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General Questions - Server red in zone list - tried everything
Chiumanfu - Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:47 pm
Post subject: Server red in zone list - tried everything
I've looked all through these forums on the faq, tried the inicheck utility, confirmed my zone.dat, changed ports a bunch of times, I'm not behind any type of firewall (hardware or software) and I still can't get my server to go green on the zone list. I've tried it on two different computers with two seperate internet connections and tried downloading server.zip from a couple different sources. There are no error messages in the log files. What am I missing?

Here's a screenshot of what I see


Here's my subgame.ini

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//This is currently, at time of download, 1.34.14 subgame

[Custom]
ArenaMode=5

[Arena]
ArenaMaxPlayers=200
ArenaDesiredPlayers=100
ArenaMinimumPlayers=25
SpawnKeepScores=1
MaxArenas=2000
MaxArenasMemory=64000

[Comms]
MaxQueueToLogin=16
PacketHistoryMax=2000
IncomingBufferSize=131072
OutgoingBufferSize=131072
EncryptMode=1
UnreliableBufferSize=128
TransportBufferSize=160
FlushTime=10
BandwithIdleTime=21600
SelectTime=10

[Misc]
DisableShareware=0
RegisterKickShareware=0
MaxSharewarePlayers=-1
MaxPlayers=200
MaxSharewareTime=90000000
DisableSharewareNames=0
DisableSharewareShips=0
DisableSharewareScores=0
MenuKickOutDelay=12000
NoAntiInSafe=0
LockFreqs=0
PositionDataAccess=2
AlertCommand=cheater
AllowPubScorereset=0
AllowPvtScorereset=0
TimerDropFlagTerritoryRadius=8
ShipTypeSwitchResetPeriod=0
CheckWeapons=1
CheckFastBombing=0
FastBombingThreshold=30
ForceObsceneCheck=0
NoFlagRewardLimit=0
LogPoints=0
PointUpdateDiff=500
JackpotBroadcastPoints=0
ServerLog=1
KeepAliveDelay=500
DefaultLevelFile=_chiu.lvl
Port=8200
AllowVIEClients=1
StaffChat=
ForceContinuumOnly=0
ServerIP=207.81.23.218
AllowPrerelease=1

[CPU]
LoopDelay=0
ProcessMaxTime=4
SleepPerIteration=0
SlowIterationWarningLevel=100
SleepTime=0

[Permission]
AllowBadMachineId=1
AllowLowBandwidth=1
MinimumSecondsToLogin=0
PermissionMaxPoints=0
PermissionMode=0
AutoPermissionPoints=0
AutoPermissionIDList=0
AutoPermissionMessage=Congratulations

[Password]
SysopPassword=chiu
EnergyPassword=chiu
ModeratorPassword=chiu
SuperModeratorPassword=chiu
VIPPassword=chiu

[Billing]
LogMessages=0
IP=localhost
Password=chiu
ServerName=Chiumanfu's Test Zone
Port=185
ServerId=8200
GroupId=1
ScoreId=8200
ReconnectTime=12000
AttemptTime=6400

[Advertise]
SendMode=0
DisplayMode=0
Duration=6000

[Validation]
CheckMod=0
CheckSMod=0
CheckSysop=0
LogPubCommands=*
LogPvtCommands=*
DisablePubCommands=
DisablePvtCommands=

[Directory]
IP=sscentral.ds98.com,sscentral.subspace.inet.fi,sscentral.subspace.net,sscentral.subspacehq.com
Description=Testing LVZ
NamePassword=chiu
Port=4991


and the subbill.ini

[Misc]
AllowNewUsers=1
SysopPassword=chiu
BillingPassword=chiu
MaxQueueForLogin=50
LowPriority=0
KickOutDelay=24000
Port=185
stuperfied - Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:19 pm
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Im not an expert but I cant see anything abviously wrong with your files, not sure what Misc.ServerIp should be set to but I think it should be either localhost or nothing unless you are running it on a computer with either a static IP or one which rarely changes. If you are running it on a computer with 56k connection you may not be able to serve (which I think is why I cant), you cant play on the same computer that you are serving on, if you are serving on a computer which is behind a router you must forward the ports (look for posts in here on that router subject because apparently its a doozie) and if serving on computer with WinXP you must either configure the default firewall or dissable it, but then you probably already know all this.

Not sure about this but I think that if you are serving on a computer behind a proxy server or if the ISP uses a passive proxy server (which you would not know about unless you asked) you may not be able to serve.
stuperfied - Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:25 pm
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I have no idea why but my post seems to be tabbed over just a wee bit, maybe just a prob with my browser or maybe im loosing it but if a mod can see it too can they please try and fix it and then delete this post, thanx.
Dr Brain - Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:05 pm
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Try adding a custom zone from the continuum zone menu.

Name: Testing server
IP: 127.0.0.1
Port: Whatever your port is (8200 in the screen shot)
Chiumanfu - Thu Dec 25, 2003 11:58 pm
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That worked perfectly Dr Brain. Thanks.

It still doesn't explain why I can connect normally but it will serve my purpose to test lvz's.

Thanks again and Happy Holidays! icon_biggrin.gif
Dr Brain - Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:10 am
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You have a firewall somewhere from the internet to you. If you don't have one, then your ISP does.
Cyan~Fire - Fri Dec 26, 2003 11:29 am
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Actually you are the only one that needs to connect like that (if you forward your ports). People outside your LAN can connect the normal way.
Anonymous - Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:24 pm
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we if u have more then 1 computer hooked on the same internet sever its not going to work (like a router) that was my prom.
Cyan~Fire - Tue Jan 27, 2004 5:35 pm
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It will work. I ran a server behind my router for about a month.

We all did just explain how to make it work, so please don't argue unless you know what you're talking about.
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