As that same someone said earlier, SRV records don't work on srcds servers! 

T Marler <bloodyi...@shaw.ca> wrote:

As someone said earlier, I think I am going to look into SRV records

----- Original Message -----
From: Agro <a...@kritzkast.com>
Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:30 pm
Subject: Re: [hlds] srcds vhosting
To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com>

> T.
> I believe it's a technical limitation that has no solution. The 
> best you can hope for is to separate out the port addresses each 
> server uses by a fixed number. 20715, 20735, 20755, 20775 etc. 
> Just don't make that number "5" since I seem to remember the 
> default stv port is 20720.
> It's not such a huge ask to get your community to remember 
> ports. You can social engineer them to remember by adding the 
> port to the motd, having "two-o-seven 55" nights. 
> What I do mind is the lack of DNS resolution in the Steam 
> Community. If you post a game address that depends on DNS no-one 
> will be able to join the event by clicking the link. Must be IP 
> only to generate a link. 
> 
> John 
> 
> ----- Reply message -----
> From: netshr...@gmail.com
> To: <tmar...@shaw.ca>, "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server 
> mailing list" <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com>, "T Marler" 
> <bloodyi...@shaw.ca>Subject: [hlds] srcds vhosting
> Date: Fri, Aug 17, 2012 00:31
> 
> 
> As far as I know, Source doesn't use DNS at all, it's completely 
> IPv4-address-based. Lookups are done at connect time or adding-
> to-favourites time, completely by the client. There's no 
> official or unofficial way to do HTTP-style vhosting as far as I 
> am aware.
> 
> On 17/08/2012, at 9:19 AM, T Marler <bloodyi...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> > Why would I want to vhost the default port?
> > 
> > I want to vhost so I can host multiple servers on the same IP 
> without people having to memorize ports.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Kyle Sanderson <kyle.l...@gmail.com>
> > Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012 4:26 pm
> > Subject: Re: [hlds] srcds vhosting
> > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list 
> <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com>> 
> > > Host A records map hostnames to IP Addresses. I don't 
> believe 
> > > you can
> > > specify ports.
> > > 
> > > What you'd probably end up doing is 
> subdomain.lanified.com:65535 
> > > . If
> > > you're using the default port (27015) your clients could 
> just 
> > > type in
> > > `connect subdomain.lanified.com`.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Kyle.
> > > 
> > > On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:59 PM, T Marler 
> > > <bloodyi...@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > > > So if I make an A record for a subdomain, example:
> > > >
> > > > subdomain.lanified.com -> record type A -> 255.255.255.255:65535
> > > >
> > > > it will direct traffic accessing that (sub)domain to that 
> > > specific port?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Dan Offord <li...@multiplay.co.uk>
> > > > Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012 3:29 pm
> > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] srcds vhosting
> > > > To: tmar...@shaw.ca, Half-Life dedicated Win32 server 
> mailing list
> > > > <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com>
> > > >
> > > >> > As in, subdomains or domains resolving to specific ports.
> > > >>
> > > >> You mean SRV support? (
> > > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRV_record )
> > > >>
> > > >> I don't think srcds/goldsrc engine currently support it, 
> it's a
> > > >> would be
> > > >> nice feature :)
> > > >>
> > > >> One thing you could do, is set an A record on the domain 
> and do:
> > > >> tf2.mygameserver.com:27015
> > > >>
> > > >> Regards,
> > > >>
> > > >> Dan Offord
> > > >>
> > > >> Technical Systems Administrator
> > > >>
> > > >> Multiplay (UK) Ltd, Unit 7 Whitefield, Lepe Road, Blackfield
> > > >> Southampton, Hampshire, SO45 1XR
> > > >>
> > > >> Registered in England & Wales No. 3370594
> > > >>
> > > >> Phone: +44 (0) 845 868 1337 | Direct: +44 (0) 56 000 36985
> > > >> Twitter: @liv3d | Skype: mpukliv3d
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On 16 August 2012 19:53, T Marler <bloodyi...@shaw.ca> 
> wrote:> > >>
> > > >> > Has anyone figured out a nice way to vhost srcds? Preferably
> > > >> in Linux of
> > > >> > course.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > As in, subdomains or domains resolving to specific ports.
> > > >> >
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