[cod] Howdy

[Fredric Ollikala]

correction:

If its set to 0, you will have to go to Filters and set "Pure Servers Only" 
to "No" in the game. Then you will see non pure servers too.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BludGeonT[EUG]" <bludgeont at gmail.com>
To: <cod at icculus.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [cod] Howdy


>I had this same exact problem, connect to your console of the game and type
>
> sv_pure
>
> if it says sv_pure "0" OR if it says sv_pure "^7" then this is your
> problem. I had a typo in my startup script a while back, and my
> sv_pure was set to nothing, or "^7", which means nothing to the game.
> Make sure that you have sv_pure set to "1".  If it is not set to 1,
> then it will not show up in the in-game browser, ever.
>
> The best way to make sure this is correct, is to add it to your
> startup command line, just throw in +set sv_pure 1 in it, let us know
> :)
>
> BludGeonT[EUG]
> EarthLink Ultimate Gaming
>
>
> On Sun, 7 Nov 2004 11:54:36 -0500, Orr, Roland Cadet
> <orr at cadetmail.uscga.edu> wrote:
>> CD Key question: Dedicated servers don't need CD Keys.  You can totally
>> delete the file with the CD Key (I think the file was called "codkey"?),
>> and it would have no effect on the functionality whatsoever.  In fact, I
>> recommend deleting it to eliminate ambiguity as to its effects.
>>
>> Game browser question: let me clarify - you're trying to make this
>> visible to others outside the university?  If you're only setting it up
>> for a LAN server, you can set dedicated 1 and probably be all set, but
>> it sounds like that's not what you're trying to do.  I honestly have no
>> experience setting up the server for anything other than LAN, but from
>> the discussions I've seen on this list over the past year or so, I
>> *think* you can just plug in and go.  There was a website with a list of
>> servers and their statuses floating around a while ago, back when
>> everyone and their mothers were troubleshooting their servers.  If you
>> can find it, you can at least verify that your server is contacting the
>> master server.  I don't have a URL, but I think it was somewhere on the
>> icculus website... Obviously, this question is best answered by someone
>> else on the list with more experience - but I answered your CD Key one!
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> PS: I turned 21 Friday, omg I feel like crap... wow...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stalvi [mailto:stalvi at tek.iarc.uaf.edu]
>> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 1:22 AM
>> To: cod at icculus.org
>> Subject: Re: [cod] Howdy
>>
>> I see the heartbeat messages.  Its on a university LAN which does not
>> have any firewall blocking that traffic.  I've verified that I can
>> connect to the server from my home by typing in the domain name or IP.
>> ohura.iarc.uaf.edu
>>
>> The game plays fine and does what I expect it to, it just doesn't show
>> up in the join a game listing.
>>
>> So I'm I correct in assuming that no special registration is required
>> to activision or gamespy to get this working?   Meaning, anyone can
>> just simply hookup and go?
>>
>> Another thing I was unsure of is CD Key.  I know that on a Windows CoD
>> server the CD key has been already put in, but on linux there seems to
>> be no requirement for that.  Is that correct?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> On Nov 6, 2004, at 2:12 PM, Kenny Southpark wrote:
>>
>> > Just a quick questiojn about the location of this server, is it at
>> > home? IF yes then is the your firewall setup for forwarding properly?
>> >
>> > I think if the sv_dedicated was set to 2 like it should be in this
>> > case then you should be seeing the heartbeat output in the server
>> > sonsole
>> >
>> > ----Original Message Follows----
>> > From: "BludGeonT[EUG]" <bludgeont at gmail.com>
>> > Reply-To: cod at icculus.org
>> > To: cod at icculus.org
>> > Subject: Re: [cod] Howdy
>> > Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 09:10:57 -0800
>> >
>> > do you have +set dedicated 2, in your startup?  This makes a server
>> > send a heartbeat to whichever servers you have specificed in your
>> > sv_master settings.  If you dont have sv_master settings set, it will
>> > default to the one that is needed for you.  Connect to your game
>> > server and from console or using rcon, just type /dedicated <ENTER> if
>>
>> > it comes back with 1, then its set up for LAN play, disallowing
>> > heartbeats to the master server.  However, if you have punkbuster
>> > enabled, I dont think the dedicated setting will matter as punkbuster
>> > will do its think.  iF you dont knwo if punkbuster is on or not, from
>> > console or rcon you can issue '/sv_punkbuster <ENTER>' and see.  You
>> > cant just turn it on at will though.  You should have +set
>> > sv_punkbuster 1 set in your launch line also, so an example would be
>> >
>> > ./cod_lnxded +set dedicated 2 +set sv_punkbuster 1 +exec
>> > yourserverconfig.cfg +map_rotate
>> >
>> > at least in the simplest form, hope this helps.
>> >
>> > BludGeonT[EUG]
>> > EarthLink Ultimate Gaming
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 10:08:53 -0900, stalvi <stalvi at tek.iarc.uaf.edu>
>> > wrote:
>> > > I was just wondering if this list is active at all.
>> > >
>> > > I'm trying to set up a linux server and am very confused of why
>> > certain
>> > > things are not happening.
>> > >
>> > > It is working as I can go to console and type "connect
>> > > myserver.server.net" and get connected and play, but it never shows
>> > up
>> > > in the regular Join Game window.
>> > >
>> > > I've looked everywhere online for anything related to setting up CoD
>>
>> > > server on Linux and most just point me to the 1.4 patch and give
>> > basic
>> > > install instructions.  Obviously, I've gotten that far.
>> > >
>> > > Any ideas?  Do I have to go through a service (ie activision) to
>> > > activate the server to show up on their net?
>> > >
>> > > Thanks,
>> > >
>> > > Stalvi
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
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