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[L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)


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Loll10T
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Old 08-03-2022 , 02:24   [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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Well, somehow I managed to make my server unjoinable again.
Reinstalled the entire server, ran it with and without SourceMod, MetaMod and L4DToolz and still nothing.

The fix addressed in part one appears to no longer work.

Ports are open.
SRCDS and L4D2 are allowed in SimpleWall.
Disabling it doesn't do anything.

Using these parameters:
Code:
srcds.exe -autoupdate -steam -condebug -debug -usercon -console -nobreakpad -insecure -dev -game left4dead2 -ip PrivateIP -tickrate 100 +hostport 27000 +port 27000 +precache_all_survivors 1 +map c1m1_hotel +fps_max 300
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Try simple way first:
Code:
srcds.exe -console -game left4dead2 +map c1m1_hotel
Also tried that, didn't work either.

"stats;status" dumps the following:
Code:
CPU   In    Out   Uptime  Users   FPS    Players
 1.53  0.00  0.00       0     0   29.65       0
hostname: The Hellhole of The Elliot
version : 2.2.2.5 8490 insecure  (unknown)
udp/ip  : 192.168.X.XXX:27XXX [ public 201.XXX.XXX.XXX:27XXX ]
os      : Windows Dedicated
map     : c1m1_hotel
players : 0 humans, 0 bots (4 max) (hibernating) (unreserved)

# userid name uniqueid connected ping loss state rate adr
#end
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Does your private IP start 192.168.x.x ?

Your public IP, is not in these IP range ?
Code:
10.0.0.0 — 10.255.255.255;
172.16.0.0 — 172.31.255.255; 
192.168.0.0 — 192.168.255.255
Private and Public IP are different from each other.

So, am I out of luck now? Maybe I should wait until this issue magically fixes by itself.

Last edited by Loll10T; 08-03-2022 at 14:06. Reason: IP difference
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Old 08-03-2022 , 08:46   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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Why are you running it as insecure?

Also would be good if you could at least show the first number from ip (<first>.XXX.XXX.XXX) cause you mention they are different

But we actually don't see the "range".
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Old 08-03-2022 , 14:00   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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Originally Posted by Marttt View Post
Why are you running it as insecure?
I sometimes forget to remove the parameter on the game (not the server) and because of that I'm unable to join due to me having plugins. But now that I think about it I don't play often with plugins in listen server, so yeah. I'll stop running it like that.

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would be good if you could at least show the first number from ip (<first>.XXX.XXX.XXX) cause you mention they are different

But we actually don't see the "range".
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Originally Posted by Loll10T View Post
"stats;status" dumps the following:
Code:
[...]
udp/ip  : 192.168.X.XXX:27XXX [ public 201.XXX.XXX.XXX:27XXX ]
os      : Windows Dedicated
[...]
# userid name uniqueid connected ping loss state rate adr
#end
Did changes to original post.

Last edited by Loll10T; 08-03-2022 at 14:09.
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Old 08-03-2022 , 14:04   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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Originally Posted by Loll10T View Post
I sometimes forget to remove the parameter on the game (not the server) and because of that I'm unable to join due to me having plugins. But now that I think about it I don't play often with plugins in listen server, so yeah. I'll stop running it like that.


201.xxx.xxx.xxx
You use -insecure because of vacban or?
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Old 08-03-2022 , 14:13   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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You use -insecure because of vacban or?
No lol, it's because the SM plugins I have installed in my game won't let me in official servers (and it also seems to happen in those that aren't running with -insecure?)
Then again, I'll stop running the server as -insecure.

and no i'm not vacbanned either in case you're wondering haha

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Old 08-03-2022 , 14:15   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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No lol, it's because the SM plugins I have installed in my game won't let me in official servers (and it also seems to happen in those that aren't running with -insecure?)
Then again, I'll stop running the server as -insecure.

and no i'm not vacbanned in case you're wondering haha
Ah okay Contact me if you still need server^^
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Old 08-03-2022 , 14:17   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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thx
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Old 08-03-2022 , 21:53   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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OK your IP seems okay (you can remove again). I have the same issue when I run the server on my machine, never have found an answer.
But if I host a game through the lobby then people are able to connect.
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Old 08-03-2022 , 22:30   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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OK your IP seems okay (you can remove again). I have the same issue when I run the server on my machine, never have found an answer.
But if I host a game through the lobby then people are able to connect.
It's fine, IP normally changes when I restart my PC.

In my case it appears no one can connect whether it is via the overlay (in the case of friends), through the Play Online browser or through the lobby. In case 1 and 3 they just disconnect after 10 retries. In case 2, I'm unable to know as the console never logs an attempt to connect (since the server is most likely unreachable).

Guess I'll have to do everything from scratch (incluiding cfgs) and try everything until I find a fix or I give up and switch to Hamachi or SoftEther.

EDIT: Is there a way I can set up OpenVPN and run the server without setting a LAN?

EDIT 2: Out of luck, I'm on Carrier-Grade NAT. Now I wonder if I can set SoftEther or OpenVPN to run the server.

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Old 08-05-2022 , 16:40   Re: [L4D2] Other people can't join my Dedicated Server (part 2?)
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Just figured out, a dedicated server won't work if CGNAT/Double NAT is present, but a local listen server will work no matter what.

Hmm, might ask this on Stack Exchange.
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