Uh... The source engine always takes two ports. One server and one client.
Either specify client ports as ICS mentioned or put servers farther apart. On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Michael K. Gosvig <[email protected]>wrote: > The problem is, in the start command line the server is set to a specific > port, example 27030. But in the screen it writes. " Network: IP > 92.246.12.12, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27030 SV / 27031 CL" > > The server side is set to 27030, but then the client side takes 27031, and > there the problem starts, as there is another server on 27031. And when it > trys to start it's port I taken by the previous one on the client side. > > Why is it that the client side on some severs take the next port but on > others take "-1" in screen ? > > Michael > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Marc.B > Sendt: 27. juni 2010 14:45 > Til: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Emne: Re: [hlds_linux] New Source server takes a random port > > Michael, > > As far as I know, it don't pick up a random port. It try port + 1 until it > find a free port. > There are other games that work the same way, so I think you should make a > fix on your side since you are not supposed to start a server on a port > that > is already used. > > Checking if that the port is available using netstat before you launch a > server is the best way, and you can also make a sleep between the server > kill and the server start. > > We are hosting about 5.000 and have no issue with this new port management. > We do also reboot most servers in the morning. > > Cheers, > > Marc. > > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Eric Riemers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You can always do a netstat -an|grep LISTEN|grep <portnumber> then "if > > found, wait 10 seconds" and try again before starting. > > Might not be the nicest solution , but could work for you. > > > > Eric > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael > K. > > Gosvig > > Sent: zondag 27 juni 2010 2:50 > > To: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] New Source server takes a random port > > > > No luck with "-hostport" instead of "-port" > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > Fra: [email protected] > > [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Cc2iscooL > > Sendt: 27. juni 2010 02:38 > > Til: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > Emne: Re: [hlds_linux] New Source server takes a random port > > > > Yes but the ports shouldn't be in use if they're restarting. Maybe try > > adding some delays to your reboot scripts so the daemon has a chance to > > shut > > down and a check to see if the process is closed before starting up a new > > server. > > > > On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 7:27 PM, Michael K. Gosvig > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > The problem is, that we are an official Gameserver provider, so when > > > our servers restart in the morning, som servers are faster than > > > others, it depends on how many mods the customer has installed. > > > > > > That why we loved the way the old engine worked, if it could not get > > > the port, written in the command line, it would not start. But the new > > > Source Engine, just takes a random port to start on. It's seams like > > > the server sometimes ignores the "-port xxxxx" in the command line. > > > > > > Michael > > > > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > > > Fra: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]] På vegne af Eric > > > Riemers > > > Sendt: 27. juni 2010 01:51 > > > Til: 'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list' > > > Emne: Re: [hlds_linux] New Source server takes a random port > > > > > > > > > If it cant get it's own, I would look at that problem first. > > > > > > If you did a restart and it changed port after that, try waiting some > > > time before starting up again, perhaps the process is keeping the port > > > in use for a little while (rare conditions, but could occur) > > > > > > Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > > [email protected] > > > Sent: zondag 27 juni 2010 1:28 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [hlds_linux] New Source server takes a random port > > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > After the new update to source, we have been having som problems whit > > > our servers. > > > > > > The new engine takes a random port, if i can't get it's own. Thats a > > > major problem for us, as we host a lot af serveres, an when a server > > > take a port that it should not have, the another server, can't start on > > the right one. > > > > > > In our start command line we uses the "-port xxxxx" but it's still > > > able to take other ports. Is there any way to lock the new source > > > server to only one port, as the old server engine? > > > > > > Best Regards > > > Michael > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
