[cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?

l8rg8r l8rg8r at gmail.com
Mon Feb 4 19:35:59 EST 2008


Rick,
Are you behind a firewall, I ping your server at 125-150, you appear to 
be running the current version. After the patch did you shutdown for 
20-30 minutes, mine did not show up after the patch, I kept checking for 
2 hours, then I shut down for about 30 mins and when I restarted the 
server it was on the in-game browser and listed using the audit tool. 
Dont know if this will help, but it cant hurt to try.
Robert

Rick Payton wrote:
>
> It’s not so much I want a good position – being the ONLY dedicated 
> server based in Hawaii pretty much guarantee’s my server will be found 
> when sorted by ping, as it pings below 50 for Hawaii based players, 
> where as the next closest pings are around 85-90 for California based 
> servers.
>
> I just want my server LISTED, period. That’s all I want.
>
> Rick Payton, I.T. Manager
> Morikawa & Associates, LLC
> (808) 572-1745 Office
> (808) 572-6323 Fax
> www.mai-hawaii.com <http://www.mai-hawaii.com>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:* Guðmundur Örn Ingvarsson 
> [mailto:Gudmundur.Ingvarsson at landsbanki.is]
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 03, 2008 11:42 PM
> *To:* cod at icculus.org
> *Subject:* RE: [cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?
>
> Personally I don‘t belive it has anything to do with the port you use.
>
> It‘s most likely a combination of response time from the amster and 
> popularity.
>
> If I was a game dev „Putting myself into their mindset“ I‘d do it like 
> that.
>
> If I was me I would not base rating on master response since that 
> would rate servers
>
> Closer to the master better than any others.
>
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> *From:* Rick Payton [mailto:rick at mai-hawaii.com]
> *Sent:* 2. febrúar 2008 05:31
> *To:* cod at icculus.org
> *Subject:* RE: [cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?
>
> It would appear some people (like me) still have to play the "Find the 
> magic port" game. Out of 1395 servers, I'm still not listed.
>
> Maybe I didn't open the right ports? Is there an archive for this 
> list, I know the relevant ports have been posted before ....
>
> Rick Payton
> I.T. Manager
> Morikawa & Associates
> (808) 572-1745 Office
> (808) 572-6323 Fax
> http://www.mai-hawaii.com/ 
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:* Donald Stephens [mailto:donald.stephens at activant.com]
> *Sent:* Tue 1/29/2008 5:36 PM
> *To:* cod at icculus.org
> *Subject:* RE:[cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?
>
> I actually kept playing with it trying to get better positions. I 
> ended up with 28939 and 28940 for my 2 servers.
>
> In this order.
>
> I would stop the server.
>
> change the port called in my startup script
>
> change the router port redirect
>
> restart the server
>
> check the audit tool
>
> if it didnt work i moved to the next port number in sequence. I 
> started with 28930 thru 28940
>
> I did this nonstop until i got excellent on one server and verygood on 
> another.
>
> I waited only as long as it took to restart the server and check the 
> audit tool to see that the master server position changed.
>
> I noticed my servers in close proximity to each other within 5 minutes 
> of starting the servers again. They are even showing for me on the 
> first refresh on the first page.
>
> #UF#KILLSTREAK and #UF#WARZONE.
>
> -Don
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:* Rick Payton [mailto:rick at mai-hawaii.com]
> *Sent:* Tue 1/29/2008 6:17 PM
> *To:* cod at icculus.org
> *Subject:* RE: [cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?
>
> How long did you have to wait before they should up, was it 
> instantaneous? Or did you wait awhile to fire up the server, or did 
> the server just appear after awhile? I tried a new port, but 
> admittedly I was impatient, and barely waited a minute before hitting 
> the audit tool (and subsequently changing back to the default port).
>
> Changing the sv_maxrate setting wouldn’t affect a potential listing 
> would it? I have mine set to 7500 normally, so as to not max out my 
> connection with a potentially loaded server.
>
> Rick Payton, I.T. Manager
> Morikawa & Associates, LLC
> (808) 572-1745 Office
> (808) 572-6323 Fax
> www.mai-hawaii.com <http://www.mai-hawaii.com/>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:* Donald Stephens [mailto:donald.stephens at activant.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 29, 2008 8:38 AM
