Internet, not LAN

[Smelly Joe]

Whenever I try to create a HL2DM server (non-dedicated) it always appears under the LAN tab, when I wish for it to be under Internet.

I've tried adding sv_lan "0" in the config file found at C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\(myname)\half-life 2 deathmatch\hl2mp\cfg but it doesn't seem to work.

Anybody have any suggestions? Greatly appreciated.

 

[Tantalus]

I think an online server HAS to be dedicated....

but don't quote me on that.

 

[Smelly Joe]

Ok well in light of that, which if true I find insane, has anyone (and I know you're out there!!) ever successfully created a non-dedicated HL2DM server?

 

[Doppelgofer]

I think an online server HAS to be dedicated....

but don't quote me on that.

not true....me mate's set up a server using 'sv_lan 0' and i've joined easily many a time

 

[fd9]

I think an online server HAS to be dedicated....

but don't quote me on that.

You can create a non-dedicated internet server, it's just that people can't see it on the server list. I created a server on CS and it didn't show up, but people I knew were able join through my IP.

It sucks.

 

[Dracarys]

I have both created a non-dedicated server and had someone join from serverlist, and joined from serverlist a non-dedicated server someone else had created. It works. I'm even behind an NAT, and it still worked.

 

[Cole]

I think an online server HAS to be dedicated....

but don't quote me on that.

MUhahaa, im one fo the few people who hav quoted you on that!

 

[Smelly Joe]

Whenever I try to create a HL2DM server (non-dedicated) it always appears under the LAN tab, when I wish for it to be under Internet.

Although maybe not the correct/easy way, the way I've solved this is to bring up the console and exec the config.cfg file (or I assume any other file you create with server specs) and then typing in your map (map dm_lockdown)

This puts my server in the Internet list, don't know if anyone else can actually see it yet though.

Anyway, thanks for your help

 

[Mint_Sauce]

It's very random for me. Sometimes when i'm testing my maps people randomly join and i'm like WTF?! Other times, when i'm waiting for people to join to test I find that it's running as LAN, I usually bring up console and type

sv_lan 0
deathmatch 1
map xxxxxxxxxx

Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't. Gets pretty frustrating after a while though..

 

[Smelly Joe]

It's very random for me. Sometimes when i'm testing my maps people randomly join and i'm like WTF?! Other times, when i'm waiting for people to join to test I find that it's running as LAN, I usually bring up console and type

sv_lan 0
deathmatch 1
map xxxxxxxxxx

Sometimes that works, sometimes it doesn't. Gets pretty frustrating after a while though..

I also included sv_password xxxxxxx in the config.cfg file. That might help keeping them out.

 

[Jwatts300]

Its because you dont have a cable router. They have no way to hook up to the server on your comp. Ive tried the long and sooo frustrating process of making a server.