Another cant join from internet problem....

[djbully]

Hi all,
My first post here. I have looked through quite a few other posts here with the same problem. I have tried some advice and still I have this problem.

I am running a srcds at my home network. I have 2mBit Upload, so I figured that would be nice The server is running on XP Pro SP3. Specs are 4200+Dual core AM2, 1Gig DDR2 667Mhz.

I am trying to run CS source I can see the server in the lan section, but it doesnt show in the master server list. My friends can connect occasionally. When i give them my external IP (which is static) the server seems like it is not responding to them. But occasionally they will get through.

I launch srcds like this "C:\Games\SRCDS\srcds.exe -console -game cstrike -tickrate 66 -port 27015 -maxplayers 17 +map de_dust2 +mp_dynamicpricing 0" I have tried with and without -ip 192.168.0.3.
If I put my external IP here it cannot bind to ports.

I am behind a DG834N Netgear router. I have all outbound ports opened by default. The following inbound ports are forwarded to my internal IP, 192.168.0.3
UDP 1200
UDP 27000-27041
TCP 27000-27041
DHCP is off, and I told the WAN port to respond to ping request's.

I have tried various ways of forwarding the ports by using the ranges above, and also by forwarding each port seperately. Makes no difference either way.

I am running the server with mani admin mod installed with metamod source. Here is my server output when I launch, maybe you can see something there.

256.0 fps 0/17 on map de_dust2
Console initialized.
Game.dll loaded for "Counter-Strike: Source"
maxplayers set to 17
Network: IP 192.168.0.3, mode MP, dedicated Yes, ports 27015 SV / 27005 CL
Using conprintf
********************************************************
Loading Mani Admin Plugin 2007 V1.2BetaS SMM, http://www.mani-admin-plugin.com

Interface IPlayerInfoManager @ 2252BF98
Interface IVEngineServer @ 2036E5DC
Interface IGameEventManager2 @ 203C25C0
Interface IFileSystem @ 100E5690
Interface IServerPluginHelpers @ 205347D4
Interface INetworkStringTableContainer @ 204F605C
Interface IEngineTrace @ 20368E6C
Interface IUniformRandomStream @ 2036B3F8
Interface IServerGameEnts @ 2251CB48
Interface IEffects @ 22511784
Interface IEngineSound @ 2036E87C
Interface ICvar @ 20367990
Interface IServerGameDLL @ 2251CB40
Interface IVoiceServer @ 20538440
********************************************************
Attempting to load [./cfg/mani_admin_plugin/language/language.cfg]
Language to be used [english]
Searching for game type [Counter-Strike: Source]
Found gametypes for Counter-Strike: Source
Game Type [Counter-Strike: Source]
Message name Geiger index 0
Message name Train index 1
Message name HudText index 2
Message name SayText index 3
Message name SayText2 index 4
Message name TextMsg index 5
Message name HudMsg index 6
Message name ResetHUD index 7
Message name GameTitle index 8
Message name ItemPickup index 9
Message name ShowMenu index 10
Message name Shake index 11
Message name Fade index 12
Message name VGUIMenu index 13
Message name CloseCaption index 14
Message name SendAudio index 15
Message name RawAudio index 16
Message name VoiceMask index 17
Message name RequestState index 18
Message name BarTime index 19
Message name Damage index 20
Message name RadioText index 21
Message name HintText index 22
Found base 22000000 and length 6561792 [22642000]
Sigscan info
A [222F0580]
B [2229BB30]
C [22562D68]
D [2220F550]
D1 [22577A84]
E [22149190]
F [222ED190]
G [222EB1C0]
H [222B5770]
I [222FAD80]
J [220DC6E0]
K [222DB5A0]
Time for read = [0.000240]
Time for read = [0.000162]
Steam ID Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Name Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
HereHere2********************************************************
************* Mani Admin Plugin Level Init *************
********************************************************
Searching for game type [Counter-Strike: Source]
Found gametypes for Counter-Strike: Source
Error: Material "sprites/tp_beam001" : proxy "AnimatedTexture" not found!
Attempting to load [./cfg/mani_admin_plugin/language/language.cfg]
Language to be used [english]
Time for read = [0.000061]
Time for read = [0.000053]
Steam ID Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Name Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Stats Loaded in 0.0035 seconds
Steam ID Player Settings memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Name Player Settings memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Player Lists Loaded in 0.0019 seconds
********************************************************
Mani Admin Plugin Level Init Time = 0.257 seconds
********************************************************
Executing dedicated server config file
Error: Material "sprites/bubble" : proxy "AnimatedTexture" not found!
Section [Scenes]: 0 resources total 0 bytes, 0.00 % of limit (2.10 MB)
Activated
Activated Here
Max Players = 380
Possible team classname [cs_team_manager]
Team index [0] Name [Unassigned]
Possible team classname [cs_team_manager]
Team index [1] Name [Spectator]
Possible team classname [cs_team_manager]
Team index [2] Name [TERRORIST]
Possible team classname [cs_team_manager]
Team index [3] Name [CT]
Found [4] team manager entities
Got edicts
"sv_password" = ""
notify
- Server password for entry into multiplayer games
hooked mp_restartgame 0
couldn't exec ./mani_admin_plugin/defaults.cfg
couldn't exec
couldn't exec
couldn't exec
****** Executing mani_server.cfg ******
Time for read = [0.000085]
Time for read = [0.000051]
Steam ID Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Name Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Time for read = [0.000097]
Time for read = [0.000051]
Steam ID Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
Name Player Stats memory usage 0.000000MB with 0 records
****** Executing mani_quake_sounds.cfg ******
****** Finished executing mani_server.cfg ******
****** Executing mani_server.cfg ******
****** Executing mani_quake_sounds.cfg ******
****** Finished executing mani_server.cfg ******
Adding master server 69.28.151.162:27011
Adding master server 68.142.72.250:27011
Connection to Steam servers successful.
VAC secure mode is activated.


