[cod] rules concerning playin on your own server

[tom nikitopoulos]

On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 1:59 AM, tom nikitopoulos <tomdagreek at gmail.com>wrote:

> patched on both ends,dunno about the time zone. might have been a glitch in
> the setup.will try to take a screenshot next time. running ubuntu server
> with a gui.if im on the same network where the server and the gaming box are
> both behind the router it will come up on my lan server list and i can logon
> but after i run around the map for a while and disconnect my server wont
> show up on the server browser anywhere...i will tinker with it somemore and
> hopefully get a screenshot
>
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 1:11 AM, Dnk <d.k.emaillists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> See below...
>>
>> Also, are you patched to 1.3 on both server and client?
>>
>>
>> On 10-Mar-09, at 10:32 PM, tom nikitopoulos <tomdagreek at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  maybe a simple question for you guys...what are the rules for playing on
>>> ur own server? tried loggin on today and server denied my request.
>>>
>>
>> With what error? Just the one referenced at the end of your original
>> message? I myself have not encountered that specific issue. There are no
>> restrictions to my knowledge in connections unless you specify them, Ie
>> player numbers, passwords, etc.
>>
>>
>>  i actually own 2 copies of this glorious game and may have used the same
>>> cd on windows gaming box and the linux server.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Shouldn't be an issue. A license is not needed for the server. I copied
>> the required files from my same cd.
>>
>>  never had a prob with cod4 but cod5 is a little more bitchy. i have used
>>> the favorites connection to connect to the server.i imagine that you have
>>> slaved over loadin the game, runnning ur electric bill high and spendin damn
>>> good money on ur equpiment u should have the right to run a ded server at ur
>>> leisure.
>>>
>>
>> Providing setup correct ( or some weird thing is not happening with your
>> setup ), running the server with the same cd files from both server and
>> client shouldn't matter.
>>
>>  note that i have two ips and my convenience and logged on from behind a
>>> router with the server and have also pinged it from the other ip...
>>>
>>>
>>> i havent even tried to run pb on the server yet. (one step at a time)
>>> gettin a error message that says
>>> error:expected Uint32 ?
>>>
>>
>> Did you google this? On the first page there was a result on fpsadmin
>> where they had the issue due to the server and client not having proper
>> timezone settings, and running early (maybe part if the recent daylight
>> savings time change?)
>>
>> See:
>>
>> Www.fpsadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?p=71168
>>
>> D
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>> oh a other note,that bs about not needin a license is bull. i used the
> same cd to load my gaming box and a xp pro server and started the server as
> dedicated and the browser told me license already in use by another
> computer.
>

im not much of a admin but i will tell u it can be ungratifying.... :)
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