[SOLVED] Server missing from server browser

[KPDGaskell]

Hello, my TF2 MvM server was working fine before but right now it's not appearing the server browser, my friends can't connect through the external IP and I can't connect through the LAN IP.

I would like to clarify that my server is fully up to date and I updated with the -verify_all command and that port forwarding is not the problem as the server gives me the public IP and I can't connect through LAN either.

Looking into the problem I originally thought that it was related to tf_mm_strict and tf_mm_servermode but no combination of these will make my server appear on the server list (despite it saying that it should appear). The only error I can find in the server logs is:

Code:

Sending CMsgGameServerMatchmakingStatus (state=ServerMatchmakingState_NOT_PARTICIPATING)

No matter what I've done this always appeared and I DO have steam_appid.txt in my orangebox folder with 440 in it.

My startup command is currently

Code:

C:\Servers\srcds\orangebox\srcds.exe -game "tf" -console +maxplayers 32 +map mvm_decoy -port 25565

I highly doubt it's connected to this but mvm_MAPNAME.cfg isn't getting executed despite being there.

Any and all help is appreciated.

[tamadrums92]

Are you running this independent from Steam? If not, I would consider using a common port. 27015, 27016, 27017. Since Tf2 Doesnt use the Set master Server list like many of the other hostable servers.

[KPDGaskell]

The port was supposed to be 27015 but I had minecraft on the brain when I set up that start up command, changed it back and it worked, thanks!