In addition here is my server.cfg

// Black-Sky ----- Load Module \\
//---------------------------------\\
//| Made by Drocona |\\
//| ********************** |\\
//---------------------------------\\
// Best viewed wordwrap turned off \\


//------------------------------//**Main Server Config**\\--------------------------------\\

hostname "The Official Which Was Nice Clan Server" //Hostname for server.
sv_password //Server password for entry into multiplayer games
//ip 87.194.135.42 //Overrides IP for multihomed hosts (just backup, not needed)
hostport 27015 //Host game server port (just backup, not needed)
sv_lan 0 //Server is a lan server ( no heartbeat, no authentication, no non-class C addresses, 9999.0 rate, etc. )
motdfile motd.txt //The MOTD file to load
mapcyclefile mapcycle.txt //File to load mapcycle from
//sv_downloadurl "http://mysite.com/cstrike" //Location from which clients can download missing files (don't use if you don't have webspace)

heartbeat
fps_max 299 //Frame rate limiter (FPS is important on the server, this sets the limit higher)


//------------------------------------//**RCon**\\----------------------------------------\\

rcon_password Mlrld060i5secs //remote console password

sv_rcon_banpenalty 5 //Number of minutes to ban users who fail rcon authentication
sv_rcon_maxfailures 20 //Max number of times a user can fail rcon authentication before being banned
sv_rcon_minfailures 20 //Number of times a user can fail rcon authentication in sv_rcon_minfailuretime before being banned
sv_rcon_minfailuretime 20 //Number of seconds to track failed rcon authentications


