[vivalavida]

jeremy@Jeremy:~$ ./hlds_run -game cstrike +exec server.cfg +ip 192.168.2.1 +port 27015 +maxplayers 26 +map de_dust2
Auto detecting CPU
Using AMD-Opteron (64 bit) Optimised binary.
Auto-restarting the server on crash

Console initialized.
scandir failed:/home/jeremy/./platform/SAVE
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.6/Stdio (cstrike)
Exe build: 18:01:18 Oct 24 2008 (4352)
STEAM Auth Server
couldn't exec language.cfg
couldn't exec listip.cfg
couldn't exec banned.cfg
WARNING: UDP_OpenSocket: port: 27015 bind: Cannot assign requested address
FATAL ERROR (shutting down): Couldn't allocate dedicated server IP port 27015.
Add "-debug" to the ./hlds_run command line to generate a debug.log to help with solving this problem
Thu Feb 12 22:138 EST 2009: Server restart in 10 seconds

[P4rD0nM3]

OH whoops my bad.

This one...

netstat -antuwp | egrep "(^[^t])|(*LISTEN)"

And

iptables --list if you're using iptables.

Because it looks like 27015 is being used. Try starting it on a different port...27016 or whatever.

[YamiKaitou]

Why are you trying to bind it to the gateway IP? Is that really your internal IP for that specific computer?

[vivalavida]

jeremy@Jeremy:~$ sudo netstat -antuwp | egrep "(^[^t])|(*LISTEN)"
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name
tcp 0 0 127.0.0.1:631 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 4495/cupsd
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:68 0.0.0.0:* 5509/dhclient
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:59210 0.0.0.0:* 4461/avahi-daemon:
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:5353 0.0.0.0:* 4461/avahi-daemon:


iptables

Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination

Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT)
target prot opt source destination
jeremy@Jeremy:~$

@ yami i looked at my routers status and it say 192.168.2.6 is my desktop and i only got one desktop

and ive tryed like 8 ports
ill keep tryin

[YamiKaitou]

Then your +ip should be set to 192.168.2.6 if that is the IP of your machine

[vivalavida]

ya thats what i set it to.

tryed port 99993, 75467, 43578,70158 and they dont work..

all say fatal error can allocate port
jeremy@Jeremy:~$ ./hlds_run -game cstrike +exec server.cfg +ip 192.168.2.6 +port 70158 +maxplayers 26 +map de_dust2
Auto detecting CPU
Using AMD-Opteron (64 bit) Optimised binary.
Auto-restarting the server on crash

Console initialized.
scandir failed:/home/jeremy/./platform/SAVE
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.6/Stdio (cstrike)
Exe build: 18:01:18 Oct 24 2008 (4352)
STEAM Auth Server
couldn't exec language.cfg
couldn't exec listip.cfg
couldn't exec banned.cfg
WARNING: UDP_OpenSocket: port: 70158 bind: Cannot assign requested address
FATAL ERROR (shutting down): Couldn't allocate dedicated server IP port 70158.
Add "-debug" to the ./hlds_run command line to generate a debug.log to help with solving this problem
Fri Feb 13 01:401 EST 2009: Server restart in 10 seconds

[NIREUS]

maybe your box is behind a firewall like iptables.

service iptables stop

/etc/init.d/iptables stop

try to disable them..

[alexinno]

i don't think there is any port number "70158"
max port number is 65535

[Trafalete]

i have this problem too sometimes...all i do is stop the process and try running it again...usualy after 3-4 starts it runs smoothly....i am not sure why this is happening....but i know that finnaly it starts working and anyone can join it if i give them my ip

ps: port is not blocked by linux firewall or router firewall ;

[P4rD0nM3]

Allow UDP 27015.