Hello, I haven't tried a LAN game with a dedicated server, but we are able to host LAN-only games on a client just fine. As long as the Steam accounts are friends of each other, if one client starts a game the others will see it. It seems to work fine for both L4D and L4D2 in our computer labs, which are on a LAN with 10.x.x.x IP addresses.
- Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Shane Arnold <clontar...@iinet.net.au> Date: Friday, November 27, 2009 1:48 am Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] L4D/L4D2 + NAT To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> > Hi All (VALVe Developers (Matchmaking)), > > Wondering if this is being looked at at all? After sorting out > network > issues it still definitely seems that there is something in the > matchmaking/lobby code that plays havoc on LAN. I've been able > to get > other srcds-based servers like Team Fortress 2 to work > flawlessly, so I > am wondering what the problem is with L4D/L4D2? Are VALVe > prepared to > say that it is now impossible to run and connect to a LAN > server? Is > anybody else able to succesfully connect to a LAN server behind > a NAT? > > Beginning to think it's deliberately crippled... > > Shane Arnold wrote: > > Also, with further testing, if I force the server to lan > (sv_lan 1 on > > startup) this issue is gone altogether, which leads me to > believe that > > L4D2 is still not playing nicely with NAT lans. > > > > Shane Arnold wrote: > > > >> Steam/VAC does it's thing and rejects validation. I've given > up on it > >> for the mean time. The reason it confuses me is people can > host local > >> servers (via the windows client) using a modified AppID and > it seems to > >> work fine. > >> > >> Y Smith wrote: > >> > >> > >>> What happens if you leave the server's AppID and just change > the clients'? > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > >>> [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf > Of Shane Arnold > >>> Sent: Wednesday, 18 November 2009 1:06 AM > >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] L4D2 + NAT > >>> > >>> I should probably mention this does not occur on a "vanilla > server". > >>> This is happening on a server I have modified the AppID on > to 510. > >>> Please don't tell me the AppID is breaking my server :( > >>> > >>> Shane Arnold wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Hi All, > >>>> > >>>> Having issues with connections to a local NAT server. When > connecting to > >>>> it locally on a local IP it should work right? > >>>> > >>>> -> Reservation cookie 18401f4925df000: reason > ReplyReservationRequest>>>> ---- Host_NewGame ---- > >>>> Host_NewGame on map c1m1_hotel > >>>> ConVarRef room_type doesn't point to an existing ConVar > >>>> Executing dedicated server config file > >>>> <heaps of spam> > >>>> Commentary: Loading commentary data from > maps/c1m1_hotel_commentary.txt.>>>> Initializing Director's script > >>>> [S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to update local > steamclient. > >>>> Continuing with current version anyway. > >>>> Adding master server 72.165.61.136:27011 > >>>> Adding master server 72.165.61.136:27014 > >>>> Connection to Steam servers successful. > >>>> VAC secure mode is activated. > >>>> > >>>> Connection on client then fails with error "Session is no > longer > >>>> available". In the client console, I get; > >>>> > >>>> ] connect 172.16.1.10:27015 > >>>> Connecting to public(172.16.1.10:27015) > >>>> Sending UDP connect to public IP 172.16.1.10:27015 > >>>> Server using 'public' lobbies, requiring pw no, lobby id 0 > >>>> RememberIPAddressForLobby: lobby 0 from address 172.16.1.10:27015 > >>>> Server approved grace request... > >>>> Retrying connection to 172.16.1.10:27015, server requires > lobby > >>>> reservation but is unreserved. > >>>> Received game details information from 172.16.1.10:27015... > >>>> > >>>> Then nothing... after a while (I am assuming a timeout > period) I get the > >>>> following happening in server console; > >>>> > >>>> Server waking up from hibernation > >>>> <spam> > >>>> -> Reservation cookie 0: reason reserved(yes), > clients(no), > >>>> reservationexpires(0.00) > >>>> Server is hibernating > >>>> > >>>> Can someone please tell me what I am doing wrong. How can a > client not > >>>> connect to a simple server on the same LAN? My server > startup line is; > >>>> > >>>> ./srcds_linux -game left4dead2 +map c1m1_hotel > >>>> > >>>> It's doing my head in. 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