Ofp linux dedicated not listed

[StormEagle 0]

Hi all!

First, sorry for my bad english

We have running a Linux Dedicated Server.

Its running perfectly, but we've one problem.

The Server is not listed in OFP serverlist. If we use the server IP it is listed.

The server is listed in the ASE, too!?

I'm very confused.

We've written the line

reportingIP ......

in the config file.

But it won't work

Please help us.

Greetz,

Storm

[benu 1]

WHAT did you put into your config? reportingIP="master.gamespy.com";?

Do you have the gamebrowser port enabled on the server (serverport+1)?

[StormEagle 0]

Here is our config file:

passwordAdmin="xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"; // Admin password

hostname="[ES] EXTREME SOLDIERS Clanserver";

maxPlayers=32;

motdInterval = 10;

motd[]=

{

"TEXT",

};

reportingIP="master.gamespy.com";

voteMissionPlayers=2;

Can you correct it?

[StormEagle 0]

Can't anyone help?

I don't know, where i should put serverport+1 in!?

Please help, it is really important.

[Hellek 0]

You just have to make sure that the port is not blocked by any firewalls.

So if you use 2302 you have to make sure that also 2303 is available and not blocked (and if you are behind a NAT, make sure that it is forwared too)

[StormEagle 0]

The ports are still available...

[Hellek 0]

and no errors when starting up?

and not behind a NAT? and ports not blocked? if you checked all that and everything is okay I can't help - sorry.

[StormEagle 0]

Everything should be ok.

There are no errors or something else.

Can a reinstall of OFP on the server fix the problem?

[benu 1]

Some questions did not get answered...

Is the server connected directly to the internet?

If not, are all the ports forwarded correctly (give output of "iptables -t nat -L PREROUTING -nv | grep 230")?

Is there a firewall running which could block those ports (check for iptables with "iptables -L -nv" as root)?

Does the server have a static ip with a hostname known to dns servers?

I don't think a reinstall of ofp would help you in this case. Sometimes gamespy doesn't work for my server too, but normally those problems are over in a matter of minutes.

[StormEagle 0]

I know, that the server isnt directly connected to the internet. It is connected to a switch.

The rest of the questions i can't answer, because our serveradmin isn't currently online.

I will answer them, when he's in MSN.

[benu 1]

Most likely the port for gamespy is not forwarded to your server then. Normally this is port 2303, except your server admin has changed it. You should check the configuration of the switch or that of the router/whatever that connects it to the internet.

[StormEagle 0]

So, now i can answer your questions...

All ports are available

No firewall

Has a hostname

[StormEagle 0]

The server is connected to a 100mbit switch.

And the switch is connected to a 3.2gbit backbone.

[Lobanak 0]

Look here for a sample config file for the server. All things are in and it should work if you copy paste it in a file and change the necessary things.

We use this type on our server.

Also look here for some commandline options available for starting the server. Some needed and some not needed.

Another hint: if you want to report to gamespy, you need port 27900 (UDP) open. Also look that your server has a DNS server which he can ask for server and domain names to resolve the IP address from 'master.gamespy.com'.

Greets

[CiA]Lobanak

[StormEagle 0]

Thx...

But it hadn't fixed the problem.

I don't know, what i should do.

[Placebo 29]

Tried the 1.92 beta?

[baff 0]

i'm having a similar problem on winxp pro.

erm....whats a dns name and how can i get one?

[benu 1]

DNS is domain name service, it's used for getting the ip of a url. If you type www.flashpoint1985.com into your browser it will connect a dns server to ask for the ip and the dns server will answer 81.0.236.101.

There are sites that show you your ip and name, but you could ask a friend to do a nslookup on your box (let someone "from the internet", ie not from your lan, type "nslookup 111.222.123.234" or similar in a dosbox, where 111.222.123.234 is your internet ip).