As far as rates, go, I guess you could bump up the default value for
sv_maxrate to 20000. Other than that, there isn't any other adjustment that
needs to be done. The tickrate is 30, so you're pretty much all set for
that on the client end. If you choose to change sv_maxrate, make sure that
the clients all change the value for rate to 20000 as well. Everything
works fine with the defaults, so it's up to you.
As far as getting connected, as long as there is an Internet connection
somewhere in that mix, you should consider using an sv_search_key to bring
everyone in through the Lobby system. I suppose you could have everyone use
the connect CVar in their console and then just restart the campaign once
everyone is in, but the issues that existed with connecting to a Left 4 Dead
server through a Lobby behind the same NAT you're playing behind have pretty
much been solved. Using the connect CVar seems to be unnecessary now that
NAT Traversal has been fixed up. I think there may still be one outstanding
issue, but unless you are running multiple NATs at this LAN, you probably
wouldn't run into it.
-Richard Eid
On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Jay Deiman <[email protected]> wrote:
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> To make this very clear, this is for a Left 4 Dead LAN. I just realized
> that I only mention that briefly below.
>
> Jay Deiman wrote:
> > I'm wondering if anyone can suggest the best setup for a dedicated
> > server to be used for LAN play only from the server and client
> perspective.
> >
> > I have a linux box with the l4d server running, but I'm taking it over
> > to a friends this weekend for a LAN. First of all, I'm wondering what I
> > should have in a server.cfg (beyond the obvious sv_lan 1) and what
> > startup options I should use. I'm planning on forking 2 servers since I
> > think there will be enough people to fill them both.
> >
> > The next question is, how do clients connect to it, change options,
> > etc.? I know you can connect to other hlds servers with "connect <ip>"
> > in console and I assume that works here as well. Is there a way to set
> > up a lobby and connect specifically to the LAN box?
> >
> > Any help, or links to help, would be greatly appreciated. The LAN is on
> > Saturday and I'd like to get everything straightened out by tomorrow
> night.
> >
> > Thanks, in advance, for any help,
> >
> > Jay
> >
>
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