//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\



//------------------------------//**Main Game Settings**\\--------------------------------\\

mp_restartgame 0 //If non-zero, game will restart in the specified number of seconds
mp_roundtime 3 //How many minutes each round takes.
mp_autokick 0 //Kick idle/team-killing players
mp_timelimit 30 //game time per map in minutes
mp_winlimit 25 //max number of rounds one team can win before server changes maps
mp_maxrounds 49 //max number of rounds to play before server changes maps
mp_fraglimit 0 //max number of kills to get before server changes maps
mp_allowspectators 1 //toggles whether the server allows spectator mode or not
mp_buytime 1 //How many minutes after round start players can buy items for.
mp_freezetime 4 //how many seconds to keep players frozen when the round starts

decalfrequency 20 //Amount of time in seconds a player can spray their decal
mp_friendlyfire 1 //Allow friendly fire
mp_falldamage 1 //Will players be damaged when they fall a certain distance
mp_footsteps 1 //Makes clients hear footsteps of eachother
mp_flashlight 1 //Allow the flashlight to be used
mp_forcecamera 0 //Restricts spectator modes for dead players
mp_fadetoblack 0 //fade a player's screen to black when he dies
mp_chattime 15 //amount of time players can chat after the game is over

mp_startmoney 1000 //amount of money each player gets when they join the game
mp_c4timer 40 //how long from when the C4 is armed until it blows
mp_tkpunish 0 //Will a TK'er be punished in the next round? {0=no, 1=yes}
mp_hostagepenalty 0 //Terrorist are kicked for killing too much hostages
mp_spawnprotectiontime 5 //Kick players who team-kill within this many seconds of a round restart.

mp_playerid 0 //Controls what information player see in the status bar: 0 all names, 1 team names, 2 no names

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\


//---------------------------------//**Team Settings**\\----------------------------------\\

mp_autoteambalance 0 //Server automatically changes players to even teams

//mp_defaultteam 0 //What is the default team to join?
//mp_humanteam T //Restricts human players to a single team {any, CT, T}

mp_limitteams 2 //Max # of players 1 team can have over another (0 disables check)
mp_teamoverride 1 //Allow server to regulate teams

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\


//-----------------------------------//**System**\\---------------------------------------\\

sv_contact gpl_bully@hotmail.com //Contact email for server sysop
sv_region 3 //The region of the world to report this server in.0=US East coast, 1=US West coast, 2= South America, 3=Europe, 4=Asia, 5=Australia, 6=Middle East, 7=Africa and 255=world.
sv_cheats 0 //Allow cheats on server
sv_pausable 0 //Is the server pausable.

sv_filterban 0 //Set packet filtering by IP mode

sv_forcepreload 0 //Force server side preloading.

sv_allowdownload 1 //Allow clients to download files
sv_allowupload 1 //Allow clients to upload customizations files

sv_maxrate 10000 //Max bandwidth rate allowed on server, 0 == unlimited
sv_minrate 10000 //Min bandwidth rate allowed on server, 0 == unlimited
sv_maxupdaterate 100 //Maximum updates per second that the server will allow (don't change this)
sv_minupdaterate 20 //Minimum updates per second that the server will allow (don't change this)

sv_unlag 1 //Enables player lag compensation
sv_maxunlag 1 //Maximum lag compensation in seconds
sv_unlag_debug 0 //Debugs lag compensation

sv_alltalk 0 //Players can hear all other players, no team restrictions
sv_footsteps 1 //Play footstep sound for players
sv_voiceenable 1 //Enables voice talking ingame
sv_voicecodec vaudio_miles //Specifies which voice codec DLL to use in a game. Set to the name of the DLL without the extension.

sv_timeout 60 //After this many seconds without a message from a client, the client is dropped

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\


//------------------------------------//**Bot**\\-----------------------------------------\\

//bot_chatter minimal
//bot_defer_to_human 1
//bot_difficulty 2 // 1- Easy 2- hard 3- Impossible
//bot_join_after_player 0
//bot_prefix "-[Im-A-Bot]- " // Bots get this infront of their name (-[Im-A-Bot]- Shawn)
//bot_quota 0 // Maximum amount of bots that join the game
//bot_quota_mode normal
//bot_auto_vacate 1 // Bots automatically leave the server to make room for players
//bot_auto_follow 1 // Bots follow human players
//bot_allow_rogues 1 // Allow bots to go their own way
//bot_eco_limit 1000 // Bots won't buy anything when cash is below this amount
//bot_all_weapons
//bot_allow_grenades 1
//bot_allow_machine_guns 1
//bot_allow_pistols 1
//bot_allow_rifles 1
//bot_allow_shotguns 1
//bot_allow_snipers 0
//bot_allow_sub_machine_guns 1
//bot_join_team CT

