I think a while back setting a search key would remove your server from the public pool, that behavior changed for me after the expansion pack was released.
2009/6/28 bl4nk <[email protected]> > Ronny's right on this one. I have some all of my servers set up with a > search key, and some with the group exclusive cvar. The ones without the > group cvar work exactly like public servers. Anyone can join them. The > others, however, only allow connections from the Steam group I have them > set to. Using the search key on my client will sometimes put me in > either one of my servers with the cvar or one without it. > > Ronny Schedel wrote: > > Then the big question: why my 10 vanilla servers work like it is > intended? > > Must be some magic. > > > > > > > >> No, if the server has a search key set, then the only way a lobby can > >> access > >> it is if the leader inputs the correct key. No random lobby will find it > >> otherwise. It's been like that pretty much since day 1. Stevo was > correct > >> in > >> that if the lobby leader has a blank search key, he will only search for > >> servers that also have a blank search key. In fact there's been a number > >> of > >> discussions on this list on how to work around having a search key on > your > >> server as well as letting public lobbys access the server since it > doesn't > >> work that way by default. > >> > >> > >> 2009/6/28 Ronny Schedel <[email protected]> > >> > >> > >>> No, if the client has an empty search key, the master server will > respond > >>> with any server. If the client sets a search key, the master server > will > >>> only respond with servers with the same search key. It acts like the > >>> normal > >>> Steam game browser filters, where you can filter by map name, region or > >>> game. If you don't set the filter, you get every single server in the > >>> world. > >>> To understand it better, you should consider the search key as a > filter. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>> Servers have a default search key of "" (blank), as do the clients. > >>>> Therefore, server search is restricted to servers with blank search > >>>> keys, since "" == "". So it does effectively make the server private > to > >>>> those who know the key. That is until the game starts, which then lets > >>>> anyone join any free slots. > >>>> > >>>> Ronny Schedel wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> If you don't trust me, you just have to read and understand the > >>>>> description > >>>>> of this variable: > >>>>> > >>>>> When searching for a dedicated server from lobby, restrict search to > >>>>> > >>> only > >>> > >>>>> dedicated servers having the same sv_search_key. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> With the search key on, our servers are only used by our members. > >>>>>> With > >>>>>> the > >>>>>> search key off, the server will fill with a public lobby pretty much > >>>>>> instantly. I'm not sure why it wouldn't work that way for your > >>>>>> servers, > >>>>>> but > >>>>>> that's how it works for us and most other server admins I've talked > >>>>>> to. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> 2009/6/28 Ronny Schedel > >>>>>> <[email protected]< > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Everyone can access the servers with a search key set. It is only > >>>>>>> what > >>>>>>> the > >>>>>>> name says, a search key. We run 10 server with a search key set, > and > >>>>>>> the > >>>>>>> servers are used from public players also. The search key offers > the > >>>>>>> lobby > >>>>>>> leader to only search servers with this search key set, the servers > >>>>>>> remains > >>>>>>> still public and open to everyone. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> If you have a search key set, then a lobby can only access it if > >>>>>>>> they > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> know > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> the key. Our group has 5 servers that are kept private just by > >>>>>>>> simply > >>>>>>>> having > >>>>>>>> the search key enabled on them > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> 2009/6/28 Ronny Schedel > >>>>>>>> <[email protected]< > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]> > >>>>>>>> > >>> <https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]> > >>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> The search key has nothing to do with setting it private, it is > >>>>>>>>> just > >>>>>>>>> a > >>>>>>>>> search key for the lobby leader to find a suitable server. To > make > >>>>>>>>> a > >>>>>>>>> server > >>>>>>>>> private there is only the variable sv_steamgroup_exclusive, which > >>>>>>>>> does > >>>>>>>>> not > >>>>>>>>> seem to work now. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> There have been a few people saying that its not working since > >>>>>>>>>> the > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>> last > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> update. You could always set a sv_search_key to keep it private > >>>>>>>>>> and > >>>>>>>>>> only > >>>>>>>>>> your private lobbys can access the server. > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 9:08 AM, Никита Булаев [Nikita Bulaev] < > >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]< > https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]> > >>>>>>>>>> > >>> <https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected]> > >>> > >>>>>>> <https://mail.google.com/mail?view=cm&tf=0&[email protected] > >> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> After updating my l4d servers my steamgroup exclusive settings > >>>>>>>>>>> are > >>>>>>>>>>> no > >>>>>>>>>>> longer > >>>>>>>>>>> working. After restart my servers immediately filled up with > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>> public > >>> > >>>>>>>>>>> players. > >>>>>>>>>>> \what's the problem? > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> - Linux Dedicated server > >>>>>>>>>>> - version 1.0.1.4 3881 > >>>>>>>>>>> sv_steamgroup set to my number > >>>>>>>>>>> sv_steamgroup_exclusive 1 > >>>>>>>>>>> sv_allow_lobby_connect 0 > >>>>>>>>>>> sv_gametypes "coop,versus,survival" > >>>>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>>>> Nikita > >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>>> 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 > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
