[YamiKaitou]

Originally Posted by bibu Never heard about that. For me personally, if I forward my ports, I see my external IP in the server ip.

HLDS reports the IP that you provide it in the command line, it always has. SRCDS behaves differently as it attempts to obtain the actual IP, maybe you are thinking of that.

[ANTICHRISTUS]

check your ports, it's apparently the problem if everything else is correctly installed.

[connoisseur]

I had done it correctly but anyway I still followed this guide to forward the ports correctly:
Port Forwarding TP-Link TD-W8951ND
Also this time I disabled metamod.
Still all my steam friends are getting the error.
One weird thing though, I tried an online port checker tool and it shows 27015 as closed

[ANTICHRISTUS]

• idk about your brand, but others are so easy.
• it seems that you are using an external IP, try to use the 192.168.1.* one.

[Bacardi]

aaa... HLDS and SRCDS from Steam/tools section, are perhaps outdated, like hldsupdatetool.exe

Download SteamCMD.exe and add it in own folder
example
[LETTER]:/hlds/steamcmd/steamcmd.exe

Create batch file with script
example
[LETTER]:/hlds/steamcmd/steamcmd.bat

steamcmd.exe +runscript update.txt

Create update list
example
[LETTER]:/hlds/steamcmd/update.txt

login anonymous


//@sSteamCmdForcePlatformType "linux"

//force_install_dir "../Half-Life Dedicated Server"
//app_update 90 validate
//app_uninstall -complete 90

force_install_dir "../Counter-Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server"
app_update 90 validate

//force_install_dir "../Counter-Strike Condition Zero Dedicated Server"
//app_update 90 +app_set_config 90 mod czero

-Run batch file steamcmd.bat
-It should now install cs 1.6 to [LETTER]:/hlds/Counter-Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server

-Create shortcut from [LETTER]:/hlds/Counter-Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server/hlds.exe
And in shortcut properties:
"[LETTER]:/hlds/Counter-Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server/hlds.exe" -console -game cstrike +map de_dust

*edit
You get same error when you run server FIRST time. Because it autogenerate steam_appid.txt file that time.
Launch your server second time.

[connoisseur]

Originally Posted by Bacardi aaa... HLDS and SRCDS from Steam/tools section, are perhaps outdated, like hldsupdatetool.exe

version

Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.7/Stdio (cstrike)
Exe build: 17:46:18 Apr 25 2013 (6027)

I don't think that's outdated

[zeus]

This is your full starting command line ?

/hlds/Counter-Strike 1.6 Dedicated Server/hlds.exe" -console -game cstrike +map de_dust

[Bacardi]

Originally Posted by connoisseur I don't think that's outdated

Yes, you right. I tested both dedicated servers from SteamCMD and Steam/Tools.

But your problem maybe is, you are maybe starting actually listenserver.
It happens when you start normally from Steam/Tools/Half-Life Dedicated Server tab. You see this "Stdio" in version.

Originally Posted by connoisseur version Protocol version 48 Exe version 1.1.2.7/Stdio (cstrike) Exe build: 17:46:18 Apr 25 2013 (6027)

Secondly, steam_appid.txt file get deleted after you launch your own cstrike game.

*Dedicated server version should be this

] rcon version
Protocol version 48
Exe version 1.1.2.7 (cstrike)
Exe build: 17:46:18 Apr 25 2013 (6027)

Try this:
Create batch file hlds.bat in same place where is hlds.exe
add this script inside *.bat file

echo 10> steam_appid.txt
start hlds.exe -game cstrike +sv_lan 1 +map de_dust -console

Run hlds.bat
remove -console if you want use VGUI and not console view.

[zeus]

You guys are missing something. You cannot start a server using console mode if you don't specify all the parameters

-console +ip $IP +port $PORT -game $GAMETYPE +map $STARTMAP +maxplayers $MAXPLAYERS +exec $SERVERCONFIG -sys_ticrate 1000 -tos -secure 1

[YamiKaitou]

Originally Posted by zeus You guys are missing something. You cannot start a server using console mode if you don't specify all the parameters

Yet you list many parameters that are not required or don't do anything. You only need to specify the game, the map and the maxplayers (and -console if using Windows and want it in console mode). HLDS automatically assigns the IP and Port, but you can specify them if you want to use something other (useful when running more than 1 server on the same machine or if your machine has multiple IPs)