Good to know. :) Have you have any luck with "sv_steamgroup_exclusive" at all? Ideally I'd like it set to "2"...but after reading through some forums, I'm not even sure it works.
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 12:54 AM, Cc2iscooL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
