Bloody server wont work

[trevor]

i have now spent all day working at trying to get the server to work i am only looking to set it up for a few friends.
i would like to set it up on this comp
amd @ 2.2 ghz
1gb ram
sata 160 hdd

and 512k upload broadband line
soon to be doubled
i have downloaded the server and got it running i can sometimes see the server when u go to get into it from my other computer but i can never seem to get into it neither can my friends.
i have went to the portforwarding website and done what it told me to but still i cant get connected to the server.

can anyone help me

ps i am quite new to the server thing but very willing to learn

Trevor

Any ideas

[AR3kU]

Sounds like the sort of problem I am having lol. I can see but its not responding, that what you getting?

[furiousV]

How are you running the server?

With a normal Steam account and installing srcds there or did you download the standalone dedicated server?

Do you have any firewalls? Watch the Windows XP Firewall if thats causing a problem.

What is sv_lan set to?

Is there any messages that look likely to cause the problem?

[trevor]

i have downloaded the standalnoe server as indicated here on the website and i followed the guide on this website 2!
i have a zonealarm firewall but i have it shutdown and it still wont work!
sv_lan im not 100% sure what this is!
i cant find anaything else

also what program do the rented servers use to host css?

cheers trevor

[AR3kU]

I had Zone Alarm when i had my server going and it worked then so you should be able to use it ok.

When you have "sv_lan" set to 0 it means it wont be a lan server if its set to 1 its means it will be a lan server...along those lines anyway.

[trevor]

AR3kU Wrote:I had Zone Alarm when i had my server going and it worked then so you should be able to use it ok.

When you have "sv_lan" set to 0 it means it wont be a lan server if its set to 1 its means it will be a lan server...along those lines anyway.

yeah! i had it set to 0
it is now aperaing to friends with 2000 latency they can see all the info on it but still cant join.
i have reinstalled the server (again) with no mods of anaything jus thte server.

any ideas????

Trevor

[AR3kU]

lol Thats exactly what i have at the moment! So we're stuck at the same thing just now. Have to wait to see if anyone can come up with an answer i think.

[trevor]

AR3kU Wrote:lol Thats exactly what i have at the moment! So we're stuck at the same thing just now. Have to wait to see if anyone can come up with an answer i think.

do you know where i could get a fps booster?

im running aobut 260 or so atm!

Trevor

[AR3kU]

Well there a command to add in to the start up line cant remember what it is just now i'll get for you though, and there is an fps boster program that I have on other pc so i'll upload it on here if i can. Or if some one else noes off hand....
But if you cant get people connected to it atm then is there any point just now? I'm just concentrating on getting people connected to a basic serverr first then add stuff on to it.

[Drocona]

Here is an FPS booster (windows)
http://forums.srcds.com/attachment.php?aid=242
I posted it a while ago.

I'm not sure why you are experiencing 2k ping, are you sure NOTHING is blocked?
Try to direct connect the server to the internet (without the router) and see if it works then.
If it works it's something with your router. if it doesnt it's something on your pc or with your ISP.