Connecting

[Rapier2012]

Im trying to run a standalone server on my home computer, so me and a few friends when they come over can just kill a few zombies and I dont have to set it up every time.

My computer is equipped well enough to handle it, I'm sure. But after setting everything up (and attempting 3 different installations) and following many walkthroughs that all tell me the same thing, I cant see it, and neither can my friend.

It's set up to be a lan server right now, and I might allow access over the internet later, but we cant even see it in the LAN tab. I tried forwarding it through my router, but that shouldn't matter, and didn't help.

I've tried it mostly with the console, the GUI wont even come up though.

Any suggestions?

[Masher]

I'm sure you have sv_lan 1 set?

Also are you running any software fierwalls (ie windows firewall) on the machine you are the hosting the server from?

[Rapier2012]

Masher Wrote:I'm sure you have sv_lan 1 set?

Also are you running any software fierwalls (ie windows firewall) on the machine you are the hosting the server from?

Yea, Sv_lan is set to 1, and running just windows firewall, but IVe allowed it through.

[Masher]

You may want to try just disabling your firewall to see if it'll start working.

[Rapier2012]

Disabled, and still cant find it. This is utterly stumping me : /

[Masher]

Have you tried binding it to a different port? Really grasping at straws at the moment.

-port 27030

^^As an example

[Masher]

Also do you have an entry somewhere specifying what map to load?

[Rapier2012]

After specifying a map and a different port, the server did more than it has before... came across a few errors with stuff loading, and it actually said it was connected to Steam. But I still cant see it in my Lan tab.

[Masher]

if you add your ip/port to your favorites--does it show up?

[BloodyIron]

have you tried manually connecting to it?
I have a server which I cannot see on my LAN, but when I force connect to it, it works. It is TF2, but the error might be a steam-wide recent bug...

[Rapier2012]

Yea, Ive tried manually connecting, it just stays at connecting to server, if I check my console after closing, it says it retried a few times.

Tried adding to favorites... no go there either : /