Valve? Hostname support? HAH. You're funny. On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 7:05 PM, Guy Watkins <[email protected]>wrote:
> The hostname is fine. But some of can't control the reverse lookup name. > > It would be great to have a cvar we can set to the name to use to connect > to > me. > > Like this: > sv_hostname=myserver.com:27016 > > Then have the favorites save the sv_hostname and not the IP address. > > > } -----Original Message----- > } From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux- > } [email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael RISBY > } Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 5:38 PM > } To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] IPv6 Support > } > } ' Obviously running an advertisement in game to say "Please join > } [2006:fe32::0123::f032]:27015 for another great game!" is out of the > } question... So what are your plans to support this later on? ' > } > } I don't think that is out of the question at all.. Fact of the matter is > } there will still be a DNS in IPv6 so it's not a 'end of the world' > } situation. > } Fact of the matter is that the 'Hostname' will still be set and assuming > } the Master Servers are doing their job then there will be little or no > } complications. > } > } I think people need to concentrate on getting IPv6 setup correctly on the > } CPE devices running a pure IPv6 network or having it Dual Stacked. There > } are larger problems in the implementation of IPv6 on a global scale than > } cutting over listening services. > } > } This is purely a subjective opinion. > } > } Cheers, > } > } Michael > } > } -----Original Message----- > } From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux- > } [email protected]] On Behalf Of Steven Crothers > } Sent: Tuesday, 11 May 2010 5:29 AM > } To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > } Subject: [hlds_linux] IPv6 Support > } > } Hello List, > } > } With the loss of IPv4 expected in the next few years, and the requirement > } that everyone starts to adopt IPv6 in the next couple years what is the > } plan > } for Valve games currently? > } > } I assume there will be an almighty update allowing for native IPv6 > } networking that will be here in the next year or so, but how do we as > } gamers > } and server managers plan on handling this change? > } > } Obviously running an advertisement in game to say "Please join > } [2006:fe32::0123::f032]:27015 for another great game!" is out of the > } question... So what are your plans to support this later on? > } > } I know TS3 released a "virtual host" system, that basically removes the > } port > } if you connect to sub.domain.tld by using the hostname header of the > } connect > } - is this something we as gamers are looking for with our IPv6 update > from > } Valve? > } > } If we start talking about it now, perhaps Valve will take some notes or > } it'll be in the back of somebody's mind when they go to layout this > } relatively large project of allowing dual stack IPv4/IPv6 to our servers. > } > } Food for thought! > } Steve > } _______________________________________________ > } 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
