[ironhacker]

I gave a pc to my ISP installed with worikng hlds (on win 2000) with everything configured, but I still can't figure out how to auto-start the server?

For instance it's 12:00 and there's nobody in the office and suddenly the power stops and after 10 minutes they fix the problem, but since the server can't start automatically we won't be able to play until the morning. So I tried adding "-applaunch 10 +localinfo mm_gamedll "dlls\zbotcz.dll" +map de_dust +maxplayers 11 -port 27016" for example in the shortcut, but when I start it, it starts normally and I have to click "Start Server" to start it.

Does anybody have any idea how to fix this?

[lantz69]

add:

-console

BTW search for the program Firedaemon which restarts your server if it crashes and it also loads the server as a service when you start the computer.

[ironhacker]

Thanks, you're a genius

1 last question:

We want the server to be available for the whole net, but whenever somebody is trying to connect it gives him a "class c" error.

[twistedeuphoria]

Check if sv_lan is set to 1, and turn it off.

[ironhacker]

I'm sorry but there's still a problem with the starting up. After I put -console after it, it starts up, but when I click on "Find Servers" it says that the server is offline.

64.0 fps 0/ 6 on Console initialized. Protocol version 47 Exe version 1.1.2.0 (valve) Exe build: 12:53:13 Apr 23 2004 (273 STEAM Auth Server Server IP address 192.168.42.2:27015 Server IPX address 00000000:005056c00008:27015 Downloading Security Module from Speakeasy.net ... Completed downloading Security Module from Speakeasy.net Server is in Secure Mode. couldn't exec listip.cfg couldn't exec banned.cfg

And what's that security module and why is it always downloading it when I start the server?

Originally Posted by twistedeuphoria Check if sv_lan is set to 1, and turn it off.

Tried that already. Btw some people told me that I have to register my steam to work this out. Might that be the answer?

[twistedeuphoria]

Is it port forwarded correctly? Also, I have a wierd problem sometimes, Steam's browser doesn't see my server but if I use connect then the ip it works fine.

The security module is what you see downloading when you connect to a secure server, I think it's for VAC.

But hlds is a free download? I have run servers on computers that didn't have Steam installed at all so I don't think that's the problem.

[f1del1ty.oXi]

Which IP address are you using to connect?

If your connecting from your LAN or the same computer, you can only connect through your LAN IP. So in this case it would be:

192.168.42.2:27015

Your WAN IP wouldn't work because you'd get a steam ticket ID expired error.

And it would have something to do with ports if your using the WAN IP....so do you know which ports to forward?

[Dizzy]

No...

If you want Lan then use the 192.168.0.2:27015

But you want Internet The Public IP

go to either

www.whatismyip.com

or

www.whatismyipaddress.com

Both will tell you the IP to connect to

[twistedeuphoria]

Well if he wants to use the same computer for playing and servering he should use 127.0.0.1:27016 and change the UDP port to 27016. But since, he hasn't changed the UDP port I would assume he doesn't want to play with the same computer.

And I assume that the class c error comes from people outside the LAN correct?

Would you mind typing the error here?

[ironhacker]

The server has an inside and outside IP, the port is set to 27015. The error is:

LAN servers are restricted to local clients (class C)

Btw nobody that tried to log in had an Auth (steam) ID , we all are using VALVE_ID_LAN. So, how do I get rid of steam and if I get rid of it will the players using steam be able to play?