Server Question

a_M-Taker · May 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">port numbers</div> If i want to host a server..."not a big sever, just from my house... and no reason, i just want too <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>" what port numbers might i need to use if im behind a firewall, or do i even need any?

MOMBoris · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>6003
7002
27010
27016<--- Whatever your server port is (default:27015)
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Use UDP+TCP just because I'm not sure which is which.

I believe that is all you need. Might not even need all of them, but nothing else is using it, so who cares. If you want to be able to play from the same machine as the dedicated server, use a port besides 27015, like 27016(good for testing something like a map). Good luck!

- Matt <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'>

a_M-Taker · May 2003

hmm, i tried hosting..."not dedicated" and i went over to my other Computer and looked in internet games, i didnt see it in there, but then i looked in my lan games and i saw it in there =\ can anyone help?

CoREJayFive · May 2003

You will not see your server in the "internet" list, because half-life sees your server on your lan. As you mentioned, it will be listed under "LAN". However, anyone outside your lan will see your server on their internet list. You have to connect with your LAN ip and the ousiders connect with your WAN ip. The only port you need to open is your server port (eg 27016). I would recommend a server port other then 27015 so that it doesn't interfere with your connecting to other servers while your dedicated server is running.

a_M-Taker · May 2003

Well is there anyway i can tell if my servers showing up or not? or like if i used gamespy, might i be able to see it on there?

verbose · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (a.M-Taker @ May 4 2003, 04:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>Well is there anyway i can tell if my servers showing up or not? or like if i used gamespy, might i be able to see it on there?</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
That's a perfect way to test. Any of the major game-browsers should work. <a href='http://www.serverspy.net' target='_blank'>http://www.serverspy.net</a> is handy for these kinds of tests, as it's entirely web-based, and the search capabilities are decent.

a_M-Taker · May 2003

Well, i looked on gamespy and serverspy, and i found no indications of my server being on the internet?

Oh, and im not hosting on my main PC, im hosting on a secondary Computer that go's through a router and then through the firewall? Might this be whats wrong?

Maybe im not just not understanding someting. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

I have a linksys router/firewall. Dunno if this will help, posting it anyways.

verbose · May 2003

You will need to configure your Linksys to forward port 27015 traffic to the IP address of your hosting computer.

a_M-Taker · May 2003

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'> im all confused <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

The hosting computers ip is: 68.14.161:225

Now which number do i use?

Oh, and im sorry if im causeing any truoble by asking all this, im normally can get the right port to work for hosting on other games. But i have never got it to work on HL <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

verbose · May 2003

Could you explain your network setup in detail?

Guspaz · May 2003

The only incomming port (from the internet) you need to allow is 27015. Outgoing there are various others. As boris said, 6003, 7002, 27010, and recently in the newest HLDS patch (x.1.1.1), they added 27040 UDP outgoing.

MOMBoris · May 2003

Don't want to make anyone out to be an idiot, but is sv_lan set to "0"? Just thinking of all the possibilities. Make sure it is easy to find your server so you know it's working.

cracker_jackmac · May 2003

Before posted....try the search button next time.

<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=8&t=10541&hl=ports&s=' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...541&hl=ports&s=</a>

NAT routing doesn't block outgoing by defualt so you shouldn't have to enable any "outgoing" ports...

a_M-Taker · May 2003

I know theres a search button, im just not really big on useing it..."or just to lazy to <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>" and i never seem to be able to find anything when a search <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

Probably just another one of my idiot problems. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

cracker_jackmac · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (a.M-Taker @ May 5 2003, 09:32 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I know theres a search button, im just not really big on useing it..."or just to lazy to <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>" and i never seem to be able to find anything when a search <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

Probably just another one of my idiot problems. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
everyone has there moments. Its the number of moments you have the will set you apart from the rest. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'> i'm just kidding man, i know the search is kinda hard to use, but i know i've answered this question a ton, so i knew to filter by my handle to limit the results. I'm sure others answered it as well, but i am the only one that i knew.

Caucasian · May 2003

FYI

HLDS runs off of port 27015 UDP (Default)

wendigo · May 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (verbose @ May 4 2003, 06:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Could you explain your network setup in detail?  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Yes please add more detail about your network. If your hosting computers ip is 68.14.161:225, then what is your workstations? I would assume this is DSL since you are running from a router, to a firewall to the server. What OS is the server? Are these on the same lan segment?

Thanks

a_M-Taker · May 2003

No, I don’t have DSL. I have a cable modem. I don’t have time at the moment to post my details cause Im at school. <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'> But what do you mean though by explaining in detail? Like how my computer is routed or what? Sorry once again. <img src='http://www.natural-selection.org/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

wendigo · May 2003

Like how did your computers get the ip's they have now? Did you assign them are they done by dhcp? Here is my setup, but mine is a little more complex than shown.

Internet ---> FreeSCO Router ----->Servers 10.0.1.x

Using this I forward all TCP and UDP requests from 27015 and 27016 to my hl server. My router is not a hardware router is a Linux distro meant for routing. I also have a 2nd lan segment for my workstations.

saubloed · May 2003

This should help you - it will work for Natural Selection also:
<a href='http://www.adamswann.com/library/2000/countersrikeserver.html' target='_blank'>http://www.adamswann.com/library/2000/coun...rikeserver.html</a>

sonic2000 · May 2003

I have been trying to run a dedicated server through a dynamic ip. Internet(Dynamic) ->Dsl Modem -> router> server(dhcp 192.168.0.103). The problem i am having is that hl will only recognize my server on the dhcp and not the internet ip. Would manually changing the ip make my server recognizable on the internet? I have forwarded all ports(DMZ) to my server(192.168.0.103).

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