01-12-2006, 02:05 PM
rcon is the server port, just tcp, and vac doesn't need a special port open. and game-monitor has probly found it by now.. its just extremely slow sometimes. and yes having a computer online is a security risk, but behind a router, greatly increases the protection, and opening unnecsary ports, just opens up a gateway to allow anyone in... and them other ports, if you look on valves site, are for STEAM, not srcds. like there crappy friends network, and updates, and stupid stuff like that.