-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Too true! I doubt there's be much to see anyway apart from the same message when it can't connect on startup though, at least thats "more" replicable as I seem to get that quite frequent.
Like others, happy to help with any tracing/debugging if needed. On 1/20/06, Whisper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > A watched VAC enabled server never goes insecure :( > > On 1/20/06, Ian mu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > -- > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > Have this mainly on windows (pretty sure we've had it on linux as well, > > just > > less css servers on it). > > > > Notice it more on a restart, server starts up, goes secure for a few > secs, > > then message unable to contact (steam/valve/auth servers whatever it > is), > > then goes secure 0. Normally on another restart its the same for me, but > > after a few variations in time on restart it ends up fine. It's > different > > servers each time and different boxes, so no specifics and I doubt > config > > etc. > > > > Maybe there's just too much traffic hitting certain boxes at certain > times > > and it times out or something? If there's a pool, can it try one server, > > if > > no response try a different one or something ? Thats the way it feels > > anyway. > > > > > > On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 00:55:47, Dan Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > At 09:06 PM 1/19/2006 -0500, Ray wrote: > > > > > > >Exactly my point, nothing is in the logs and the server isn't crashed > > so > > > >their's no dump. The bottom line is it's impossible for us to help > you > > > fix > > > >what's broken. > > > > > > Oh, it's not impossible. It's just difficult. There's > probably > > > a command-line flag you can set to put the server into dev mode and > > > increase the debug level. Who knows? Perhaps there being nothing in > > > the logs is the clue that's needed -- something that should be logged > > > not being there is just as important as something being logged with > > > an error. > > > > > > The other thought is that server startup only takes a few > > > seconds, maybe a couple of megs worth of traffic to get registered > > > and grab VAC. Fire up MS's Netmon or maybe Ethereal and do a packet > > > capture and send that off. Alfred should be able to take that, filter > > > on his VAC servers, and see exactly what's going out and coming back. > > > I don't know Valve's network infrastructure, but chances are it's all > > > a switched network. Send Alfred a private e-mail with your server IP > > > and perhaps a schedule of when you'll restart and I bet Alfred will > > > be able to get some logging enabled, perhaps mirror a server port > > > and do his own packet capture. > > > > > > That's how I'd approach it, anyway. Alfred's a busy guy > > > and I don't want to say he can or will do this, but it seems to me > > > that this approach gives him something more solid to work with. > > > > > > - Dan > > > > > > * Dan Sorenson DoD #1066 A.H.M.C. #35 [EMAIL PROTECTED] * > > > * Vikings? There ain't no vikings here. Just us honest farmers. * > > > * The town was burning, the villagers were dead. They didn't need * > > > * those sheep anyway. That's our story and we're sticking to it. * > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > 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
