> Stevo.TVR
> www.theville.org
>
> David Parker wrote:
> > Just out of curiosity, has anyone defined what would happen if two
> servers were given the same sv_search_key?
> >
> > - Dave
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Daniel Worley <[email protected]>
> > Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009 10:18 am
> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Can't connect to local dedicated server via
> lobby
> > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list <
> [email protected]>
> >
> >
> >> Trying changing your config to only contain the following:
> >>
> >> hostname "Your Server Name"
> >> sv_search_key "unique search key"
> >>
> >> Then start a lobby in game, bring down the console and type
> >> 'sv_search_key"your unique search key"' and see if that
> >> works. In my experience this
> >> works better than the steamgroup settings as you can actually
> >> create a lobby
> >> and configure your game before you start.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 1:33 AM, Console Admin
> >> <[email protected]>wrote:
> >>
> >>> Another thing is this.
> >>>
> >>> version : 1.0.0.8/38 3719 secure
> >>> udp/ip : 192.168.0.199:27040 [ public n/a ]
> >>> os : Linux Dedicated
> >>> map : l4d_hospital01_apartment
> >>> players : 0 humans, 0 bots (4 max) (hibernating) (unreserved)
> >>>
> >>> It lists the internal ip but not the public?
> >>> I added the +hostip in the start script, but it's not changing
> >>>
> >> anything.>
> >>
> >>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Richard Eid
> >>>
> >> <[email protected]>> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> One of the line items in this weeks large update was:
> >>>>
> >>>> -Fixed NAT Traversal issues
> >>>>
> >>>> For me, this has completely solved the issue of being able
> >>>>
> >> to connect to
> >>
> >>> my
> >>>
> >>>> server through a lobby. This server is behind the same
> >>>>
> >> router as my
> >>
> >>> gaming
> >>>
> >>>> rig.
> >>>>
> >>>> The only thing I could suggest is maybe to use -port instead
> >>>>
> >> of +port,
> >>
> >>> but
> >>>
> >>>> I
> >>>> doubt that will solve your problem. Maybe try to
> >>>>
> >> remove the rcon_port?
> >>
> >>> I
> >>>
> >>>> don't know, as mine is a Windows server. Is that
> >>>>
> >> required for *nix?
> >>
> >>> -Richard Eid
> >>>
> >>>> On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Daniel Worley
> >>>>
> >> <[email protected]>> > wrote:
> >>
> >>>>> 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?
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> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Dave Parker
> >>>>>> Utica College
> >>>>>> Integrated Information Technology Services
> >>>>>> (315) 792-3229
> >>>>>> Registered Linux User #408177
> >>>>>>
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