CSS: Server Steam Validation Rejected

[gurus]

Hello

i have hosted a server according to a tutorial from http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HL2Guides.Detail&id=4&game=3 and I configured all server according to that ........ and I am succeed in hosting that server and now my server is online and when I gave my external IP with port (IP always vary whenever my internet connect) to my friends then they can see my server online but the issue is now that when ever myself or any my friend if want to enter server after giving password error comes out "Steam Validation Rejected" what to do with that and how can i resolve this problem from my server to play myself and my friends from all over the world

i will be very thankful for kind responses from you all if anybody can add me and guide me in personal chat please add my id smokeinsoul@hotmail.com

regards

guru

[Spartanfrog]

Uhh wrong forum so I moved it. Try running verify_all and also make sure ALL of your ports are forwarded.

[gurus]

Spartanfrog Wrote:Uhh wrong forum so I moved it. Try running verify_all and also make sure ALL of your ports are forwarded.

thanks spartanfrog for your response and thanks for moving it in right corner dear i am realy raw about technical things can you please tell me in steps how and what to do with verify_all and for portwarding i am using 27005 port which i have forwarded in this format

Protocol: TCP,UDP
Start Port: 27005
End Port: 27005
Map Port: 27005

now please clarify if its ok with port or not if not then what to do ?

again realy thanks for your response

regards

guru

[Spartanfrog]

Here you go, http://forums.srcds.com/showthread.php?tid=585&pid=2750#pid2750
Forward all those ports . Now as for verify_all, just run the same command line in hldsupdatetool that you used to install the game server files, just add -verify_all to the end of it.

[gurus]

Spartanfrog Wrote:Here you go, http://forums.srcds.com/showthread.php?tid=585&pid=2750#pid2750
Forward all those ports . Now as for verify_all, just run the same command line in hldsupdatetool that you used to install the game server files, just add -verify_all to the end of it.

thanks spart again for keep in touch with my thread i have cheacked several time your given link but it giving message of "The specified thread does not exist." and i have add this command in my hdlupdatetool and run it again but did not happen any thing ...... now ? one more problem came out first day my server came online and my friend find it by my external ip and port given by me and i have added this server by adding my internal ip but now its not appearing in friend list even not mine ........ now what to it ? problems are increasing day by day instead of decreasing LOL pls sparton i will be thankfull if you keep in touch with me untill to solve this server hurdles

regards

gurus

[Spartanfrog]

That problem is definitely port forwarding. If you cant open up the link, I'll just copy and paste . Goofy666 said:

Quote:[UDP] 1200 (used for Steam's Friends service)
[UDP] 27000 to 27015 (so that means all ports in between too)
[TCP] 27030 to 27039 (idem)
=> these are all Steam related ports

[UDP] 27015 and 27020 (default DS port, also used for HLTV)
[TCP] 27015 (you want to forward this for RCON access)
=> these ports are used by the dedicated server itself

So just forward those ports. Also make sure your external IP address didnt change, because if it did, thats why it's not on your friends list.

[gurus]

Spartanfrog Wrote:That problem is definitely port forwarding. If you cant open up the link, I'll just copy and paste . Goofy666 said:

Quote:[UDP] 1200 (used for Steam's Friends service)
[UDP] 27000 to 27015 (so that means all ports in between too)
[TCP] 27030 to 27039 (idem)
=> these are all Steam related ports

[UDP] 27015 and 27020 (default DS port, also used for HLTV)
[TCP] 27015 (you want to forward this for RCON access)
=> these ports are used by the dedicated server itself

So just forward those ports. Also make sure your external IP address didnt change, because if it did, thats why it's not on your friends list.

great to c you again i have forward these ports and details are as below ......

Protocol port Start Port End port Map Rule Name
TCP 27020 27039 27020 CS1
UDP 1200 1200 1200 CS2
UDP 27000 27015 27000 CS3
UDP 27015 27020 27015 CS4
TCP 27015 27015 27015 CS5

and my modem console and forwarding way i have get from here
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/ShiroCorp/DSL805E/Counter_Strike.htm

and my SRCDS command is "F:\SRCDS\srcds.exe -console -game cstrike -tickrate 33 -ip 192.168.1.83 -port 27015 -maxplayers 10
+map de_dust2"
*-ip its my internal ip
*-port is it ok with this deafault port or i have to change it in someother pls confirm me about that

i have run my server with same settings and it appeared in my list and then i gave password to enter again it give me steam validation rejected error and the error in dos mod console it showing this

"Connection to steam servers successful.
VAC secure mod is activated
SteamStartValidatingUserIDTicket: Returned ESteamError 25"

and to keep my external ip same i am trying to geting a static address from my isp and hope i will get that soon

regards

gurus

[Spartanfrog]

Try running it without a password. What happens?

[gurus]

Spartanfrog Wrote:Try running it without a password. What happens?

other all settings are ok ? i am showing you my server.cfg file and tell me how to remove passward i tried but its not working it always ask for password and other thing which i note is that one of my friend has esteem account and he always paly css with this account he is joing my server but other no one can join because we dont have esteem accounts now what will be the way to solve this problem

and also tell me here in this file hostport is 27005 now should i change it with 27015 as i have mentioned in my last post about all ports forwarding

"
hostname "Gurus Lahori Shooters" //Hostname for server.
sv_password 123 //Server password for entry into multiplayer games
//ip youriphereifulike //Overrides IP for multihomed hosts (just backup, not needed)
//hostport 27005 //Host game server port (just backup, not needed)"

gurus

[Spartanfrog]

To remove the password, just get rid of: sv_password 123
So wait, you dont have a steam account?

[gurus]

Spartanfrog Wrote:To remove the password, just get rid of: sv_password 123
So wait, you dont have a steam account?

here in pakistan mostly users dont have steam accounts and all play only on one server of lahore so i am also dont have steam account and all my friends too ..... now ... ?

[Spartanfrog]

Well then you can't really play on the server then. You need a LEGIT Steam account to play on them. That's probably why you are getting the error, Steam can't validate your account, because you do not have one.

[gurus]

Spartanfrog Wrote:Well then you can't really play on the server then. You need a LEGIT Steam account to play on them. That's probably why you are getting the error, Steam can't validate your account, because you do not have one.

yes i can understand that then how this server is working with us even we are non steam users may you can get any clue to tell me pls if you can check it and get some info for me
the server ip is 203.81.192.26:27017

regards

gurus

[Spartanfrog]

The server appears on game-monitor so it works. Sadly, without a steam account, you CANNOT play on a legit server.

[Mooga]

gurus Wrote:here in pakistan mostly users dont have steam accounts and all play only on one server of lahore so i am also dont have steam account and all my friends too ..... now ... ?

In order to play on a legit server, you need a legit copy of the game. We don't talk about hacked serverd here.

If you want to play CSS, buy the game.

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