You can't use exclusive and sv_search_key. I played with it for a while earlier.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 1:48 AM, ksu. deadeye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey All: > > I'm having some annoying issues getting a private dedicated L4D Linux group > server set up. I ran the demo server from the time it was released until > now > and I could get my friends to connect to it using "sv_search_key" or the > old > fashioned way with the "connect" command in the dev console. Here's my > current working config and command line: > > ====command line==== > ./srcds_run -console -game left4dead -maxplayers 8 +map > l4d_hospital01_apartment +ip XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX > > ====config file==== > hostname "The N.U.T.S. Dedicated Server" > z_difficulty impossible > sv_steamgroup XXXXXX > sv_steamgroup_exclusive 0 > sv_region 1 > sv_lan 0 > > The problem is my server gets registered with the master servers and is > almost always full. So I try to make it private by changing the following > options: > > change "sv_steamgroup_exclusive" to "1" or "2" in the config file > add "sv_search_key" to config > > When I make those changes, my group members can't connect (not even from > the > dev console). We all see the server pop up in the main game screen. We also > see the game in progress (with 0/4 players). When I connect to it, it works > fine (I'm on the same local network as the Linux box). When my friends try > to connect, they get various connection errors or timeouts after 10 > retries, > etc. I set the port forwarding on my router according to this forum post: > > http://forums.srcds.com/viewtopic/585 > > I think this is setup correctly because as I said earlier, my server is > usually full thanks to the matchmaking system when I leave it wide open. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > 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
