BTW, here is what was also a good post, not "the one", but worthy
http://server.counter-strike.net/forums/showthread.php?t=30409
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Marcus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Server Behind NAT
> Okay, I knew you were on a BSD box. This problem only occurs on
> Linux/BSD
> routers, I have right now a linux router myself, there is a definate
> problem
> somewhere with these routers when hosting any HLDS (UT2004 is like
> butter
> for me!), but I persist on.
>
> I know that ip thing sounds wrong, but can people still join from the
> outside? I can prove my point here, just not in precise words. If
> you
> pay
> close attention to the startup log, in the middle it should state your
> ip,
> as you entered it. But it wont, it turns it (for god knows why), into
> an
> incorrect decimal ip. I appologize I do not remember exactly where to
> look.
> But take it out of your server.cfg, your autoexec.cfg, your startup.
> OUT
> OUT OUT!!! As long as people can direct connect from outside, it is
> alright
> at this point.
>
> I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT DIRECT CONNECTING, my head almost
> blew
> up. I knew the server I had was setup right, and I'm like "Why the
> heck
> isn't it showing up now?" Now, I'm guessing here, but I think** the
> port
> is
> like 1423 to open? Its something that is way off in TCP, but it has
> to
> do
> with the listing of the server.
>
> What I meant by listening on both, which in my context was wrong, was
> frankly the machine is physically located inside of the LAN. If you
> specify
> an internal address, it will cause a conflict with the router itself,
> and
> put you back a month or so. I am loookin for that post, it solved all
> my
> problems. But do not hesitate to keep asking, I hate reading with
> these
> routers when people say "All fixed." And dont say squat on how!!!!!!
> (I
> believe some frankly give up)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Miles Crawford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Server Behind NAT
>
>
>>
>> Nathan,
>>
>> Thanks, but I'm having mixed results. My problem is that my server
>> does
>> not
>> show up in the browser. It appears that people can join just fine
>> using
>> the
>> direct IP address and port. So let's see:
>>
>>> when you specify an ip, it only begins listening on that ip, which
>>> is
>>> outside of your LAN, then you connect, and it gets messed up. When
>>> you
>>> dont
>>> define an ip, it will listen to LAN and WAN equally, assuming you
>>> have
>>> ALL
>>
>> This doesn't make much sense in terms of networking - the server only
>> has
>> one
>> IP, a LAN ip of 192.168.0.2. It can't listen on both equally.
>>
>> I was using the +IP option because I read that it was used to inform
>> the
>> master server what IP to list in the server browser. Is that not
>> true?
>>
>>
>>> B) WATCH ALL OF YOUR STARTUP CVARS CLOSELY, ESPECIALLY SV_REGION,
>>> when
>>> you
>>
>> Okay - I will set these up as you describe.
>>
>>
>>> C)CHECK YOUR ROUTER, THEN ASK A FRIEND TO CHECK YOUR ROUTER, AND
>>> CHECK
>>> YOUR
>>
>> My router is a BSD machine, and I have all blocked connections
>> logged.
>> I'm
>> pretty sure that the router is NOT blocking any packets used for the
>> game.
>> Also, since people can connect to the server I think that's working.
>> Again,
>> is there something I can do to the router to get my server in the
>> browser?
>>
>>
>>> I will do my best to locate that post on the Steam Forums. Good
>>> Luck!
>> I would love to read it.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -Miles
>>
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