but steam doesn't let you add servers by dns, only ip, right? Thank you, Alec Sanger P: 248.941.3813 F: 313.286.8945
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:12:27 -0500 > From: packh...@gmail.com > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: Re: [hlds] Anyone with active servers move to new IP addresses? > > This is a good reason why (and I don't know why more GSPs don't...) > use DNS for your servers. All of my TF2 servers run at > tf2.packhead.com. L4D at l4d.packhead.com -- they all are CNAME's > right now as they all point to the same physical server... > > In a few weeks I've got a brand new server coming online and each game > will run on their own IP... nobody will have to know, though. I'm > setting the TTL for both of those records to be like 5 minutes, and > over the next few weeks when the new box comes online, I'll just > change the DNS record and viola, people are on the new server. > > I never advertise the IP for this reason... > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 2:01 PM, 88 fingers louie <jmazz1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > <meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=steam://connect/put Ip Here"> > > > > Put the above code into your MOTD and change the "put Ip here" to the IP you > > wish to redirect them to. Hope this helps. > > > > Cheers. > > > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Ryan Batchelor <ry-ry...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > > >> > >> how do i do this > >> > >> > Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:52:16 -0700 > >> > From: ad...@topnotchclan.com > >> > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > >> > Subject: Re: [hlds] Anyone with active servers move to new IP addresses? > >> > > >> > This is where the redirect method works really well. All you have to do > >> is > >> > change your motd and on the next map change it will move everyone over. > >> Then > >> > you change the server name and leave the motd like that for a week or as > >> > long as possible. > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Share photos with friends on Windows Live Messenger > >> http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650734 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_042009 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
