Re: [hlds] ST3Gaming.com using 100mbit connection to DoS rival servers

2010-01-24 Thread DLinkOZ
Right, so call your provider, ask to put in the null route and enjoy your weekend. I honestly did not think I'd have to go into such obvious detail to make a simple statement. If you aren't in a position to perform such a task, then you make a phone call. I suppose I assumed that was obviously

Re: [hlds] No dedi files CoD MW2

2009-10-24 Thread DLinkOZ
The CoD mailing list http://icculus.org/mailman/listinfo/cod has a running discussion about this topic. It's been going on for quite awhile now, and is very on-topic there. -Original Message- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On

Re: [hlds] L4D2 Demo

2009-10-23 Thread DLinkOZ
That should be answered soon, as it appears (at least where I have my pre-order) that GameStop is handing out the demo early (they called to say I could pick it up immediately, as they were releasing it early). -Original Message- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com

Re: [hlds] Win2k versus 2003 versus 2008 on older hardware

2009-09-20 Thread DLinkOZ
I colocated with Colo4Dallas for many years, and never had anything but awesome service. I don't colocate now, but if the need should ever arise, that's where I'd go again. -Original Message- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On

Re: [hlds] VMware Advise

2009-02-07 Thread DLinkOZ
I'm trying this right now, running ESXi on an IBM x-series box. I haven't really spent any time on looking into it, but initial results do show reduced and erratic frame rates within the server. -Original Message- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com

Re: [hlds] TF2: mp_teamplay

2009-02-05 Thread DLinkOZ
I've not really been hosting TF2 servers, but under TFC/TF1.5 it was a setting arrived at by adding the value of the effects you wanted: 1 = Teamplay on (this should always be set) 2 = Teammates take half-damage from direct weaponfire 4 = Teammates take no damage from direct weaponfire 8 =

RE: [hlds] Servers that will Valve will randomly remove from the steam master servers, without any annoucment.

2007-10-15 Thread DLinkOZ
Actually, I run my server within the intended parameters and I can be incredibly sure that it will forever show up on the list. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Barnett Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 11:54 AM To:

RE: [hlds] Running behind a firewall, getting the external IP to register....

2007-09-25 Thread DLinkOZ
The only times I've had problems showing up on the master servers, it could always be attributed to a missing SNAT rule. Bottom line, requests came in on one of the extra IPs assigned to my firewall, but they went out the default IP. A SNAT rule would rewrite things so that it properly showed

RE: [hlds] TF2 server Affinity issue, Memory leak Performance stats

2007-09-19 Thread DLinkOZ
Would a program such as imagecfg not get around the affinity issue? I've used I for quite some time to get my other Valve servers (HL1/2) onto other cores/processors when they wanted to all stick to the first they found. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [hlds] TF2 server Affinity issue, Memory leak Performance stats

2007-09-19 Thread DLinkOZ
Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 server Affinity issue, Memory leak Performance stats DLinkOZ wrote:Would a program such as imagecfg not get around the affinity issue? I've used I for quite some time to get my other Valve servers (HL1/2) onto other cores/processors when they wanted

RE: [hlds] dedicated server as a service

2007-03-31 Thread DLinkOZ
Easy enough, and totally free (even though you can buy software to do it for you) http://forums.fragonline.net/viewtopic.php?t=881 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrey Egorov Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2007 2:23 PM To:

RE: [hlds] Service Software for Windows

2007-01-31 Thread DLinkOZ
Here's my how-to, completely free as it only uses a free toolkit from MS (instsrv and srvany are used) http://forums.fragonline.net/viewtopic.php?t=881 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Bass Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 9:39 AM

RE: [hlds] Merry Christmas

2006-12-24 Thread DLinkOZ
Happy Christmahanakwanzukkah Always loved that one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thortok2000 Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 10:26 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] Merry Christmas Seasons Greetings to all.

RE: [hlds] need free cp

2006-11-11 Thread DLinkOZ
Gamepanel beta4 is free, and works great. Been using it for a very long time now. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Heath Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 4:09 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] need free cp --

RE: Re: [hlds] Unable to HOSt because..

2006-10-06 Thread DLinkOZ
I may have missed it, but what forwarding rules exactly have you put in place? Honestly, it takes only 1 rule with any decent firewall to allow direct IP connections. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gerald Sent: Friday, October 06,

RE: Re: [hlds] Unable to HOSt because..

2006-10-06 Thread DLinkOZ
] Unable to HOSt because.. @DlinkOz here is a screenshot of the Steam page to Test Ports as you can see I passed so the ports are open and it is NOT a PF Problem if it was that simple I could solve it!! THNX Gerald - Original Message - From: DLinkOZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds

RE: Re: [hlds] Unable to HOSt because..

