Thanks Alfred Just one steam "Feature"(bug)to add. I know this is a case of:
Patient: "Doctor, my arm hurts if I do this" Doctor: "Don't do it then" but I thought i would bring this up. Setting sv_lan 0 while steam is in offline mode causes both HL1 and Source engine games to crash instead of saying: "Could not establish connection to Steam servers." Happens when -insecure is set too, so I know its not VAC related. When Online mode is running and running a listen server, disconnecting the network and then setting sv_lan 0 brings up the message: "Could not establish connection to Steam servers." When Offline mode is running and the network becomes connected, you get "Connection to Steam servers successful." Thats about as much information as I have at the moment to help you resolve if it ever becomes a higher priority. Thanks again Regards - James -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Alfred Reynolds Sent: 15 November 2005 00:22 To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds] VAC and Listen servers Yes, running a listen server with "sv_lan 0" will make it secure (as long as you didn't also put "-insecure" on the command line when launching the game). Typing "status" into the console will also tell you if you are running secure. SU means Service Unavailable, which is a temporary glitch due to backend updates, the server will just reconnect when Steam is available again. - Alfred -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Grimstead Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 3:46 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: [hlds] VAC and Listen servers Alfred Can you confirm that VAC2 can run on a listen server by typing: sv_lan 0 once the server is started please. It says: Connection to Steam servers successful. VAC secure mode is activated Is VAC actually running, and can it detect people who connect to the server with cheats? My guess is yes its running because VAC2 does not need a module like VAC1 did, all the technology for VAC is in the client and the server only tells the client if the server requires VAC on or off. Other people dont agree. Also, I noticed this a couple of times: Connection to Steam servers successful (SU). VAC secure mode is activated Are you able to explain what this (SU) means? Thanks James _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.1/169 - Release Date: 15/11/2005 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
