[mohaa] gamespy nightmare!

[Anthony Quon]

Hehe - glad that worked out for ya.


>From: "Salsich, Luke" <LJS at protectorgroup.com>
>Reply-To: mohaa at icculus.org
>To: <mohaa at icculus.org>
>Subject: RE: [mohaa] gamespy nightmare!
>Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 13:42:08 -0400
>
>you guys rock!!!!
>
>I had actually turned off DNS as a security precaution. I didn't figure nay 
>application that used all IP's would need it - well, I was wrong. Gamespy 
>resolves to master0.gamespy.com and master1.gamespy.com
>
>Once I turned BIND back on everything shows up great.
>
>thanks again for saving me from certain insanity!!!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Dodds [mailto:kevin.dodds at ncl-coll.ac.uk]
>Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 12:29 PM
>To: 'mohaa at icculus.org'
>Subject: Re: [mohaa] gamespy nightmare!
>
>
>Try using nslookup on your box to see if the master gamespy server resolves
>I think its dns is master0.gamespy.com
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Salsich, Luke <LJS at protectorgroup.com>
>To: mohaa at icculus.org <mohaa at icculus.org>
>Sent: Fri Jun 20 16:58:28 2003
>Subject: RE: [mohaa] gamespy nightmare!
>
>Thanks Kevin. I am familiar with resolve.conf and how it works - im just 
>not
>sure how it would need to be configured for gamespy to resolve properly?
>could you give me an example? thanks, guys!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kevin Dodds [mailto:kevin.dodds at ncl-coll.ac.uk]
>Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 11:52 AM
>To: 'mohaa at icculus.org'
>Subject: Re: [mohaa] gamespy nightmare!
>
>
>Resolv.conf is used in linux to hold your dns entrys,so that ips can be
>resolved to names
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>Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Salsich, Luke <LJS at protectorgroup.com>
>To: mohaa at icculus.org <mohaa at icculus.org>
>Sent: Fri Jun 20 16:27:27 2003
>Subject: RE: [mohaa] gamespy nightmare!
>
>interesting point. How do you mean, exactly? Im familiar with resolv.conf.
>but not sure how you mean it should be for gamespy?
>
>Luke
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Anthony Quon [mailto:anthonyquon at hotmail.com]
>Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 11:20 AM
>To: mohaa at icculus.org
>Subject: Re: [mohaa] gamespy nightmare!
>
>
>
>I didn't really read any of the other msgs in this thread. But if you are
>still having this problem - remember to make sure that you set your
>resolv.conf correctly so that it can resolve the gamespy names.
>
> >From: "Salsich, Luke" <LJS at protectorgroup.com>
> >Reply-To: mohaa at icculus.org
> >To: <mohaa at icculus.org>
> >Subject: [mohaa] gamespy nightmare!
> >Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 09:21:22 -0400
> >
> >Hey guys,
> >
> >Haven't written in a while cause everything has been (relatively) smooth
> >sailing......till last week.
> >
> >I wanted to reformat my game server and install the latest redhat image
> >file (easiest way to upgrade, I think). So, I tar'ed up my entire 'mohaa'
> >folder and ftp'ed it to a remote server for storage. When I finished the
> >reformat I just ftp'ed the 'mohaa' tar file back to the game server and
> >untar'ed it. The game starts up and run s perfectly....BUT, it REFUSES TO
> >SHOW UP IN GAMESPY, now.
> >
> >I have wracked my brain for reasons why this would happen: I am using the
> >exact same .cfg files and command line to start the game, and its been 
>over
>
> >5 days with multiple game and server restarts.
> >
> >PLEASE!!!!! Has anyone run into this before? I am losing all my regulars
> >because they think we have closed down.....
> >
> >Luke
> >
> >
>
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