Thanks for the update. I have a few questions. 1. Does the user need to be online in order to load account ids into their favorites? 2. If people were already logged in right before an IP change does this mean they won't see the new server for another 24 hours? 3. If we leave a notice server up without an account at the old address, will there be no update because there was a working server at that address? 4. Would it be possible to increase the update rate in the future?
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 1:28 PM, Tony Paloma <to...@valvesoftware.com>wrote: > Yes, you can change IP, port, or both and user's favorites will update > within a day or the next time they refresh their favorites list thereafter. > What I mean by that is, the Steam client only asks for updated IP:port > information at most once every 24 hours. At the same time as that request, > the Steam client will also look at all the favorites it doesn't know the > Steam ID for and check to see if it has a persistent account and then fill > it in if so. So you may want to wait a few days before changing your IP or > port to ensure people get the Steam update and get a chance to get your > game server's Steam ID in their favorites list. > > > > *From:* hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: > hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] *On Behalf Of *Weasels Lair > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 25, 2014 1:19 PM > *To:* Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; Half-Life dedicated > Linux server mailing list > *Subject:* Re: [hlds] IP Changes & DDOS Attacks - Do Game Server Accounts > Resolve These Issues Now? > > > > Related question to this ... > > In addition to tracking what IP ADDRESS the server moved to, I *assume* it > will track the before/after PORT? In other words ADDRESS:PORT, not just > ADDRESS? > > Maybe somebody from Valve could confirm? > > > > On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Mike Vail <supp...@boomgaming.net> wrote: > > I just got a Steam Client update this morning that included the following > in the General update notes: > > > > "Add IP tracking to game server favorites. Favorites will automatically > update to new server IP addresses if the game server is using a persistent > account." > > > > I'm assuming that this feature is no longer just a beta client feature > now, which is wonderful news for anyone looking to change their IP > addess(es). > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Mike Vail [mailto:supp...@boomgaming.net] > *Sent:* Saturday, February 15, 2014 10:49 AM > *To:* 'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list' > *Subject:* [hlds] IP Changes & DDOS Attacks - Do Game Server Accounts > Resolve These Issues Now? > > > > So this week for the first time since I started running Valve servers > almost 10 years ago, I began getting ddos attacked on one of my servers. > The datacenter null-routed the IP, which is typical in these cases. I don't > have advanced firewall protection right now other than Windows 2008 > Firewall so I'm kinda stuck. I don't even know the nature of the attack > because the datacenter isn't helpful at all. Wireshark hangs and crashes > every 30 minutes so it too is useless in identifying the attack. I also > learned another server-op who runs a similar server is having the same > attacks so it's likely the same guy trying to take us both down so he can > start his own server like ours. > > > > So then I started thinking about these new game server accounts. My > affected server is by no means stock. It runs a custom map, has instant > respawn and 100% crits, which disqualifies it from Quick-play. That's fine > but here's my question. As I read the recent thread about the new Game > server account feature, by adding my server to a game server account, I can > change the IP and players with it saved in their favorites will receive the > new server IP address because their favorites will update after the IP > change. Is this correct? If so, I should be able to change the IP after > registering it and people should find the server through their favorites > like before even though the server won't work with quick-play right? > > > > Lastly, with game server accounts becoming the norm, would it not make > since for Valve to game servers' IP addresses from everyone in the future > so the ability to attack them would be greatly diminished? I realize that > dedicated attackers will always find a way to do evil, but by hiding the IP > addresses from players, it may go a long way to reducing the frequency of > attacks by script kiddies. > > > > What do you guys think? > > > > Happy Saturday, > > Mike > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >
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