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I've got two questions here, but first, my setup.
OS: Windows XP SP3
Processor: Pentium 4 HT 2.8 GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Game: Garry's Mod 10
Command: c:\srcds\orangebox\srcds.exe -game garrysmod
(Using the GUI)
Mods: None installed yet.
Bandwidth:
Router: Non-typical home network, see below.
Local IP: 192.168.2.2
External IP: 76.30.149.123
Port Forwarding:
If you're not familiar with a Smoothwall, its a stand alone Linux based firewall. They refer to different networks by color, RED is WAN/Internet, GREEN is LAN, and ORANGE is DMZ. Srcds is running on the Windows box spec'd above on the DMZ.
Issue #1:
The server is installed just fine and I got it running without any major problems. You can start it up and it appears to be running smoothly (via the srcds GUI). Then from the LAN (GREEN) side of the network, I start Gmod and look for it in the server list. It is there, reporting the correct map, player limit, name, etc. Double click to join (this is going out and back in through the DMZ, not hoping from GREEN to ORANGE), enter password (matches the one in server.cfg sv_password, triple checked this). Then the game join/load screen flashed up for a frame or two and then it quits back to the server list, no message, no popup, nothing.
I thought it might be me coming from the same IP or something silly so I had a friend try it from his computer and the same thing happened for him.
I'm thinking this might be a server config issue, but i'm not sure. I wanted to see what you srcds gurus thought. Have you guys ever seen a problem like this related to srcds?
Any thoughts, oh wise ones? Help is much appreciated.
I've got two questions here, but first, my setup.
OS: Windows XP SP3
Processor: Pentium 4 HT 2.8 GHz
RAM: 1 GB
Game: Garry's Mod 10
Command: c:\srcds\orangebox\srcds.exe -game garrysmod
(Using the GUI)
Mods: None installed yet.
Bandwidth:
Router: Non-typical home network, see below.
Local IP: 192.168.2.2
External IP: 76.30.149.123
Port Forwarding:
- 27000 to 27015 UDP
- 27020 to 27050 TCP
- 1200 UDP (which probably doesn't need to be forwarded there. This is the Steam Friends service, right?)
If you're not familiar with a Smoothwall, its a stand alone Linux based firewall. They refer to different networks by color, RED is WAN/Internet, GREEN is LAN, and ORANGE is DMZ. Srcds is running on the Windows box spec'd above on the DMZ.
Issue #1:
The server is installed just fine and I got it running without any major problems. You can start it up and it appears to be running smoothly (via the srcds GUI). Then from the LAN (GREEN) side of the network, I start Gmod and look for it in the server list. It is there, reporting the correct map, player limit, name, etc. Double click to join (this is going out and back in through the DMZ, not hoping from GREEN to ORANGE), enter password (matches the one in server.cfg sv_password, triple checked this). Then the game join/load screen flashed up for a frame or two and then it quits back to the server list, no message, no popup, nothing.
I thought it might be me coming from the same IP or something silly so I had a friend try it from his computer and the same thing happened for him.
I'm thinking this might be a server config issue, but i'm not sure. I wanted to see what you srcds gurus thought. Have you guys ever seen a problem like this related to srcds?
Any thoughts, oh wise ones? Help is much appreciated.