[cod] Problems with NAT (Multihomed) and COD
James Landi
jim at landi.net
Sun Dec 28 21:04:07 EST 2003
If your server does not report to codauthorize then it will not show up on
the master server. Activision has purposely done this to block servers
running warez copies of the game, but like you said you can get around other
problems using this method as well, even when you have purchased the game.
-Jim
CoDadmin.com
MOHadmin.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Taylor [mailto:gtaylor at electricwerks.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 6:03 PM
To: cod at icculus.org
Subject: RE: [cod] Problems with NAT (Multihomed) and COD
The way to get around this on my Linux box was to add the following line
to my /etc/hosts file:
"192.168.100.200 codauthorize.activision.com codauthorize"
(I got this tip off of some message board)
Now, I'm sure this is a vary bad thing in terms of properly authorizing
clients, but if I want to run a dedicated server on my LAN and allow
myself and someone outside to join, that's the only way it will work.
I can't get the server to show up in the public server lists (gamespy,
etc.), but that might be a separate issue, and it's really just a
private server for a couple of friends anyway.
I'd like to think Activision (or whoever) would want to fix the server
code so this isn't necessary.
-----Original Message-----
From: Eduardo E. Silva [mailto:esilva at silvex.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 3:24 PM
To: cod at icculus.org
Subject: Re: [cod] Problems with NAT (Multihomed) and COD
I have the same problem and anybody that is doing NAT will have the same
problem. I think that Activision made a rather poor decision of how to
handle cdkey. perhaps they should use MAC adresses or simply allow 1-2
non-public ip addresses. The only logic I can see, is that they wanted
to avoid piracy. This is particular from Internet cafes where they might
have 200 some clients. Otherwise I see no logic behind this. I hope the
patch it up in the promised patch that was supposed to come out a month
ago. They also promised a non-beta linux server.
VERY BAD ACTIVISION.
Boy_One \(COD System Admin\) said:
> All,
>
>
>
> A little time ago i had dropped this problem here, but there was no
> strait answer to solve it. Now i tried by Activision to see if they
> had a solution for this problem, but see below still no luck. I'm
> getting desperate, is there a programmer here that worked on the linux
> binary??? And is it possible (if he is here) to discus this with me???
>
>
>
> Just to let you know here is a little drawing i made of my home
> network. See attached.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
> Quint
>
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------- Cut from
> activision
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Response (Kirk McNesby) 12/26/2003 09:15 AM
> Hi,
>
> The fan community is your best bet at this point, since what you
> are doing is unsupported. Sorry we were unable to help you further.
>
> Customer 12/26/2003 04:41 AM
> Dear Reader,
>
> Where could i get this kind of information then, i enjoy the
> game, but in this way a can't join my own server.
>
> Regards
> Quint
>
> Customer 12/26/2003 04:40 AM
> See the site i have update it.
>
> Response (Nick Bee) 12/25/2003 03:58 PM
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, Activision only provides support for in-game menu
> options. We are also a publisher, not a developer. We do not have any
> information for advanced server configurations.
>
> We also do not provide setups for modified network stacks. We do
> not design or test our games for passive IP connections.
>
> Customer 12/25/2003 10:07 AM
> Dear Anthony,
>
> Sorry for the late response, but I was in deep debug to give you
> more information.
>
> You said go to
>
> www.codadmin.com
> www.callofduty.org
> www.codfiles.co
>
> I did already before I mailed you, also I am an active user in
> icculus.org this group made also Mohaa linux. All the groups I talked
> to gave me some hints, I tried out. Here my debug information below. I
> hope you can answer these questions.
>
>
> I am sending you a picture of my network at home. A little
> background of my knowledge, I am a network/security advisor, and work
> at a large bank community in the Netherlands.
>
> Here my debug information.
>
> after i put it up and try to connect from my lan machine to the
> server i get awaiting cd key authorization. I read on www.codadmin.com
> that you have to put a redirect in your host file like this
> 10.5.1.2 codauthorize.activision.com
>
> After i did this it worked like a charm but i am not showing up
> in either ASE or Gamespy or inside the game. Now i read on this forum
> that when you block this Actvision is blocking you on gamespy etc. So
> i removed it and i can see that i get more connections now in my
> logfile
>
> SV packet 212.4.59.227:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 217.187.228.176:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 66.171.20.41:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 81.50.168.236:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 213.7.84.188:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 80.130.183.223:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 62.15.142.49:6956 : getinfo
> SV packet 62.181.213.155:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 194.255.159.186:-496 : getinfo
> SV packet 67.163.174.179:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 80.142.139.40:14529 : getinfo
> SV packet 213.89.220.43:-1909 : getinfo
> SV packet 80.135.182.47:28960 : getinfo
> SV packet 81.189.29.89:28960 : getinfo
>
> And it goes on and on. When i put the block again i only see
> this 1 or 2 times in 15 minutes.
>
> I also see that the logfile is saying
>
> sending getIpAuthorize for 10.5.1.123:28960
>
> I understand that this won't work becuase this is a private
> range and Activision can't registrate my CDKEY.
>
>
> Now I tried after you told me not to support the linux server a
> windows server in the same network setup, but this gives me the same
> result.
>
> What I did then was put the linux environment back and to a
> tcpdump on my network to see how the packets are send etc.
>
> I saw in the packets that my translation doesn't work to my
> external address this way both servers are trying to AUTH my internal
> address.
>
> I tried the to see if I could make a loop to my external
> address, tried proxy port forward etc. etc. but no luck still (because
> my ip isn't NAT) it is trying to AUTH my internal ip. This due to that
> my server is seeing that the external ip is local on my server and
> isn't putting it to NAT.
>
> I mailed this to icculus.org but nobody knows a solution. In my
> eyes this is coming due to the fact that the server is resolving my ip
> sends it to the AUTH server this one Is trying to connect to my client
> to try to AUTH my CD-KEY.
>
> Can't this changed from this one to server is giving me a push
> to Activision AUTH server where I registrate my CD-Key and when this
> is done the AUTH server is giving the COD servers an ok.
>
> Please help me, I'm now more debugging then enjoying the
> game.:-(
>
> Regards
> Quint
>
> Response (Anthony Lu) 12/18/2003 09:24 AM
> Hi,
>
> Unfortunately, we do not provide support for the Linux server.
> For assistance with setting up or running a Linux server, your best
> bet is to look on the Internet at sites like:
>
> www.codadmin.com
> www.callofduty.org
> www.codfiles.com
>
> If you have any problems or questions in the future, please feel
> free to email us.
>
> Auto-Response (Anthony Lu) 12/18/2003 05:24 AM
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>
> Customer 12/18/2003 05:24 AM
> Dear Reader,
>
> I have a question about a COD server and NAT. I have a dedicated
> COD server running on a linux enviroment, but when a connect from
> inside my lan to the linux box i see in the log file that my cd-key is
> tried to be registered with my internal LAN network adress. I talked
> to a lot of guys in mailing groups like www.codadmin.com etc. but
> these guys say it is not possile to connect to the server like this. I
> have also a mohaa server running and this one works. The guys in the
> mailing group are saying that the client should be patched, is this
> true or do you know how to help me.
>
> Regards
> Quint
>
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> activision
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>
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Thanks,
Ed Silva
Silvex Consulting Inc.
esilva at silvex.com
(714) 504-6870 Cell
(714) 897-3800 Fax
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