Starting 3rd server disconnects other 2

[URDead2]

Before I was having a problem with too many servers running--now I'm having trouble getting more than 2 running.

Every time I started the 3rd server, all the servers went offline.

When I stopped the 3rd server, the other 2 game back online.

I finally got it running, but instead of starting on the ports I specified, it started on a higher port.

Does anyone know how the ports are allocated and why using -port 27019 for example in the startup won't work (it started on port 27027).

Could ports have been allocated to earlier servers which I since stopped but not be freed up somehow?

The ports are open in the firewall.

Another weird thing is that the 3rd one is 32-slot, but Steam reports it as 40-slot, though HLSW reports it correctly.

[Arjen]

Try to start the first server at port 27015, the second port 27025 and the last 27035. Have you plugins installed? What OS are we talking about?

[URDead2]

(12-31-2009, 12:23 AM)Arjen Wrote:  Try to start the first server at port 27015, the second port 27025 and the last 27035. Have you plugins installed? What OS are we talking about?

Ok, didn't know it jumped 10 ports like that.

I just closed the 3rd one and restarted it, specifying port 27025 and it still started on 27027.

Steam sees a 3rd server, but shows the wrong name and 40 slots instead of the 30 I set it for now. HLSW shows the correct name and slots, but for some reason the map name is in red--not sure what that means.

GameTracker doesn't see it at all.

There are plugins on the first 2 servers, but not on the 3rd (thought that might be causing the problem earlier and did a fresh download and install without plugins).

Linux Debian, btw.

[Arjen]

3rd server use port 27035 not 27025. That one is used by the second server.

[URDead2]

(12-31-2009, 01:42 AM)Arjen Wrote:  3rd server use port 27035 not 27025. That one is used by the second server.

2nd server went by default to 27016, I closed it then restarted and it went to 27019.

It doesn't respond to my startup -port 27025 or -port 27035.

Can anyone point me to info on how hl/css allocates and uses ports on a box?