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Is it possible to run a srcds wihtout it connecting to Steam's master servers?
My office would like to keep a private server running, but doing so demolishes our bandwidth... even when no one is playing.
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Try adding the following lines to your server.cfg...
sv_lan 1
setmaster 0
That should stop your server from trying to talk to that master servers.
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You can also close ports in firewall only alloc connection on game prot
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PhatBoy,
Thanks. "setmaster" does prevent my ds from connecting to master servers. I'll keep an eye on our bandwidth today to see if it is much improved. However, I left "sv_lan 0" because we have remote coworkers who like to connect.
Z_Unit,
Thanks for your input, but our ds is on a machine outside of our firewall. If, however, "setmaster" doesn't do the trick, I'll try your approach using a software firewall on that machine.
Thanks guys.