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Quick reply...thanks...that advice has gotten me further. I now get a connection successful message and bam! It seems to be up. Still can't find it in the steam list. I think I know why...
Went searching through the m0n0wall mailing list...found out that m0n0wall NAT is translating outbound packets even though I mapped the inbound ports. So the 'heartbeat' that my server is sending the Steam server is getting translated and steam is trying to connect via the translated port. I think I have to map the correct outbound port as well. I think it comes down to m0n0wall being much more powerful than a store bought router and it requires more indepth setup. Is the 'heartbeat' udp packet sent out on the 27015 port or is it something else? I am going to try and use wireshark (formerly ethereal) to determine.
Quick reply...thanks...that advice has gotten me further. I now get a connection successful message and bam! It seems to be up. Still can't find it in the steam list. I think I know why...
Went searching through the m0n0wall mailing list...found out that m0n0wall NAT is translating outbound packets even though I mapped the inbound ports. So the 'heartbeat' that my server is sending the Steam server is getting translated and steam is trying to connect via the translated port. I think I have to map the correct outbound port as well. I think it comes down to m0n0wall being much more powerful than a store bought router and it requires more indepth setup. Is the 'heartbeat' udp packet sent out on the 27015 port or is it something else? I am going to try and use wireshark (formerly ethereal) to determine.