1 other note, you should really set your computer that will host the server to have a static IP. If you do not, what will happen is when you restart your computer (the one with the server) the IP may change to another IP in the DHCP pool. So if the server is put into your friends favorites and your IP changes. they server will appear off line, even tho it's running on another port.
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Sanjay B.R <brsanja...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I am a newbie to counter strike, i have bought the game condition zero from > steam. I have my friends who have also bought along with me, we intend to > play through internet, and i am having trouble creating a dedicated server. > Find below the steps i did , please correct me if i am wrong. Please guide > me with the steps necessary for achieving this. > > Step 1: I downloaded and installed the Counter Strike - Condition Zero from > the steam application. > > Step 2: I tried running the "HLDS.exe" present in the path *"D:\Program > Files\Steam\steamapps\<username>\condition zero"* but it threw an error > saying "*This application has failed to start because Steam.dll was not > found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.*" > > Step 3: Then i logged into my steam account, downloaded a tool called > "*Dedicated > Server*" and installed it my pc. > > Step 4: I started the dedicated server, with the following options. > Game : Condition Zero > Server Name : <server_name> > Map : <map> > *Network : Internet* > Max. Players : 10 > UDP Port : 27016 > RCON Password : <password> > Secure (Valve Anti-cheat) -> selected > > Step 5: Once the server is running, i see that the server has taken my > local > ip *192.XX.XX.XX:27016* > > Step 6: I start the condition zero game and try looking for the server i > have hosted in the "*Find Servers*" -> "*Internet*" Tab, but my server is > not listed. * > case a: *I tried adding it in my favorites by using the option " > *Add Server*". This did not list my server too, and i tried connecting > directly, by opening the Console in condition zero and using the > command "*connect > <ip>:27016*", it said "*Steam validation rejected*". > *case b: *I asked my friends to search for the server i hosted, > but they too did not find it. > > Step 6: So i started from the beginning, till *Step 4* , in step 4 i choose > *LAN* as a Network instead of *Internet* > *Network : LAN > *In this case, surprisingly * > ** case a: *I tried adding it in my favorites by using the > option > "*Add Server*". This listed my server, but the server info mentioned "* > 0.0.0.0*" and status "*Server not responding*" > *case b: *I asked my friends to search for the server i hosted, > they found it, this time, but it was displaying my server ip as > 192.XX.XX.XX:<portno>. which is my local ip provided by my ISP and they > were > unable to connect to the server. But one thing is that i am able to join a > game by using the command "*connect <ip>:27016*" it worked. > > To summarize the problem statement, *I would like to use HLDS to create a > server, and i will be playing in the same machine, and would want my > friends > to join the server through internet.* > Please let me know if i am wrong in any of the above steps. > > Thanks in advance > Sanjay > _______________________________________________ > 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
