Okay, i opened my ports for left4dead which is 27015 and i even used a port checker to verify.
Here are my problems:
When my friend right click on my server, it says server not responding.
Server not appearing on Masterlist
It works fine with steamgroup and everyone can see it (and join it).
I researched for 3 hours and havent find a solution yet.
Here is my server.cfg:
//Left 4 Dead 2 Server.cfg
//This file goes inside your L4D server "cfg" folder
//Usually: \l4d\left4dead2\cfg\ <-- Place inside this folder
//----> Start of editable settings
//This is the name for your Left 4 Dead 2 Server
hostname "improsniper's server"
//Gametypes sets the gametypes you want your server to run
//----> Versus Only: sv_gametypes "versus"
//----> Survival Only: sv_gametypes "survival"
//----> Coop Only: sv_gametypes "coop"
//----> Realism Only: sv_gametypes "realism"
//----> Team Versus Only: sv_gametypes "teamversus"
//----> Scavenge Only: sv_gametypes "teamscavenge"
sv_gametypes "coop"
//Rcon password - Sets the password for remote rcon admin
rcon_password "911good"
//Steam group # to assign to server
sv_steamgroup 2426696
//Set to 1 to only allow members of the steam group to make the initial connection to this server
sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1
//Allow connections without creating lobby. Set to 1 to allow lobby connections only
sv_allow_lobby_connect_only 0
//Region - This sets the lobby in which your server will be part of
//You will want to set this to the closest location to your server
//eastcoast - sv_region 0
//westcoast - sv_region 1
//south america - sv_region 2
//europe - sv_region 3
//asia - sv_region 4
//australia - sv_region 5
//middle east - sv_region 6
//africa - sv_region 7
//world - sv_region 255
sv_region 0
// Server Logging
sv_log_onefile 0 //Log server information to only one file.
sv_logbans 1 //Log server bans in the server logs.
sv_logecho 0 //Echo log information to the console.
sv_logfile 1 //Log server information in the log file.
sv_logflush 0 //Flush the log file to disk on each write (slow).
sv_logsdir logs //Folder in the game directory where server logs will be stored.
//Server Rates
sv_maxcmdrate 100 //(If sv_mincmdrate is > 0), this sets the maximum value for cl_cmdrate.
sv_minrate 20000
sv_maxrate 30000
//Allow use of cheats
//0 = Off
//1 = On
sv_cheats 0
//All talk - Allow both teams to use audio chat to speak with each other
//0 = Off
//1 = On
sv_alltalk 1
here is my launch parameters:
-console -game left4dead2 -port 27015 +exec server.cfg +map c5m1_waterfront
When the server is launched it says something like:
maxplayers set to 18 (even tho its only 4 visible and i didn't cfg it to do that)
Adding master [IPS]
---Host_NewGame---
some errors with models ( pretty sure unimportant to connection
Invalid setmaster command
Connection to steam_servers successful
VAC secure mode is activated.
So what am i doing wrong? It works fine with steam group but i want it to appear on master list and other to join.
Thank you very much for your time.
I found my server under the lan section. But i type sv_lan 0 in server.cfg. So if it's on lan does that mean its not on internet? How do i disable lan then?
04-06-2012, 09:50 AM (This post was last modified: 04-06-2012, 09:58 AM by improsniper.)
(04-06-2012, 09:42 AM)Stinkyfax Wrote: If your port increments I have my bets on previous server instances still running / being ghost / not releasing port.
yep i figured that out through task manager.
Good News! I found the problem with my friend's screenshot.
The problem is my server is running on lan. Look at the ip, its my local ip. but i did open my port. So how can i solve this problem???
Edit:
restart the server and my friend got this ip
192.168.255.1:27016
Oh my god im a idiot. It is possible that there might not been a problem with the server at all. it is just a common issue with friends on not responding cuz it detect my internal ip. However i am not complete sure. Can someone test for me?
I tried it on my other computer. Same result, except now, the server doesn't appear in lan, and doesn't appear in steam group. No sign of any kind of solution.
This realy dosnt make sense to me, allthough i cant be wrong as i never hosted a l4d server, but, your setting like 20 masters? to test if it just works, try launch without any cfg what so ever. Also your startup command
Please tell me if its still not working and i will install a srcds for l4d myself to help you out. Also, did you played on the same PC as your hosting from?
Sorry for grammar but i dont have the time to correct it right now
04-15-2012, 08:32 AM (This post was last modified: 04-15-2012, 08:32 AM by click4dylan.)
i've had this same problem for the past 2 years. i've given up on l4d2, it's literally impossible to get working properly on a home connection. i've spent endless hours trying to get it working. once in a blue moon it works fine and everyone connects and we get a good game. soon as game is done, and we get to lobby, then try to start again, it will fail to connect ever again. even a stock server with no settings changed will still not work properly. it's a lost cause really. i just host local server and disable vac and put on all the addons i want