2006-10-06 Thread DLinkOZ
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of gerald Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 9:00 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: Re: [hlds] Unable to HOSt because.. @DlinkOZ I Port Forward the Proper ports that was shown in the Steam Support site. Ill post the screenshot

RE: [hlds] web panel

2006-09-03 Thread DLinkOZ
: [GS]-BeNt- Date: 09/03/06 04:48:55 To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds] web panel On Fri, September 1, 2006 4:26 pm, DLinkOZ wrote: I have used Gamepanel for about 2 years now, the beta4 (everything more recent has moved to a normal pay basis). It's free, does everything I need

RE: [hlds] web panel

2006-09-01 Thread DLinkOZ
I have used Gamepanel for about 2 years now, the beta4 (everything more recent has moved to a normal pay basis). It's free, does everything I need (start/stop services - this tool creates the services for you, web-based file manipulation, rcon interface, user/group permissions, etc). It can even

RE: [hlds] Funny

2006-08-21 Thread DLinkOZ
You're obnoxious, and your mouth/attitude are surely not needed here. For the record, this is a mailing list, not a forum board. You continuously resort to the lowest form of attack and break out the horrible language... seriously, do you consider that proper language for a list that you KNOW

RE: [hlds] HLSW stopped picking up my server

2006-08-20 Thread DLinkOZ
You're not just a random lucky windows admin, it's really quite a capable server and client OS. So are *nix variants, just need to know when to use which. To the topic at hand, that's a corrupt registry hive and easily fixed via the recovery console (backup hive files are located in

RE: [hlds] .NET, IIS, MS-SQL and dedicated servers

2006-08-14 Thread DLinkOZ
Ditto - nuke it from orbit, you have absolutely NO idea what someone has or has not done to the box. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Hartland Sent: Monday, August 14, 2006 9:36 AM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re:

RE: [hlds] ISA Firewall

2006-08-03 Thread DLinkOZ
You have UDP 27015 (or whatever port your server runs) poked through to your box? Not being familiar with ISA, does it automatically allow any outbound that's a response to that explicitly allowed inbound traffic? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On

RE: [hlds] Rebooting

2006-06-03 Thread DLinkOZ
Also, I have no problems rebooting with my game servers running as services. Are you running yours in a dos window? Might try switching it to a service, easier to manage that way in my opinion. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of

RE: [hlds] 64 or 512

2006-06-02 Thread DLinkOZ
I just run one of the many solutions for upping the mm timer within Windows, then set my sys_ticrate at any value I want. I currently have a TFC steady at 200ftps, 3 TFC and an FLF at a steady 165fps each, and 2 CS at 110fps each. I've found that they run slightly under my sys_ticrate setting,

RE: [hlds] CPU - System Process Issues - Dual Proc System

2006-05-14 Thread DLinkOZ
I'll assume you're running a box with lots of RAM, therefore using the /PAE switch? The ntkrnlpa.exe is related to this scenario. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Tuttle Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:57 AM To:

RE: [hlds] SRCDS Web Adminpanel

2006-05-04 Thread DLinkOZ
http://www.gamepanel.org/site/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nashalife | Newbie Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 5:42 AM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] SRCDS Web Adminpanel Just an addition: google for rcon.class.php,

RE: [hlds] HL2DM Server now behind WG Firebox 700 is playable, BUT Not listed!

2006-04-01 Thread DLinkOZ
Do you have multiple IP addresses on the firewall? If so, are you sure there's some sort of SNAT rewriting outbound packets back to the same incoming IP that the client is expecting? I've seen this before where an aliased IP was NAT'd back into my LAN. On out the outbound, the packets were

RE: [hlds] HL2DM Server now behind WG Firebox 700 was playable but not listed

2006-03-28 Thread DLinkOZ
Behind an IPCop firewall, both here at home and at the colo. Able to do quite a bit with port forwarding and SNAT (instead of Masquerading). -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ook Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:45 PM To:

Re: [hlds] [HLDS-OT]Server firewall recomendations?

2006-02-16 Thread DLinkOZ
If the firewall (I'm assuming one of the integrated NICs like theplanet uses) allows outbound by default, or has a canned ruleset for this scenario, all you need to forward back in is UDP on whatever port your server runs. Other communication is initiated at the server and outbound. -

Re: [hlds] Flash and server fps

2005-08-27 Thread DLinkOZ
I've had luck in the past with simply running WMP as a service. This has the added benefit of autostarting on boot. - Original Message - From: Ook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 3:34 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] Flash and server fps OP4.

Re: [hlds] Coming Soon BS...

