[the_aligator]

Hello,
As the title says, Im running a CSGO Dedicated server on a linux machine (Ubuntu 14.04). After I installed the server successfully, only a few of my friends were actually able to connect to the server. What I mean is that 50% of the people who attempt to join the server (including myself) keep getting the "Retrying Public (IPort)" error in the in-game client. I have already checked my iptables rule set and all ports that are required ARE allowed, yet nobody can join. P.S I am able to communicate to the CS server using rcon via the in-game client and there appears to be no error messages whenever someone tries to connect and gets the Retrying Public error message. I am also able to connect to the actually Ubuntu server using ssh.

Thanks in advance for all the help,
Aligator

[Maxximou5]

Have you tried this with your iptable turned off?
Do you use +ip 0.0.0.0 or +ip your.outside.ip.address ?

What does your server say when people fail to connnect?

[the_aligator]

+ my.ip.address
I haven't tried to turn off iptables but i noticed I've gotten a lot of errors in the server console now

#
#Console initialized.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 740
#Using breakpad minidump system 740/13498.205.DC
Using breakpad crash handler
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
dlopen failed trying to load:
/root/.steam/sdk32/steamclient.so
with error:
/root/.steam/sdk32/steamclient.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
#Loading VPK file hashes for pure server operation.
#Game.dll loaded for "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive"
#CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'server_pre_shutdown' unknown.
#CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'game_newmap' unknown.
#CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'finale_start' unknown.
#CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'round_start' unknown.
#CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'round_end' unknown.
#CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'difficulty_changed' unknown.
#CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'player_connect' unknown.
#CGameEventManager::AddListener: event 'player_disconnect' unknown.
#GameTypes: missing mapgroupsSP entry for game type/mode (custom/custom).
#GameTypes: missing mapgroupsSP entry for game type/mode (cooperative/cooperative).
Failed to load gamerulescvars.txt, game rules cvars might not be reported to management tools.
Server is hibernating
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; unable to locate a running instance of Steam, or a local steamclient.so.
No web api auth key specified - workshop downloads will be disabled.
maxplayers set to 64
ConVarRef cl_embedded_stream_video_playing doesn't point to an existing ConVar
Unknown command "cl_bobamt_vert"
Unknown command "cl_bobamt_lat"
Unknown command "cl_bob_lower_amt"
Unknown command "cl_viewmodel_shift_left_amt"
Unknown command "cl_viewmodel_shift_right_amt"
Unknown command "cl_teamid_min"
Unknown command "cl_teamid_max"
Unknown command "cl_teamid_overhead"
Unknown command "cl_teamid_overhead_maxdist"
Unknown command "gamemode_mode"
Setting mapgroup to 'mg_active'
---- Host_NewGame ----
Host_NewGame on map de_dust2
GameTypes: missing mapgroupsSP entry for game type/mode (custom/custom).
GameTypes: missing mapgroupsSP entry for game type/mode (cooperative/cooperative).
ConVarRef room_type doesn't point to an existing ConVar
bot_autodifficulty_threshold_high - 5.0
bot_autodifficulty_threshold_low - -2.0
bot_chatter - normal
bot_defer_to_human_goals - 0
bot_defer_to_human_items - 1
bot_difficulty - 1
bot_quota - 10
bot_quota_mode - normal
bot_allow_grenades - 1
bot_allow_pistols - 1
bot_allow_sub_machine_guns - 1
bot_allow_shotguns - 1
bot_allow_rifles - 1
bot_allow_snipers - 1
bot_allow_machine_guns - 1
sv_auto_adjust_bot_difficulty - 1
sv_bots_get_easier_each_win - 0
sv_bots_force_rebuy_every_round - 0
sv_bots_get_harder_after_each_wave - 0
mp_playercashawards - 1
cash_player_bomb_defused - 300
cash_player_bomb_planted - 300
cash_player_damage_hostage - -30
cash_player_interact_with_hostage - 150
cash_player_killed_enemy_default - 300
cash_player_killed_enemy_factor - 1
cash_player_killed_hostage - -1000
cash_player_killed_teammate - -300
cash_player_rescued_hostage - 1000
cash_player_respawn_amount - 0
cash_player_get_killed - 0
mp_teamcashawards - 1
cash_team_elimination_bomb_map - 3250
cash_team_elimination_hostage_map_t - 1000
cash_team_elimination_hostage_map_ct - 2000
cash_team_hostage_alive - 0
cash_team_hostage_interaction - 500
cash_team_loser_bonus - 1400
cash_team_loser_bonus_consecutive_rounds - 500
cash_team_planted_bomb_but_defused - 800
cash_team_rescued_hostage - 0
cash_team_terrorist_win_bomb - 3500
cash_team_win_by_defusing_bomb - 3250
cash_team_win_by_hostage_rescue - 3500
cash_team_win_by_time_running_out_bomb - 3250
cash_team_win_by_time_running_out_hostage - 3250
