09-04-2006, 05:23 AM
Hello
I got a question to all the experienced Linux users around here. I'm planning to setup up a CSS Server for a LAN party, everything is working so far - connecting to the CSS-Gameserver is possible with and without the firewall enabled.
But Steam in Windows makes trouble, because if i activate the firewall, Steam won't show the LAN server in it's LAN servers list anymore but connecting and playing is possible.
If i deactivate the firewall, i can see the server in the Steam's LAN server list. It's curious.
I got the same problem with HLSW, but if i enter the IP in the LAN list manually, it finds the server automatically. Refreshing the server list with firewall activated, doesn't make my server appear. But it appears, if i deactivate the firewall.
Background: I want to have the firewall enabled at the LAN party. But how do i configure the firewall to make the server possible to be seen in the Steam's LAN server list?
Anybody of you knows what to do?
Thanks for your help
Sincerely, nitr8.
I got a question to all the experienced Linux users around here. I'm planning to setup up a CSS Server for a LAN party, everything is working so far - connecting to the CSS-Gameserver is possible with and without the firewall enabled.
But Steam in Windows makes trouble, because if i activate the firewall, Steam won't show the LAN server in it's LAN servers list anymore but connecting and playing is possible.
If i deactivate the firewall, i can see the server in the Steam's LAN server list. It's curious.
I got the same problem with HLSW, but if i enter the IP in the LAN list manually, it finds the server automatically. Refreshing the server list with firewall activated, doesn't make my server appear. But it appears, if i deactivate the firewall.
Background: I want to have the firewall enabled at the LAN party. But how do i configure the firewall to make the server possible to be seen in the Steam's LAN server list?
Anybody of you knows what to do?
Thanks for your help
Sincerely, nitr8.