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\


//----------------------------------//**Logging**\\---------------------------------------\\

log off //Creates a logfile (Enable= on Disable= off)
sv_logfile 1 //Log server information in the log file.
sv_logsdir C:\Games\SRCDS\cstrike\logs //Folder in the game directory where server logs will be stored.

sv_logecho 0 //Echo log information to the console.

sv_log_onefile 1 //Log server information to only one file.
sv_logbans 1 //Log server bans in the server logs.
sv_logdownloadlist 1 //Log files to download.

sv_deltaprint 0 //Print accumulated CalcDelta profiling data (only if sv_deltatime is on)

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\\

exec mani_server.cfg


Maybe I am missing something silly..... I have no firewalls on the server PC, windows firewall is off and service disabled!

If you wouldnt mind mayber you can try connecting to the server, it seems unresponsive but if you spam the join/refresh buttons you can eventually get in..... This makes me think the ports should be ok or they just would not get through period. See what you think....

Server IP 87.194.135.42:27015 "The Official Which Was Nice Clan Server"

Thanks for you time to read all the above!

Bully.

[Mooga]

Can you give us a screen shot of your portforwarding?

[djbully]

Mooga Wrote:Can you give us a screen shot of your portforwarding?

Hi Mooga,
Thanks for the reply

I'm @ work right now, but as soon as I get home i will do.

basically atm I have 3 port forwarding entries

1 = 1200 UDP
2 = 27000-27050 UDP
3 = 27000-27050 TCP

I have also tried forwarding each port seperately.

Screenies to follow thanks again

Bully.

[Mooga]

Set 2 to "both" and remove line 3

[djbully]

Mooga Wrote:Set 2 to "both" and remove line 3

Thanks, i'll give it a shot when i get home.

Cheers,
Bully.

edit: I just rang up my ISP, O2.co.uk and they say they are not blocking any ports their end and they fully support gaming.....

[djbully]

OK here are some screenies.

With my router (Netgear DG834N) there are 2 "phases" to port forwarding.
Firstly you need to create some services with the appropriate ports and then you need to add those services to the firewall rules.

So I made my first service 1200 UDP (hlds1 service.jpg)
I made my second service 27000-27050 TCP/UDP (hlds2 service.jpg)

Then there is a screeny of all my services (services.jpg) Note: these are not active unless added to the firewall rules.

Then I added the service hlds1 to the firewall rules (hlds1 firewall rule.jpg)
Then I added the service hlds2 to the firewall rules (hlds2 firewall rule.jpg)

Then there is a screeny of all my active firewall rules (firewall rules.jpg)

As far as I am aware its still not working.

I read elsewhere on this forum that I wouldnt be able to see my server in the internet tab if I am on the same LAN as the server. Is that true? I dont think that was the case with HLDS.

Well hope that helps as I am truly stumped. I have run many servers in the past without a problem. Mostly racing simulations.

Thanks once again, Bully.

[Mooga]

djbully Wrote:I read elsewhere on this forum that I wouldnt be able to see my server in the internet tab if I am on the same LAN as the server. Is that true? I dont think that was the case with HLDS.

That's true.

[djbully]

well still no joy at the moment

Can you see anything wrong with how i have it setup?

Cheers,
Bully.

Edited by: The Spelling Monster

[djbully]

Ok. I have now tested all the ports with Quetannon and all of my ports are open and reachable. I had to change port 1200 to TCP/UDP. So it seems my router is working correctly.

Is there anything else that can be causing my problem? There must be some config parameter set wrong somewhere. PLease Help me ......

Also when people are connected to the server Pings seem quite high, like over 150, when it should be around 40. Is 1Gig of ram adequate for a 16 player CS:S server?

Thanks in advance...

Bully.

[Mooga]

While this might be possible, it is illegal to use a key inwhich you do not have legal ownership of. Doing so in business would be very BAD idea.

Please refrain from talking about illegal activities within the forums.