> *To:* cod at icculus.org
> *Subject:* RE: [cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?
>
> Wow. I just finished doing this and damn if it didn’t work. I ended up 
> setting my two servers ports to 28965 and 29999 and their in the top 
> 2k now.
>
> -Don
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *From:* Dax Douglass [mailto:dax.douglass at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 28, 2008 7:05 AM
> *To:* cod at icculus.org
> *Subject:* Re: [cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?
>
> Think I said this earlier, but here it is again....
>
> 1. Change default port
> 2. Check Master server positioning using 
> http://www.anarchic-x.com/cod4master/audit.php
> 3. If "Very Good" then you are done. If "Very Poor" start at step #1.
>
> On Jan 28, 2008 9:58 AM, Geoff Goas <gitman at gmail.com 
> <mailto:gitman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> those do not do anything
>
> On Jan 28, 2008 9:57 AM, Steffen Tronstad <sttr at nextgentel.com 
> <mailto:sttr at nextgentel.com>> wrote:
>
> Put this in your server cfg:
>
> set sv_master1 "cod4master.activision.com 
> <http://cod4master.activision.com/>"
> set sv_master2 "cod2authorize.activision.com 
> <http://cod2authorize.activision.com/>"
> set sv_master3 "cod2master.infinityward.com 
> <http://cod2master.infinityward.com/>"
> set sv_master3 "cod2update.activision.com 
> <http://cod2update.activision.com/>"
> set sv_master4 "master.gamespy.com:28960 
> <http://master.gamespy.com:28960/>"
> set sv_master5 "master0.gamespy.com <http://master0.gamespy.com/>"
> set sv_master6 "master1.gamespy.com <http://master1.gamespy.com/>"
> set sv_master7 "clanservers.net <http://clanservers.net/>"
> set sv_gamespy "1"
> set sv_lan "0"
>
> It's supposed to help :)
>
> Med vennlig hilsen / with kind regards
>
> *Steffen Tronstad*
>
> /BroadPark Games drift/
>
> NextGenTel AS, part of TeliaSonera Group
>
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>
> Mail: sttr at nextgentel.com <mailto:sttr at nextgentel.com>
>
> P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
>
>     -----Opprinnelig melding-----
>     *Fra:* Rick Payton [mailto:rick at mai-hawaii.com
>     <mailto:rick at mai-hawaii.com>]
>     *Sendt:* 26. januar 2008 01:19
>     *Til:* cod at icculus.org <mailto:cod at icculus.org>
>     *Emne:* RE: [cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?
>
>     From day 1 I've yet to get my server listed on the master server … L
>
>     67.52.67.91:28960 <http://67.52.67.91:28960/> … oh well
>
>     Rick Payton, I.T. Manager
>
>     Morikawa & Associates, LLC
>
>     (808) 572-1745 Office
>
>     (808) 572-6323 Fax
>
>     www.mai-hawaii.com <http://www.mai-hawaii.com/>
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>     *From:* Dax Douglass [mailto:dax.douglass at gmail.com
>     <mailto:dax.douglass at gmail.com>]
>     *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2008 12:23 PM
>     *To:* cod at icculus.org <mailto:cod at icculus.org>
>     *Subject:* Re: [cod] What is the secret behind masterserver-list?
>
>     I experimented changing the port to different values and using the
>     audit tool to check the position in the master server list.
>
>     On Jan 25, 2008 5:12 PM, Walker <walkertje at gmail.com
>     <mailto:walkertje at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Use this: http://www.anarchic-x.com/cod4master/audit.php to check
>     your position on the master server list. It's not to good indeed ;(
>
>     On Jan 25, 2008 2:14 PM, Steffen Tronstad <sttr at nextgentel.com
>     <mailto:sttr at nextgentel.com>> wrote:
>
>     What do you have to do to be listed on the serverlist ingame?
>
>     Our servers work fine trough the favorites list, but they do not
>     show up in the public list.
>
>     The servers we are looking for are BPG #1 - Search & destroy and
>     BPG #2 Search and Destroy.
>
>     IP's: 84.49.16.3:28960 <http://84.49.16.3:28960/> and :28961
>
>     My clients shows 17265 total servers.
>
>
>
>     Med vennlig hilsen / with kind regards
>     *Error! Filename not specified.*
>     *Steffen Tronstad*
>     /BroadPark Games drift/
>     NextGenTel AS, part of TeliaSonera Group
>     Tlf: +47 976 90 987
>     Mail:_ sttr at nextgentel.com <mailto:sttr at nextgentel.com>
>     <mailto:sttr at nextgentel.com>_
>
>     P please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to.
>
>
>
>
>     -- 
>     Dax Douglass
>
>
>
> -- 
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>
>
>
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