I was getting something along the lines of "could not locate account". Only way for me to get rid of that was to restart the server.
On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Fletcher Dunn <fletch...@valvesoftware.com>wrote: > Hello! > > If you were using these new binaries during yesterday's Steam prop, let me > know how it went. Is the problem resolved? Same problems happened? New > problems happened? > > Thanks, > - Fletch > > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: > hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Fletcher Dunn > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:13 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list ( > hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com); Half-Life dedicated Win32 server > mailing list (h...@list.valvesoftware.com) > Subject: [hlds] Potential fix for problems on multi-honed servers > > If you are running a multi-honed server, and your server occasionally > drops out of the master server listing, or appears on the wrong public IP, > then you may be interested in testing our some beta binaries that might fix > the problem. The problem begins with a disruption while talking on UDP > (often during the weekly prop of Steam). The Steam client layer then > enters a fallback pattern of TCP, then UDP, etc. Eventually the disruption > is resolved, and it can be random whether your server managed to connect to > Steam on TCP or UDP, depending on where it was in the retry pattern. The > problem with TCP for multi-honed servers is that it will always bind to the > default interface, disregarding any request to bind to a particular > interface. This can cause Steam to see your server as coming from the > wrong public IP. Depending on your routing rules, NAT, etc, your server > can drop off of the server browser because clients cannot get to you when > they send packets to that IP. > > Some server operators have worked around this bug with firewall rules > preventing the server from connecting to Steam via TCP. > > These binaries disable TCP fallback for dedicated servers. > > http://media.steampowered.com/apps/440/steam_bins_windows_1586041.zip > http://media.steampowered.com/apps/440/steam_bins_linux_1586041.zip > > Be warned that they have not been widely tested. You should only try out > these binaries if you think you are having problems related to multi-honed > machines. > > Also, note that if you do use these binaries, and then update your server, > they will probably be reverted. > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
