Hi, L4D (and indeed any srcds server) seems to use the number of udp ports whether forked or not; it's just that forking and the decrease in cpu usage by the Linux server have led to port conflicts being much more common. That being said, that number is "4", not "a screenful", so there's something odd going on there... if you use a stateful firewall, it may be worth examining the connection tracking table to see what, if anything, is connected to the other end
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlds_linux- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David A. Parker > Sent: 13 November 2008 15:56 > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Lots of ports (Is this normal?) > > Thanks. There has been much discussion about which ports L4D uses when > forked, but I'm not using a forked server in my set up. It seems > abnormal to have a server process bind to 40+ apparently random ports > which would most likely be firewalled anyway. > > Any ideas from the Valve devs? > > Thanks, > Dave > > Pete wrote: > > I rember reading around somehwere that l4d uses random ports, so > maybe > > this is the reason. But I wasent really looking into it so I could > > have got the wrong idea. > > > > HTH > > > > 2008/11/12 David A. Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Possible bug, perhaps? > >> > >> - Dave > >> > >> Antoine Libert wrote: > >>> On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 21:34, David A. Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >>>> Hi, > >>>> > >>>> I have a single-instance L4D server (no forks) running on a > specific IP > >>>> address. When the server first started it bound to the normal > ports > >>>> (TCP 27015, and UDP 27005, 27015, 27020) and not much else. But > after > >>>> running for a few days, it's now bound to 47 UDP ports: > >>>> > >>>> [lots of ports] > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I'm experiencing the same thing on my dedi too... > >>> > >> -- > >> > >> Dave Parker > >> Utica College > >> Integrated Information Technology Services > >> (315) 792-3229 > >> Registered Linux User #408177 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > -- > > Dave Parker > Utica College > Integrated Information Technology Services > (315) 792-3229 > Registered Linux User #408177 > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
