Note that if you don't have a Linux router, but are running your server on Linux, the same can be achieved by changing the FORWARD to OUTPUT and running it on the server instead of the router
> -----Original Message----- > From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux- > boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Guy Watkins > Sent: 15 June 2009 04:20 > To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Broken Master server (68.142.88.34) or > IP/network- please remove it > > If you have a Linux router, this causes the server to be rejected > quickly. > iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -d 68.142.88.34 --dport 27038 -j REJECT > > You get connection refused instead of a timeout. > > [r...@linux ~]# telnet 68.142.88.34 27038 > Trying 68.142.88.34... > telnet: connect to address 68.142.88.34: Connection refused > > I don't have the hang starting my server anymore. Tried it about 30-40 > times. > > } -----Original Message----- > } From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux- > } boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Guy Watkins > } Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:43 PM > } To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' > } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Broken Master server (68.142.88.34) or > } IP/network- please remove it > } > } Found more info: > } # strings *|grep "68.142.88.34:27038" > } 72.165.61.189:27030 72.165.61.190:27030 69.28.151.178:27038 > } 69.28.153.82:27038 68.142.88.34:27038 68.142.72.250:27038 > } 72.165.61.189:27030 72.165.61.190:27030 69.28.151.178:27038 > } 69.28.153.82:27038 68.142.88.34:27038 68.142.72.250:27038 > } 72.165.61.189:27030 72.165.61.190:27030 69.28.151.178:27038 > } 69.28.153.82:27038 68.142.88.34:27038 68.142.72.250:27038 > } > } Maybe we can "patch" the .so files ourselves? > } > } } -----Original Message----- > } } From: Guy Watkins [mailto:hlds_li...@watkins-home.com] > } } Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 9:41 PM > } } To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' > } } Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] Broken Master server (68.142.88.34) or > } } IP/network - please remove it > } } > } } I can confirm the server is not responding. > } } > } } [r...@linux ~]# netstat -a|grep 27038 > } } tcp 0 1 linux.xxx:56006 68.142.88.34:27038 > SYN_SENT > } } > } } [r...@linux ~]# telnet 68.142.88.34 27038 > } } Trying 68.142.88.34... > } } telnet: connect to address 68.142.88.34: Connection timed out > } } [r...@linux ~]# > } } > } } It looks like that IP address is hard-coded. > } } # find . -type f -exec grep "68.142.88.34:27038" {} /dev/null \; > } } Binary file ./engine_amd.so matches > } } Binary file ./engine_i686.so matches > } } Binary file ./engine_i486.so matches > } } > } } > } } Maybe Valve can access the server so they think it is working just > fine. > } } But it is not. I guess that is why my server takes about 4+ > minutes to > } } start sometimes? > } } > } } Anyway, Valve, please look into this. > } } > } } Thanks. > } } > } } } -----Original Message----- > } } } From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds_linux- > } } } boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Hjorth > } } } Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:25 PM > } } } To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com > } } } Subject: [hlds_linux] Broken Master server (68.142.88.34) or > } IP/network > } } - > } } } please remove it > } } } > } } } Hi Valve > } } } > } } } Almost 1½ years ago someone report a broken master server, as you > can > } } } see here -> > } } } http://www.mail- > } } } archive.com/hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com/msg45641.html > } } } > } } } The server is still not responding and is still being address by > the > } } } gameservers, which still causes the server to hang indefinitely. > } } } > } } } So Valve please REMOVE that broken master server from the pool, > and > } } } improve the quality of your own product. > } } } > } } } I have tcpdump logs showing the problem, if you want them. > } } } > } } } Regards, Thomas @ DSRack.com > } } } > } } } > } } } _______________________________________________ > } } } 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
