Hey guys, I'm new to the server world, but I'm trying to get into it by making my own. I am trying to create my own server that me and my bro and a few friends can play on. I've done everything according to various tutorials, but for whatever reason, my server only shows up for me. Whenever my bro tries to find it in-game its not there. I can join it just fine from the "Local" tab, but neither he nor any of our friends can find it!
Here are screen shots of what I have for the server:
[B]Start.bat[/B]:
[IMG]http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad281/xrandox/start_zps3c6cacd9.png[/IMG]
[B]server.cfg: [/B]
[IMG]http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad281/xrandox/server_zps5d4cd21e.png[/IMG]
[B]Port Forwarding: [/B]
[IMG]http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad281/xrandox/portforwarding_zpsad79412d.png[/IMG]
[B]srcds:[/B]
[IMG]http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad281/xrandox/ServerCmd1_zpse3d836b4.png[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad281/xrandox/Servercmd2_zpsa3c3ae57.png[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i944.photobucket.com/albums/ad281/xrandox/servercmd3_zpsd7fc7c96.png[/IMG]
Help is greatly appreciated! If you need any more info, let me know!
Do you play on the same computer you host from? If so, choose a port besides 27015. Also, you only need to port forward for TCP; having UDP for a server is useless.
Could be your firewall, you could temporarily disable it or make a rule.
Are you sure that server ip field is correct? You'll know you have the right port if you open the start menu and search for cmd. Once you open up cmd type "ipconfig" without the "". Find IPv4 and try port fowarding that.
[QUOTE=code_gs;44260329]Do you play on the same computer you host from? If so, choose a port besides 27015. Also, you only need to port forward for TCP; having UDP for a server is useless.[/QUOTE]
I'm not playing on the same computer, no. I have a laptop that I no longer use anymore (upgraded to a desktop) so I am using that spare laptop, after I wiped it, to host the server. I'll make sure to change the PF to TCP only though, thanks!
[QUOTE=Winter;44260585]Could be your firewall, you could temporarily disable it or make a rule.[/QUOTE]
The internets firewall or the computers? The only security on the computer is Norton (shit, I know) and that is turned off. I suppose I could make a rule for it too if you think that would change anything?
[QUOTE=YourStalker;44262024]Are you sure that server ip field is correct? You'll know you have the right port if you open the start menu and search for cmd. Once you open up cmd type "ipconfig" without the "". Find IPv4 and try port fowarding that.[/QUOTE]
This is where I thought the problem might be, but I'm not sure because I'm not super good with networking. My internet provider (Comcast) uses Dynamic IP's. From what I gathered this screws everything up because it changes the IP your computer or device has every time the router/modem restarts? I'm not sure if that's true or not. I've been looking into ways for me to fix this, but like I said, I'm not good with networking. Is there a way to host a server with Dynamic IP addresses or no? Or am I wrong and that's not a problem at all?
Thanks for all of your responses so far guys, the help is very appreciated.
Hosting a server from a dynamic IP is possible, might be better if you try to use something like no-ip.com (free) or DynDNS (pretty sure this isn't free).
I know my router has a built-in feature for this, and I've seen other routers too, might not be the case for you though.
If you're running Windows Firewall as the only firewall, you [B]might[/B] have to open through that though (if I remember right, first time you run SRCDS.exe it will ask you if you wanna allow or block).
I see your router is port forwarding the ports for the local IP: 10.0.0.7. Run "ipconfig" in CMD on your server computer and make sure that your address matches (usually under "IPv4 Address"). If not, set the router to forward to the right IP and then set your local IP for the server computer to be static (your router should support this, if not, then it's a piece of junk).
You could also try setting the "+ip" parameter to your local IP, if you haven't done that already.
[QUOTE=Decicus;44280350]Hosting a server from a dynamic IP is possible, might be better if you try to use something like no-ip.com (free) or DynDNS (pretty sure this isn't free).
I know my router has a built-in feature for this, and I've seen other routers too, might not be the case for you though.
If you're running Windows Firewall as the only firewall, you [B]might[/B] have to open through that though (if I remember right, first time you run SRCDS.exe it will ask you if you wanna allow or block).
I see your router is port forwarding the ports for the local IP: 10.0.0.7. Run "ipconfig" in CMD on your server computer and make sure that your address matches (usually under "IPv4 Address"). If not, set the router to forward to the right IP and then set your local IP for the server computer to be static (your router should support this, if not, then it's a piece of junk).
You could also try setting the "+ip" parameter to your local IP, if you haven't done that already.[/QUOTE]
After doing the +ip and making my IP static, and fiddling with the port forwarding (Added the ports they talk about in this thread [url]http://forums.srcds.com/viewtopic/18380[/url]) it works! Thank you guys so much for your help! It's very much appreciated. :3
I use Comcast too, I just change it to the new one whenever I wanted to play through a listen server though. Make sure you're using the right IP.
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