2005-08-15 Thread DLinkOZ
From a server point of view, you'll be MUCH more frustrated with BF2. Just a word of warning. I would suggest joining their mailing list and lurk for just a day or two to get a feel for the discontent there. - Original Message - From: Napier, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [hlds] Roll back on client

2005-08-14 Thread DLinkOZ
Quick question, is this a client related FPS/lag issue being discussed? The recent -sport issue was absolutely relevant to this list, as it was a server related problem. It would be a lie to say I've followed this thread closely, so wanted clarification on which piece of the software this is

Re: [hlds] Firedaemon x Serverdoc

2005-08-02 Thread DLinkOZ
Nearly identical to my small writeup, but you can definitely stop/start the service. http://forums.fragonline.net/viewtopic.php?t=881 - Original Message - From: Jim [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 12:39 AM Subject: Re: [hlds] Firedaemon

Re: [hlds] Firewall Woes

2005-03-13 Thread DLinkOZ
So far I have not been lucky, but anyways, my server is more locked down than it was before. DLinkOZ wrote: I see that you have all outbound enabled by default, correct? For my own firewall which allows outgoing, I only had to define incoming ports 27015 and 27020 (tcp or udp, where appropriate

Re: [hlds] Firewall Woes

2005-03-10 Thread DLinkOZ
I see that you have all outbound enabled by default, correct? For my own firewall which allows outgoing, I only had to define incoming ports 27015 and 27020 (tcp or udp, where appropriate). - Original Message - From: BlackYoda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Sent:

Re: [hlds] Switching from Linux to Windows

2005-03-02 Thread DLinkOZ
One of my boxes is a dual 1gh PIII, and with a TFC full at 20 cpu usage on one processor is around 50%, FLF full at 16 that processor is around 50-60%. That's running with increased FPS, if I let them run at the default cpu usage is about 1/4 of that. - Original Message - From: Kevin

Re: [hlds] HLDS as a Service

2005-02-18 Thread DLinkOZ
I tried posting this yesterday, but never saw it come through. http://forums.fragonline.net/viewtopic.php?t=881 I wrote a howto for installing hlds as a service under win2k3 awhile back. It's extremely simple to do. - Original Message - From: Edson Sossai [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [hlds] Server Problem, Memory on Win2k3 Server

2005-02-18 Thread DLinkOZ
I open WMP, but play no file. I just click the icon then minimize it. Before joining the server to my AD I could run it as a service and never think about it... however I've got some policy somewhere which obviously restricts interaction as it has no effect if run as a service now. I just

Re: [hlds] Server managment tools

2004-10-20 Thread DLinkOZ
I installed it today, and it is actually quite nice and fits my needs perfectly. - Original Message - From: Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] Server managment tools -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]

Re: [hlds] Way to lock windows HLDS fps?

2004-10-08 Thread DLinkOZ
I setup Windows Media Player to run as a service under the same local account as my game servers. sys_ticrate functions normally now. - Original Message - From: chrispwns [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 11:54 PM Subject: [hlds] Way to lock windows

Re: [hlds] HLDS_proc

2004-10-01 Thread DLinkOZ
For now I've gone back to running it as a normal service. - Original Message - From: Roc [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 5:19 PM Subject: [hlds] HLDS_proc This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative

Re: [hlds] HLDS_proc

2004-10-01 Thread DLinkOZ
I wonder what happens to anyone who actually has licensed this software for commercial use? - Original Message - From: voogru [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 9:19 PM Subject: RE: [hlds] HLDS_proc Rob normally puts time bombs in his beta software,

Re: [hlds] Question Concerning Server FPS

2004-09-29 Thread DLinkOZ
Decreasing the FPS via the sys_ticrate will just make a bad situation worse. If you have CPU to spare, increase it. With the advice of someone on this list, I run media player to alter the mm timer of Windows. Obviously I didn't want to leave a locked session, so I simply have it running as a

Re: [hlds] 2003 Server OFF Question

2004-09-19 Thread DLinkOZ
http://forums.fragonline.net/viewtopic.php?t=881 A quick how-to for adding apps as a service. It's specific to win2k3, as that's what I run. I've used this for hlds, perl apps (such as mrtg and hlstats), windows media player (to fix the sys_ticrate issue), etc. - Original Message - From:

[hlds] sys_ticrate on win2k3

2004-08-27 Thread DLinkOZ
Quick question, archives show this mentioned but not answered. On my win2k3 box, sys_ticrate does nothing for 3 instances. If one instance runs the hlbooster MM plugin, then all instances can use their own sys_ticrate properly (2 without the hlbooster plugin). However, a server that uses 1-5%

[hlds] Re: sys_ticrate on win2k3

2004-08-27 Thread DLinkOZ
disconnect. However, I run my servers as services, so this doesn't help. - Original Message - From: DLinkOZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 7:52 PM Subject: sys_ticrate on win2k3 Quick question, archives show this mentioned but not answered. On my win2k3 box

Re: [hlds] sys_ticrate on win2k3

2004-08-27 Thread DLinkOZ
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DLinkOZ Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 7:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [hlds] sys_ticrate on win2k3 Quick question, ..blah blah ... Is there some way to get the sys_ticrate funcitoning without hlbooster

Re: [hlds] New CSS Beta Server Patch = Mad Lag !!

2004-08-20 Thread DLinkOZ
Strange, with 28 players I was using just over 1mb total in AND out combined. To be exact, about 820k/sec out and 390k/sec in. - Original Message - From: CAIN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [hlds] New CSS Beta Server Patch = Mad