How to have server show up on client list

[epoch]

Bump - come on chaps, can we share some info here please!?

There's a fair few dedicated servers running. Those of us who are struggling would really appreciate some help here, particularly to ascertain whether we're doing something wrong or not.

All help gratefully received. Thanks in advance!

[ATAG_Bliss]

Our dedi machine has several IP addresses so using netstat -a won't gives you much more information. But TCP 127.0.0.1:20003 (cod server) is part of the information shown (so I'd say that's not the problem). Quite honestly I don't know what your problems are. Our configs look identical albeit we've jumped up the netspeed considering we have a 1 gigabyte per second all fiber connection.

We our running server 2008 x64 and our firewall is on. If you can't even direct connect to your server, then I'd say your server is blocking a port. Showing up on steam is one thing, but not being able to connect to your server (via direct connect) makes it sound like your server is blocking network traffic that COD requires or that the mission didn't load correctly.

What are your hardware specs?

[epoch]

Hi - thanks for the reply.

I understand what you're saying. However, the server isn't running a firewall at present. Nothing's being blocked. That's why I'm so confused. There's nothing else running on the box too (no TS3 etc) so no port conflict. However if I start up TS3, or an ArmA2 server on that box they work fine.

I've been running a wide variety of game servers on both Linux/Unix and Windows since 1997, and I've never been this stumped!!

[ATAG_Bliss]

When you start the dedicated server (the dos screen) and load a mission, what does the dos screen say if you type the word "socket"?

[epoch]

Hi

After launching a mission and typing socket:

>battle start
Battle starting...Server: Battle begins!
ok
socket
The availablis protocols:
  udp maxChannels: 255 maxSpeed: 10000 bytes/sec
  steam maxChannels: 255 maxSpeed: 10000 bytes/sec
9>

Regards
epoch

[epoch]

Well this is strange.

I moved the installation to another box. And it works! Absolutely no difference between the two boxes (that I can see) but at least we've gotten somewhere!

Server starts up, loads map & mission, and it's viewable in the Client list.

One thing that's bugging me though is that in the console I keep seeing the following text spammed:

Can't use keys or values with a "

I have no idea what's causing this. Anyone seen it before?

Thanks for the assistance thus far. It's been invaluable.

[Matchek]

Ok, my server now is visible in list. it magically appears

[Blackrat]

Originally Posted by epoch

One thing that's bugging me though is that in the console I keep seeing the following text spammed:

Can't use keys or values with a "

I have no idea what's causing this. Anyone seen it before?

They all do that sir!



Its a bug, there used to be a lot of other spamming too before Beta 1 patch, not sure what you patched up to, but I found Beta patch 2 not to be so reliable at keeping the server up. Beta 1 seems stable, only steam keeps disconnecting it and the odd launcher.exe crash.