Server not starting

[browngb]

Info:
Fedora Core 4
gcc 4.0.0 20050519
ldd 2.3.5
kernel 2.6.11-1.1369_FC4

I am trying to run my server on a fresh install of Fedora 4. The box is behind a router with 27015 forwarded to the box IP, and the fedora firewall and selinux is disabled. When I try starting the server with this command:

./srcds_run -console -game cstrike +ip 12.208.96.74 -debug

it gives me the error:

WARNING: NNET_OpenSocket: bind: Cannot assign requested address
Couldn't allocate dedicated server UDP port
cat: hlds.3803.pid: No such file or directory
email debug.log to linux@valvesoftware.com

and the debug.log just says crash at my command input. I have tried changing my ip address to the internal LAN address of 192.168.0.9, but it just hangs after

Network: IP 192.168.0.9, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27015 SV / 27005 CL

I've also tried setting the server as the DMZ in the router, but that gave the same results. If I don't assign an IP, it uses 255.255.255.0 and hangs like my internal. I am really at a loss as to how to fix this. If anyone has any clue how to fix this, please let me know.

[inc0gs]

are you really anal about security on that box? if not, try adding eth0 (or whatever your nic is called) as a "trusted device"

[browngb]

How would I make it trusted?

[inc0gs]

I've never done it through command line, only through desktop (startx)

[browngb]

Ok, I still haven't figured this out. Has anyone else seen this problem and been able to fix it?

[Japje]

you cannot bind to an external ip address... thats a not possible as far as i know... just bind it to your internal adres, the steam authservers will pickup your external ip for the list

Quote:hostname: Take it or leave it killing fields [01]
version : 47/1.1.2.5/Stdio 3213 secure
tcp/ip : 10.101.191.10:27015

thats internal, 129.125.101.191:27015 is external and shown in the server list.

[browngb]

I've tried it with both internal and external, but internal makes sense. When I use the internal IP, it stops at:

Code:

Auto detecting CPU
Using AMD Optimised binary.
Auto-restarting the server on crash

Console initialized.
Attempted to create unknown entity type event_queue_saveload_proxy!
Game .dll loaded for "Counter-Strike: Source"
maxplayers set to 32
Network: IP 192.168.0.4, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27015 SV / 27005 CL

After this, it doesn't do anything. Any idea why?

[mwjster]

i was having this problem also... when it hangs try typing in "map cs_office" and see if it forces the level load and then makes the config file load. honestly i dont know how i fixed it but one day it just stopped happening.

also have you run the -update switch at all?

[dozier768]

ya you need to add a map into the command line and maxplayers
./srcds_run -game cstrike +ip 12.208.96.74 +maxplayers 20 +map de_dust

otherwise it starts a server running no map and no player slots