Dedicated server trouble

[SilentDeath]

I'm trying to host my dedicated server again but I'm running into a problem.
My router ports are forwarded and I'm on a static ip.
What is happening is that people can see my server but they can't connect to it

Let me know if you need any further info.

Edit: And just after posting this it is now working. I don't have a clue.

 

[Thothie]

Gabe Newell must have gotten a fresh baby, and read the sender address wrong as your own.

 

[SilentDeath]

And now it is no longer working. The port checks out fine as connecting to me. Any ideas?

 

[Thothie]

What's the IP?

 

[SilentDeath]

216.171.197.49:27015

 

[Thothie]

Is your client running on this same system?

 

[SilentDeath]

yes. I ran it for months last summer this way and didn't have any problems.

 

[Thothie]

That thar be your problem.

You'll need to move the server to 27016 via the -port param, as shown in the tutorial stickied in this thread.

 

[SilentDeath]

Ok i'll try that.

 

[SilentDeath]

It's just earlier I tried moving the port around in the 27015-27055 range and it was still having issues.

 

[Thothie]

Hrmm... I C what u mean. Well, that would be a fatal problem - albeit, only while you were playing.

I take it 27016 is open.

So all that leaves is the classic - post your server.cfg (sans FN password/rcon of course).

 

[SilentDeath]

Yes the port is open.

Server config

// Name of the server
hostname "[FN]SilentDeath's Socialist Server"

// Internet server (1 for LAN)
sv_lan 0
//sv_region 1
//sv_maxrate 15000
//sv_maxspeed 320
//sv_minrate 2000

// Give players at least two minutes to connect
sv_timeout 120

// Cuts down on verbosness of console (saves some memory and CPU time)
developer 0

// Player Vs. Player Settings (0 to disable, 1 enable)
//If you use AMX you should set this in the command line via +ms_pklevel 0
//This way AMX will be able to enable player killing on the PvP maps.
//ms_pklevel 0

// Number of characters that can be stored by each player on the server
// Set to 0 for client side characters
ms_serverchar 3

// Allow vote kicking (recommend disable, as is buggy - use new system)
ms_allowkickvote 0

// Allow voting for time
ms_allowtimevote 1

// If server is empty more than 10 minutes, reset to Edana
ms_timelimit 10

// Add your rcon password here (uncomment first)
rcon_password

// Voice comm settings (hiqh quality)
sv_voiceenable 1
sv_voicequality 5
sv_voicecodec voice_speex

// Allow all players to hear one another, regardless of team
sv_alltalk 1
sv_spectalk 1

// Custom Content Server for fast downloads, Feel free to make your own
sv_downloadurl "http://www.thothie.com/hlserv"

// Disable clients' ability to pause the server
pausable 0

// MAP VOTING
msvote_map_enable 1 // allow voting for maps
msvote_farm_all_day 1  // allow voting for the map the players are on
msvote_map_type "all" // (all|root) - allow voting for all maps (save hidden/gauntlet/maze) or restrict to only root towns

// Allow votekick from chat
msvote_kick_enable 1 

// Allow voteban from chat
msvote_ban_enable 1

// Time player initiated vote-bans last
msvote_ban_time 60

// Allow voting for PVP (votepvp at chat)
msvote_pvp_enable 0

// Admin Contact (appears when player is kicked/banned or players type contact in console)
ms_admin_contact "SilentDeath"

// Write permanent bans to cfg (not required if you exec msc_bans.cfg)
ms_ban_to_cfg 0 // Write permanent bans to server.cfg/listenserver.cfg so they [i]stay[/i] permanent

// Exec msc_bans.cfg so permanent bans stay permanent
exec msc_bans.cfg

// Log chat and various server events to monthly chat log
ms_chatlog 1

// Change map to Edana this many minutes after the last player leaves
ms_timelimit 10 

// If this is set to 1, reset (quit) the server, after switching to edana via ms_timelimit
ms_reset_if_empty 0

 

[Thothie]

Don't see anything wrong there either. :\

That leaves us at firewall / internet / router config... Is the Windows firewall disabled?

 

[SilentDeath]

Windows firewall was on, turned it off.

 

[Thothie]

Doesn't seem to be doing the trick though - you may need to restart the system and router after that.

 

[SilentDeath]

Still not working.

 

[Thothie]

Kick it, and yell "Bad Doggie!" ?

I dunno, kinda out of idears here. Sounds like the router though. You ever manage to have a server running under this ISP and setup before?

Maybe get a screen shot of the processes you have running? Maybe it's an anti-virus thingie...