nomaster stops your server asking to be listed on the master server list. So aye, while it doesn't stop people connecting to your server, it makes it a helluva lot less likely they'll find it to begin with. If you're wanting a genuinely private server (and not a restricted-to-a-certain-community one) then you should set that
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Robert Whelan > Sent: 19 November 2008 13:58 > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Start more then 10 Servers on Windows > > What exactly does the switch -nomaster do? I managed to play > around on my testbox yesterday with verses maps and it seemed > to keep people out while it I had it passworded. > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Kevin Ottalini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 2:35:54 AM > Subject: Re: [hlds] Start more then 10 Servers on Windows > > Start your server IP addresses at some higher port number > like 27100 and go up from there. > You can disable the srctv port on the launch properties: -nohltv > > The cl ports will stop being assigned at 27014 but those > shouldn't cause any problems (I have players on right now > with a server like that) You better have 3+GB of memory on > that system, 11ea L4D SRCDS servers took up 2.75GB on my > test system (with no players). > http://qsextreme.com/L4D/11_SRCDS_L4D_Win32.PNG > > I found that turning off the log echo helped the lag a bit, > especially with a lot of servers: > sv_logecho 0 > > > Very odd, I had all those servers set -nomaster (and > password) and I joined > one with a client to check it, suddenly the server was full > of players! > > Apparently -nomaster (along with sv_password) is not honored > by the lobby > system either so that is not a secure method of locking either. > > hehe, hats off to Valve for getting players into servers even > under the most > challanging of circumstances! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alexander 'Alex' Kramer (Electronic Sports League)" > To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" > <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:11 PM > Subject: [hlds] Start more then 10 Servers on Windows > > > > On my Windows 2003 Server i can only start 10 L4D Servers. > The first > > Server > > will start with Port 27040 SV / 27005 CL and the CL Port > will increase > > until > > 27014 at Server #10. Will i start Server #11, the CL Port > change to -1 and > > i > > became a warning, that the UDP_OpenSocket is unable to > bind. Note that the > > port 27015 is still free, i start with Server ports 27040. > > > > Are there a limited numbers of Servers that i can start on one IP? > > > > //Alex > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
