kickduplicates=0 doesn't work

[sbsmac 0]

I'm working on a multiplayer script pack (http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=79842) and trying to debug the inevitable locality issues.

To do this, I start up a dedicated server and start up a couple of windowed instances of Arma2.

The problem is that I can't log on to the server with the second instance, despite having set 'kickduplicate=0;" in my server config (whole file reproduced below). I'm running Vista.

Is this deliberate behaviour ? I can see why BIS would want to prevent LAN play from a single copy but this does make debugging complex multiplayer scripts rather awkward - I don't particularly want to pay for extra copies to be able to do this ;-)

//

// server.cfg

//

// GLOBAL SETTINGS

hostname="MacServer";

kickDuplicate=0;

// SCRIPTING ISSUES

onUserConnected="";

onUserDisconnected="";

doubleIdDetected="";

regularCheck="";

[MJK-Ranger 0]

Other thing doesn't work ether.

I was trying to just change a cpp file inside a default addon.. i just added some more numbers and saved the pbo file and put it into the addon folder... my server let me inn without any problem.. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

verifySignatures=1; only worked on signed addons. If i put a new addon on my arma2/addons, then the server stop me... But it's not stopping me for editing a signed addons cpp file.

i have also added this to my server.cfg

onHackedData = "ban (_this select 0)"; // auto ban hacked addons

onDifferentData = "kick (_this select 0)"; // auto ban modified files

onUnsignedData = "kick (_this select 0)"; // unsigned data detected

Do we really have an unprotected game here???

[.kju 3245]

At times the check does not seem to be happening on connect.

Instead after some minutes it does check again and again.

@sbsmac

Please post your complete server.cfg at www.pastebin.com.

[bhaz 0]

and start up a couple of windowed instances of Arma2.

Are you running the server with -config=server.cfg in the shortcut?

Also, doesn't connecting two clients to the same server trigger FADE?

[sbsmac 0]

The entire config file is actually posted at the end of my first post - it really is just

<start of file>

//

// server.cfg

//

// GLOBAL SETTINGS

hostname="MacServer";

kickDuplicate=0;

// SCRIPTING ISSUES

onUserConnected="";

onUserDisconnected="";

doubleIdDetected="";

regularCheck="";

<EOF>

I know the -config option is working because when I browse the LAN, the server is identified as 'MacServer' as specified in the file.

>Also, doesn't connecting two clients to the same server trigger FADE?

Yes, and a message comes up warning that 'illegal copies may degrade'. That's fine - I'm not trying to have a proper game, just test out multi-client/server interactions in the scripts I'm testing. The problem is that the second client doesn't stay logged in - it's as if kickDuplicate is forced to true.

To put this another way, has anyone actually been able to log on to a dedicated server with multiple client instances of the same game installation ? If so, there's clearly something wrong with my config. If not, I'd assume it's either deliberate server behaviour or else a bug.

[.kju 3245]

try this

reportingIP="<>";

More info at

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/server.cfg

[sbsmac 0]

Fantastic - that solved it. Thanks :-)