You missed a point. They are coming from the same IP address. But different computers. When 2 computers are behind a NAT router, the server only sees 1 IP address. Somehow the NAT router must make the server happy. I assume the NAT router maps 2 different outgoing ports in this case. But I don't really know. I am assuming that some routers don't do it correctly.
} -----Original Message----- } From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux- } [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ook } Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:41 PM } To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] TF2 Multiple clients from the same IP } } The only time I've had to use clientport was when I was running something } on } the same box that was causing a conflict. Two seperate computers using the } same outgoing port won't cause a problem because they have different ip } addresses. I've done this for years - the server doesn't care - I've } connected to my server with five computers at the same time, all using the } same outgoing port. Never had a problem with it. The server recognizes } that } they have different IPs, and doesn't care if the port is the same. Neither } does the router. IPs or ports don't have to be unique, but ip/port } combinations absolutely must be unique, and they will be unless two } computers have the same IP, or your router is doing something stupid. } } I wonder if TF2 has some issues with clients using the same port, even } with } the ip is different? Or vice versa, problems with clients using the same } IP } but different ports? I would not say this is not a TF2 or L4D/L4D2 bug } with } srcds. } } Toss a coin - heads, it's a router problem, tails it's a srcds problem :-) } } ----- Original Message ----- } From: "Richard Eid" <[email protected]> } To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" } <[email protected]> } Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:40 PM } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] TF2 Multiple clients from the same IP } } } > It sounds like they just need to set an alternate clientport. On one } > machine, no changes will need to be made. The second one will need to } > have } > a launch option added: } > } > +clientport xxxxx } > } > I think the default clientport is 27005, which the client that is not } > setting a clientport using launch options will be using. The one that } > needs } > to add this to their launch options can use whatever, but 27006 is a } safe } > alternative. } > } > Both clients behind one router connecting to two different servers at } the } > same time shouldn't experience this issue, but if you have two clients } > behind the same router and you're both trying to connect to the same } > server, } > one of them needs to use an alternate clientport. } > } > Then again, maybe I'm misunderstanding the problem and this won't solve } a } > thing. Good Luck! } > } > -Richard Eid } > } > } > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 4:28 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: } > } >> I can vouch for the same problem on my own Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead } 2 } >> servers. My roommate and I can both connect to some dedicated servers, } >> however my own and a few others, one of us gets in and the other } >> eventually times out and is never able to connect. } >> } >> Richard Eid wrote: } >> > Is your server denying them the connection or is it just a local } >> > timeout } >> on } >> > their end? Have they set +clientport on one of the clients so they } >> > both } >> > aren't trying to connect through the same port? } >> > } >> > -Richard Eid } >> > } >> > } >> > On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 2:44 PM, Tony Paloma <[email protected] } >> >wrote: } >> > } >> > _______________________________________________ } >> > 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
