steam validation reject

[darthvulture]

after the server has been on in 10 min it starts fucking up, well first it comes a lag...then ppl that havent added the server cant find it and third is that when i try to join i get steam validation reject...
i hav just set the server up again after a long downtime due to router and all that...
how to fix? btw in both of the times the pc went on screensaver modus(made lag)and ma sis used it(as much lag as the screensaver modus)
is this a wrong setup with the router? i hav a D-link 624...

[skeletor]

well.. from whats goin around the hlds list theres a bug in srcds thats causing the steam validation error. but they have been sayin it starts to do that after the server has been runnin for atleast an hour or 2.

but as far as laggin when the computer goes to screensaver.. that means the computer isn't up to the task of doing that much. what are the system specs?

[darthvulture]

i dunno if it was teh screensaver or the norman firewall that did it, but server seems to do ok...
specs are:
768 mb ram
dunno woot the mobo is, but the pc is 6 years old...
cpu is intel pentium 4,1.6 ghz

[t1mk1ll]

i didn't have this bug before the last update now its killing my server. it can be fixed by typing a rcon quit command, but i can't be there 24/7 to type it in every few hours. valve, pleeeease fix this ASAP.

[t1mk1ll]

thanks, valve. i had to shut down my server. no point in running it when i have to kick everyone every few hours.

[pietjenl]

for the record what error message did u get in the console??? I think we have the same problem with steam id validation(after last update???) This is the reason the server stays empty.

[t1mk1ll]

pietjenl Wrote:for the record what error message did u get in the console??? I think we have the same problem with steam id validation(after last update???) This is the reason the server stays empty.

yep i tried a reinstall but now its back again. my server is dead, thanks valve. no one can join and the only fix is to restart your server or exec rcon quit command every few hours.

[skeletor]

t1mk1ll Wrote:thanks, valve. i had to shut down my server. no point in running it when i have to kick everyone every few hours.

just for the record, this site has no affiliation with valve...

There is a BETA fix for this steam validation problem. Valve is trying to find out the exact problem, and release an update to fix it, and not cause several other problems. If you would like to test thie beta version run the update tool with the command "-beta swapbeta" added. That will download the beta fix for the server. If you continue having problems, join the valve mailing list and help alfred diagnos the exact problem (its the only way its gonna get fixed).

valve mailing list = http://list.valvesoftware.com/

[t1mk1ll]

thanks i just found that on the steam forums. its working now.

[darthvulture]

i tried that swap beta trick now, hope itll do the trick