hey! just a few questions

[fred_the_hamster]

hey there people! I been playing the mod for a week or two now and I love it, but I was wondering... when I make my own server it always appears on LAN when I make it. how do I make it on the normal internet list? (and this isnt a dedicated server either, Im talking about create game from the main menu) any help would be appreciated, thanks.

[Hyperjag3]

Glad to hear you like the mod! You should be able to get your server to show up by setting the convar sv_lan to 0. If that doesn't work, then there's some problem with your firewall preventing it from showing.

[Chandler]

OR
if your running off of a router your gonna have to forward your ports. NO amount of trying anything in the world can happen if you don't forward your ports

[Chicken#2]

Good luck with getting past network problems... x_x

[fred_the_hamster]

I tried the sv_lan thing and it didnt work, my firewall allows me to play the game but im gonna try shutting it off for a minute anyway. I do run off a router, how do I forward my ports? and could it possibly damage my network or connection if I do? how do I get my ports back to normal afterwords?

[[JSC][GU]PREDATOR]

Yes it does damage your hardware, also after typing sv_lan 0 in console, type status in console and by your steamid it should say STEAMID_PENDING and not STEAMID_LAN

[Scrap]

Yes it does damage your hardware, also after typing sv_lan 0 in console, type status in console and by your steamid it should say STEAMID_PENDING and not STEAMID_LAN

in what way does it damage the router if you port forward?

well i had the same problem and port forwarding solved it for me but every company has its own way of doing this, mine had a easy control panel style internet page that allowed me to set half-life2 mods to use all ports. Easy to do, only if you knew where to set it.

[[JSC][GU]PREDATOR]

Yes it does damage your hardware, also after typing sv_lan 0 in console, type status in console and by your steamid it should say STEAMID_PENDING and not STEAMID_LAN

in what way does it damage the router if you port forward?

It makes your computer run like a pile of crap, like mine.

[Scrap]

Yes it does damage your hardware, also after typing sv_lan 0 in console, type status in console and by your steamid it should say STEAMID_PENDING and not STEAMID_LAN

in what way does it damage the router if you port forward?

It makes your computer run like a pile of crap, like mine.

well it dosent realy run like crap to me. Thanks to the router no spyware,trojans are getting in and i still can do whatever is necesary by manually allowing programs to use ports. And it should be software then, not hardware

[Sam!00!]

i think steve had this probolem