Have you tried using 'mm_dedicated_force_servers' instead of the search key? I use that all the time and have no issues connecting to my server.
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Joshua Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, it seems that the search key and steam group functions are > horribly unreliable. For example i am often unable to join the server via > search key unless i first restart the server then join, this seems to > refresh it with the steam servers somehow? Anyways, i don't believe I'm > doing anything horribly wrong, here is the launch line and config currently > being used on 64bit debian lenny with no firewall. > > ./srcds_run -console +ip ip-here +port 27015 -game left4dead2 +map > c5m1_waterfront +maxplayers 8 +exec server.cfg -autoupdate > > // Name Of Server > hostname "fake" > //sv_password "" // password required to join the server--currently broken > in l4d2 > rcon_password "changeme" //this is the password you need to enter to > control > the server > sv_search_key blah12 //When searching for a dedicated server from lobby, > restrict search to only dedicated servers having the same sv_search_key. > > > // l4d specific; some of these may also need to be in autoexec.cfg so they > are set before the first map is loaded. > sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0 // allow direct connections: 0 > //z_difficulty Hard// set the difficulty of the current game > //sv_unreserve // remove the server from the reservation system for some > period of time > // set this to restrict the lobby search to only those clients specifying a > key > sv_steamgroup "123123" //to set as a steam group server > > > > // General HL Cvars (based on other Source engines; many don't work in l4d > yet) > //sv_contact "[email protected]" > decalfrequency 60 > mp_decals 100 > mp_falldamage 1 > sv_cheats 0 //enables or disables "cheats" such as noclip > sv_maxrate 0 //this is the max data rate you can recieve from the server, > set to 0 to uncap. > sv_minrate 50000 //this is the minimum data rate you can recieve from the > server. > sv_timeout 120 > sv_allowupload 1 > sv_allowdownload 1 > sv_stats 0 > sv_region 1 //This tells steam where your server is, 0 = eastcoast, 1 = > westcoast, 2 = south america, 3 = europe, 4 = asia, 5 = austrailia, 6 = > middle east, 7 = africa, world = 255 > fps_max 0 > sv_parallel_packentities 0 > sv_parallel_sendsnapshot 0 > > > // Make sure the right people are banned > exec banned_user.cfg > exec banned.cfg > writeid > _______________________________________________ > 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