cash_team_survive_guardian_wave - 1000
mp_afterroundmoney - 0
mp_buytime - 90
mp_buy_anywhere - 0
mp_buy_during_immunity - 0
mp_startmoney - 800
mp_maxmoney - 16000
sv_buy_status_override - -1
mp_death_drop_defuser - 1
mp_death_drop_grenade - 2
mp_death_drop_gun - 1
mp_deathcam_skippable - 1
mp_defuser_allocation - 0
mp_give_player_c4 - 1
mp_free_armor - 0
mp_molotovusedelay - 15.0
mp_weapons_allow_zeus - 1
mp_weapons_allow_map_placed - 0
mp_weapons_glow_on_ground - 0
mp_ct_default_melee - weapon_knife
mp_ct_default_secondary - weapon_hkp2000
mp_ct_default_primary - 
mp_ct_default_grenades - 
mp_t_default_melee - weapon_knife
mp_t_default_secondary - weapon_glock
mp_t_default_primary - 
mp_t_default_grenades - 
mp_buy_allow_grenades - 1
mp_freezetime - 6
mp_force_pick_time - 15
mp_halftime - 0
mp_match_can_clinch - 1
mp_maxrounds - 0
mp_roundtime - 5
mp_roundtime_defuse - 0
mp_roundtime_hostage - 0
mp_timelimit - 5
mp_warmuptime - 30
mp_warmup_pausetimer - 0
mp_halftime_pausetimer - 0
mp_default_team_winner_no_objective - -1
mp_hostagepenalty - 10
mp_solid_teammates - 1
sv_allow_votes - 1
sv_alltalk - 0
sv_deadtalk - 0
sv_ignoregrenaderadio - 0
mp_teammates_are_enemies - 0
mp_damage_scale_ct_body - 1.0
mp_damage_scale_ct_head - 1.0
mp_damage_scale_t_body - 1.0
mp_damage_scale_t_head - 1.0
mp_friendlyfire - 0
ff_damage_reduction_bullets - 0.1
ff_damage_reduction_grenade - 0.25
ff_damage_reduction_grenade_self - 1
ff_damage_reduction_other - 0.25
mp_limitteams - 2
spec_freeze_panel_extended_time - 0.0
spec_freeze_time - 5.0
mp_forcecamera - 1
mp_respawn_immunitytime - 4.0
mp_respawn_on_death_t - 0
mp_respawn_on_death_ct - 0
mp_display_kill_assists - 1
mp_use_respawn_waves - 0
mp_respawnwavetime_ct - 10.0
mp_respawnwavetime_t - 10.0
mp_randomspawn - 0
mp_randomspawn_los - 1
mp_radar_showall - 0
mp_force_assign_teams - 0
sv_gravity - 800
sv_accelerate - 5.5
sv_stopspeed - 80
sv_airaccelerate - 12
sv_wateraccelerate - 10
sv_waterfriction - 1
sv_friction - 5.2
sv_bounce - 0
sv_maxvelocity - 3500
sv_maxspeed - 320
mp_ggprogressive_round_restart_delay - 15.0
mp_ggtr_bomb_defuse_bonus - 1.0
mp_ggtr_bomb_detonation_bonus - 1.0
mp_ggtr_bomb_pts_for_flash - 4
mp_ggtr_bomb_pts_for_he - 3
mp_ggtr_bomb_pts_for_molotov - 5
mp_ggtr_bomb_pts_for_upgrade - 2.0
mp_ggtr_bomb_respawn_delay - 0.0
mp_ggtr_end_round_kill_bonus - 1
mp_ggtr_halftime_delay - 0.0
mp_ggtr_last_weapon_kill_ends_half - 0
sv_arms_race_vote_to_restart_disallowed_after - 0
mp_guardian_special_kills_needed - 10
mp_guardian_special_weapon_needed - awp
mp_guardian_player_dist_min - 1300
mp_guardian_player_dist_max - 2000
mp_randomspawn_in_bombsite - -1
bot_custom_strat - 
mp_hostages_spawn_force_positions - 
mp_hostages_spawn_same_every_round - 1
mp_guardian_bot_money_per_wave - 800
sv_disable_show_team_select_menu - 0
mp_hostages_max - 2
Executing dedicated server config file
Stopping 0 worker threads
Starting 1 worker threads
1 threads. 376,104 ticks
exec: couldn't exec gamemode_casual_server.cfg
PrecacheScriptSound 'carpet.stepleft' failed, no such sound script entry
PrecacheScriptSound 'carpet.stepright' failed, no such sound script entry
PrecacheScriptSound 'atv_impact_medium' failed, no such sound script entry
Commentary: Could not find commentary data file 'maps/de_dust2_commentary.txt'. 
Error parsing BotProfile.db - unknown attribute 'Rank'
Error parsing BotProfile.db - unknown attribute 'Rank'
Error parsing BotProfile.db - unknown attribute 'Rank'
Error parsing BotProfile.db - unknown attribute 'Rank'
Error parsing BotProfile.db - unknown attribute 'Rank'
Error parsing BotProfile.db - unknown attribute 'Rank'
Error parsing BotProfile.db - unknown attribute 'Rank'
Error parsing BotProfile.db - unknown attribute 'Rank'
Initializing Steam libraries for secure Internet server
[S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; SteamAPI_IsSteamRunning() failed.
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 730
dlopen failed trying to load:
/root/.steam/sdk32/steamclient.so
with error:
/root/.steam/sdk32/steamclient.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 740
Logging into anonymous gameserver account.
Connection to Steam servers successful.
   Public IP is 1
Assigned anonymous gameserver Steam ID [A:1:2513666048(5822)].
VAC secure mode is activated.
GC Connection established for server version 205, instance idx 1
Fri Aug 28 21:48:09 CEST 2015: Server Quit

The only error message people are getting is retrying public and then connection failed after 10 retries. I even tried changing the port to 1337 to see if it would work but it didn't

[Maxximou5]

Real quick, you're not running this under the user root right?
Also, how did you install your server? Local and server, as sharing causes more problems.

Try it with the iptables off, so we know from where we need to work in regards to connectivity.
If it still doesn't work after that, add +net_public_adr x.x.x.x to your command line and make sure in console that sv_lan is 0.