TF2 / Ubuntu Server / Can't connect to the server

[Neuromancer]

Hi.
I followed all the good tutorials here.
I launch my server like this and here what it tells me.

Code:

neuro@neuroserv:~/games/srcds/orangebox$ ./srcds_run -console -game tf +ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx -port 27025 +maxplayers 24 +exec server.cfg
Auto detecting CPU
Using SSE2 Optimised binary.
Server will auto-restart if there is a crash.

Console initialized.
Game.dll loaded for "Team Fortress"
Particles: Missing 'particles/error.pcf'
maxplayers set to 24
maxplayers set to 24
Writing cfg/banned_user.cfg.
Writing cfg/banned_ip.cfg.
exec banned_user.cfg: file size larger than 1 MB!
exec banned_ip.cfg: file size larger than 1 MB!
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sv_pure set to 1.
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Unknown command "startupmenu"
Network: IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27025 SV / 27005 CL

But I can't connect to the server with TF2.
I tried connecting with xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:27025, mydomain.com and mydomain.com:27025.
TF2 doesn't find the server.

Code:

sudo iptables -L

tells me this

Code:

Chain INPUT (policy DROP)
[...]
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:27025
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:27005
ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            udp dpt:27005
ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            udp dpt:27025

Chain OUTPUT (policy DROP)
[...]
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:27025
ACCEPT     tcp  --  anywhere             anywhere            tcp dpt:27005
ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            udp dpt:27005
ACCEPT     udp  --  anywhere             anywhere            udp dpt:27025

So I guess it's not a firewall issue.

Oh and when I do :

Code:

./steam -command update -game tf -verify_all

it seems stuck at :

Code:

Checking bootstrapper version ...

Any idea ?

[Spartanfrog]

Well Im just wondering, how did you get your banned users file over 1MB?

[Neuromancer]

Don't know this is a fresh install, I just picked a server.cfg file in one of the topic here.

But that doesn't help me

[Spartanfrog]

Did you pick up the banned_user.cfg and banned_ip.cfg lol? Sorry I know it doesnt help you but either there is something wrong with those files or you banned a whole bunch of people. Can you post a picture of those files? Also are you trying to connect through your internal or external ip address?

[Neuromancer]

I found what was wrong... many things in fact :
- the server.cfg file I found here was wrong => the > 1MB banned files
- my firewall was blocking some ports. I don't know which ones yet but I think the 27011 was among them
- I didn't specify a map in my command line

Ok now I have to figure out how to set a map cycle, upload maps and use rcon. It's just a beginning...