Server Help

General Questions - ss://

Cheese - Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:55 am
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I know this has been covered before, but I have already forgotten it...
Also, search didnt find anything...

Supposedly, putting ss://<url> somewhere in the zone description (i think?) somehow lets the continuum client somehow update the zone's ip/port without connecting to directory somehow?

Is this right?
If so, what is the procedure and results?

JoWie - Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:45 am
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It does NOT update the port, just the IP. Also the IP is only updated when the zone is red. It does a simple DNS lookup for the domain specified. Also, it has to be the LAST thing in the description or else it will not work.
Look at the trenchwars description for a good example

Cheese - Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:21 pm
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ty, but i think i remember hearing that it has to be the FIRST thing, and it just -appears- after everything?

or is that totally wrong?

JoWie - Fri Sep 04, 2009 5:18 am
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I have seen 1 or 2 zones with ss:// as the first thing in the description. And it did not appear automatically on the end. Anyways, just test it

Hakaku - Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:15 pm
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I wouldn't really say TrenchWars is a good example since I don't recall them ever changing IPs or port in the first place. According to LC (and only one page away), the ss:// part should be the first part of the description and not the last.

JoWie - Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:37 am
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I am pretty sure it has to be at the end, look at a part of my zone.dat:

Quote:

SSCU Trench Wars,66.36.241.110,5400,server.trenchwars.org,0
#SSCU Trench Wars - Sysops: DoCk> and PriitK - http://www.trenchwars.org ss://server.trenchwars.org

SSCC Metal Gear CTF,209.59.175.210,14000,,0
#ss://metalgearctf.com - An Infantry style Capture The Flag game with a breathtaking LVZ, and settings that will challenge even the most skillfull players. (MetalGearCTF.net)http://metalgearctf.net/ (Metal Gear Forums)http://forums.metalgearctf.net/

See the bold parts. See how there is no domain on the first line for metal gear?

I just tested this all locally. And it seems continuum parses the ss:// in the description when you add the zone from the zones dialog. After that, the description is meaningless.
The instant the zone turns red, continuum does a lookup for the domain name and updates the IP.

Hakaku - Sat Sep 05, 2009 5:41 am
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I can't say much about Metal Gear, but if you're following the zone.bak/dat file, you should also notice:

Code: Show/Hide

BlueT Jackpot SVS,74.86.4.98,20000,ss0.hlrse.net,1
#ss://ss0.hlrse.net Classic SVS running-flag deathmatch, average-paced zone with complete optional LVZ (Home)http://jackpotsvs.hlrse.net

T3 The Gauntlet! (SSC),64.84.96.68,382,gauntlet-server.winbeam.com,0
#ss://gauntlet-server.winbeam.com Webpage: http://www.t3g.org

While several that end in ss://... (e.g. hockey, eg, alpha, swz..) don't actually have their ss:// addresses added. RedStar is probably the only one that appends it in the middle, though it doesn't get updated. Another oddity is SSCX Warzone CTF, which adds ss://server.sscx.net, but it gets appended as server.wzctf.net. (an extra dot).

JoWie - Sat Sep 05, 2009 6:55 am
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I just started a fresh server.dat and it seems its added for both ss:// at the beginning and at the end.

Also deathstarbattle does not have ss:// in the descriptions, but the domain server.deathstarbattle.com is still added.

So there has to be more to it. Perhaps this is a unknown field in directory packets?

Hakaku - Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:39 am
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I think I found the answer to all of the issues:
http://forums.minegoboom.com/viewtopic.php?p=56090#56090

Cheese - Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:12 am
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so 'contains' means that it can appear anywhere in the description?

Maverick - Sat Sep 05, 2009 2:20 pm
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yes