Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server
I've actually done something similar to this with Dota 2; for one approach to doing custom games (way before valve released their official system) I set up some code to change the CM that the server connected to (in that case to a custom one, but it can be done with an official one instead). While it is true that it re-acquires the CM list, there's also a hard-coded list in steamclient.dll (including some entries that have hard-coded IP addresses, and some entries that are hard-coded domain names). It's a massive hack, but it sounds like it could solve your issue...with maybe a bit of maintenance every now and then. On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Marco Ramos wrote: > You have no idea how happy I would be if I could do this. Sorry to not > make this clear from the beginning, but I really can't change the provider. > Anyway, you said something really important, if Valve changes the Master > Server address it would the same problem all over again. Thanks! > > -- > From: gbs.dead...@gmail.com > Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:27:58 + > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server > > Changing the Provider is a good solution. If they are blocking the whole > traffic, a possible solution is only a workaround, not a real solution. > Forcing the tool to a specific ip address is not good. Valve may change the > IP-Addresses of the masterservers and then you starting to seek the next > working ip. > > Marco Ramos schrieb am So., 26. Juli 2015 um 06:59 Uhr: > > Hello. Is there a way to make my SteamCMD server connects to a specific > Master Server? I'm having a serious problem with my provider as they don't > recognize themselves as culprits in this situation. For some reason, they > are blocking connections from my server to a lot of .com, .net and .org > servers, meaning my TF2 servers can't connect to Valve Master Server and > can't get VAC or items. However, if the server connects to a different > server, like a brazilian server (since my server is located in Brazil), > everything works as it should. So, is there a way to do it? Thanks! > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > ___ To unsubscribe, edit your > list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds
Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server
You have no idea how happy I would be if I could do this. Sorry to not make this clear from the beginning, but I really can't change the provider. Anyway, you said something really important, if Valve changes the Master Server address it would the same problem all over again. Thanks! From: gbs.dead...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:27:58 + To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server Changing the Provider is a good solution. If they are blocking the whole traffic, a possible solution is only a workaround, not a real solution. Forcing the tool to a specific ip address is not good. Valve may change the IP-Addresses of the masterservers and then you starting to seek the next working ip. Marco Ramos schrieb am So., 26. Juli 2015 um 06:59 Uhr: Hello. Is there a way to make my SteamCMD server connects to a specific Master Server? I'm having a serious problem with my provider as they don't recognize themselves as culprits in this situation. For some reason, they are blocking connections from my server to a lot of .com, .net and .org servers, meaning my TF2 servers can't connect to Valve Master Server and can't get VAC or items. However, if the server connects to a different server, like a brazilian server (since my server is located in Brazil), everything works as it should. So, is there a way to do it? Thanks! ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds
Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server
The list of CMs that SteamCMD will connect to is stored in a vdf file under config if I recall correctly. You could try removing all blocked addresses from that list before startup. The list is overwritten every time you log on though, so you'll need to update it every time. On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 11:49 AM, pilger wrote: > Where are you gathering these data about Brazil's government censorship? > > Kinda hard to believe that. I think it's much more likely the networks are > being blocked out as "counter-measures" for dos or ddos attacks comming > from other countries, where services are extremely cheaper. So instead of > properly blocking just the attacks, they shut down entire routes of > communication. > > I really don't think the government here gives a tiny rats ass for what > people are browsing on the internet. > > > _pilger > > On 28 July 2015 at 11:06, Andre Müller wrote: > >> Oh, did not know that. Censorship is not good. >> >> Korrey Moore schrieb am Di., 28. Juli 2015 um >> 13:50 Uhr: >> >>> Your ISP isn't the problem, it's the government. Brazil is worse than >>> China in regards to blocking foreign websites according to recent data. >>> This is why you don't have any problems visiting .br domains, but have >>> problems going anywhere else. >>> >>> There are a few ways to work around the problem: >>> >>> 1) Relocate the server to somewhere outside of Brazil and ensure it's >>> not on a network blocked by the government. >>> >>> 2) Use a system wide proxy from another country on the game server while >>> SteamCMD is updating. This may or may not work depending on if the hardware >>> doing the blocking does packet inspection. >>> >>> 3) Use an encrypted VPN tunnel on the server to a location outside the >>> country. This could suffer the same problem as the proxy, but it's less >>> likely. >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:00 PM, >>> wrote: >>> Send hlds mailing list submissions to hlds@list.valvesoftware.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to hlds-requ...@list.valvesoftware.com You can reach the person managing the list at hlds-ow...@list.valvesoftware.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of hlds digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server (Andre M?ller) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:27:58 + From: Andre M?ller To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server Message-ID: >>> fjjs...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> Changing the Provider is a good solution. If they are blocking the whole traffic, a possible solution is only a workaround, not a real solution. Forcing the tool to a specific ip address is not good. Valve may change the IP-Addresses of the masterservers and then you starting to seek the next working ip. Marco Ramos schrieb am So., 26. Juli 2015 um 06:59 Uhr: > Hello. Is there a way to make my SteamCMD server connects to a specific > Master Server? I'm having a serious problem with my provider as they don't > recognize themselves as culprits in this situation. For some reason, they > are blocking connections from my server to a lot of .com, .net and .org > servers, meaning my TF2 servers can't connect to Valve Master Server and > can't get VAC or items. However, if the server connects to a different > server, like a brazilian server (since my server is located in Brazil), > everything works as it should. So, is there a way to do it? Thanks! > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/private/hlds/attachments/20150727/626e8df9/attachment-0001.html > -- >>> >>> ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds End of hlds Digest, Vol 51, Issue 71 >>> >>> ___ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list pre
Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server
Where are you gathering these data about Brazil's government censorship? Kinda hard to believe that. I think it's much more likely the networks are being blocked out as "counter-measures" for dos or ddos attacks comming from other countries, where services are extremely cheaper. So instead of properly blocking just the attacks, they shut down entire routes of communication. I really don't think the government here gives a tiny rats ass for what people are browsing on the internet. _pilger On 28 July 2015 at 11:06, Andre Müller wrote: > Oh, did not know that. Censorship is not good. > > Korrey Moore schrieb am Di., 28. Juli 2015 um > 13:50 Uhr: > >> Your ISP isn't the problem, it's the government. Brazil is worse than >> China in regards to blocking foreign websites according to recent data. >> This is why you don't have any problems visiting .br domains, but have >> problems going anywhere else. >> >> There are a few ways to work around the problem: >> >> 1) Relocate the server to somewhere outside of Brazil and ensure it's not >> on a network blocked by the government. >> >> 2) Use a system wide proxy from another country on the game server while >> SteamCMD is updating. This may or may not work depending on if the hardware >> doing the blocking does packet inspection. >> >> 3) Use an encrypted VPN tunnel on the server to a location outside the >> country. This could suffer the same problem as the proxy, but it's less >> likely. >> >> On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:00 PM, >> wrote: >> >>> Send hlds mailing list submissions to >>> hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >>> >>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >>> hlds-requ...@list.valvesoftware.com >>> >>> You can reach the person managing the list at >>> hlds-ow...@list.valvesoftware.com >>> >>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >>> than "Re: Contents of hlds digest..." >>> >>> >>> Today's Topics: >>> >>>1. Re: SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server (Andre M?ller) >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:27:58 + >>> From: Andre M?ller >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>> >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server >>> Message-ID: >>> >> fjjs...@mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >> >> >>> >>> Changing the Provider is a good solution. If they are blocking the whole >>> traffic, a possible solution is only a workaround, not a real solution. >>> Forcing the tool to a specific ip address is not good. Valve may change >>> the >>> IP-Addresses of the masterservers and then you starting to seek the next >>> working ip. >>> >>> Marco Ramos schrieb am So., 26. Juli 2015 um 06:59 Uhr: >>> >>> > Hello. Is there a way to make my SteamCMD server connects to a specific >>> > Master Server? I'm having a serious problem with my provider as they >>> don't >>> > recognize themselves as culprits in this situation. For some reason, >>> they >>> > are blocking connections from my server to a lot of .com, .net and .org >>> > servers, meaning my TF2 servers can't connect to Valve Master Server >>> and >>> > can't get VAC or items. However, if the server connects to a different >>> > server, like a brazilian server (since my server is located in Brazil), >>> > everything works as it should. So, is there a way to do it? Thanks! >>> > ___ >>> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> > please visit: >>> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> > >>> >> -- next part -- >>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>> URL: < >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/private/hlds/attachments/20150727/626e8df9/attachment-0001.html >>> > >>> >>> -- >> >> >>> >>> ___ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> >>> >>> End of hlds Digest, Vol 51, Issue 71 >>> >>> >> >> ___ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.val
Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server
Oh, did not know that. Censorship is not good. Korrey Moore schrieb am Di., 28. Juli 2015 um 13:50 Uhr: > Your ISP isn't the problem, it's the government. Brazil is worse than > China in regards to blocking foreign websites according to recent data. > This is why you don't have any problems visiting .br domains, but have > problems going anywhere else. > > There are a few ways to work around the problem: > > 1) Relocate the server to somewhere outside of Brazil and ensure it's not > on a network blocked by the government. > > 2) Use a system wide proxy from another country on the game server while > SteamCMD is updating. This may or may not work depending on if the hardware > doing the blocking does packet inspection. > > 3) Use an encrypted VPN tunnel on the server to a location outside the > country. This could suffer the same problem as the proxy, but it's less > likely. > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:00 PM, > wrote: > >> Send hlds mailing list submissions to >> hlds@list.valvesoftware.com >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> hlds-requ...@list.valvesoftware.com >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> hlds-ow...@list.valvesoftware.com >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of hlds digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >>1. Re: SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server (Andre M?ller) >> >> >> -- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 07:27:58 + >> From: Andre M?ller >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> >> Subject: Re: [hlds] SteamCMD connection to a specific Master Server >> Message-ID: >> > fjjs...@mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > >> >> Changing the Provider is a good solution. If they are blocking the whole >> traffic, a possible solution is only a workaround, not a real solution. >> Forcing the tool to a specific ip address is not good. Valve may change >> the >> IP-Addresses of the masterservers and then you starting to seek the next >> working ip. >> >> Marco Ramos schrieb am So., 26. Juli 2015 um 06:59 Uhr: >> >> > Hello. Is there a way to make my SteamCMD server connects to a specific >> > Master Server? I'm having a serious problem with my provider as they >> don't >> > recognize themselves as culprits in this situation. For some reason, >> they >> > are blocking connections from my server to a lot of .com, .net and .org >> > servers, meaning my TF2 servers can't connect to Valve Master Server and >> > can't get VAC or items. However, if the server connects to a different >> > server, like a brazilian server (since my server is located in Brazil), >> > everything works as it should. So, is there a way to do it? Thanks! >> > ___ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > >> > -- next part -- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/private/hlds/attachments/20150727/626e8df9/attachment-0001.html >> > >> >> -- > > >> >> ___ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> >> End of hlds Digest, Vol 51, Issue 71 >> >> > > ___ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds
