making a dedicated server

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Re: making a dedicated server

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to tell you the truth, if you are having this much trouble starting a server, you will probably have just as much if not more problems while the server is running.

My suggestion is to play tron for about a year and as you play, you will realize that this server stuff really isn't that hard, you just have to understand the game. In other words, you should stop with these server questions and play tron; understand the game and come back trying to get this server stuff working.
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well thanks but i just want help starting my new server. and playing the game is much different than learning all the terminology of the background stuff and te workings of it. i am not a computer tech person that understands this all which is why i am trying to take it step by step. i am new to ubuntu. i have tried every measure. searching on the wiki to using google to using back-websites and nothing really seems to be answering my problem. i have actually been at playing tron forpretty close to a year and i know the terms for talking like LOL and AFK but all of this detail server code stuff is new to me. and if this person is trying to help then i am appreciative of it. and i am not going to put in all this time and effort to just give up. so please if you do not have any help that can further me along from this part that i am stuck in, please dont tell me to quit and stop asking questions. questions get answers and so far thats what i have been getting. maybe its not as fast as i want but they are answers and are helping. so thanks Z-MAN.
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i went on the IRC thing and someone tried to tell me how but then they said to say that i have a DSL modem (well i have clear). and i cannot find where to put the TALK_TO_MASTER 1 command and the SERVER_NAME command. i cannot and do not know where to put the server.info files. people have said that they either have not downloaded it like me or they just have no clue how to. my ports are open to every port. when i type: sudo apt-get install armagetronad-dedicated this shows up:
lege@lege-laptop:~$ sudo apt-get install armagetronad-dedicated
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
armagetronad-dedicated is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 242 not upgraded.

then when i type in: /ext/games/armagetronad-dedicated this shows up:
bash: /etc/games/armagetronad-dedicated: No such file or directory

then when i type in: cd /ext/games/armagetronad-dedicated this shows up:
bash: cd: /etc/games/armagetronad-dedicated: No such file or directory

i hope this extra information can help
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I think IRC is the better support medium for you. I honestly don't understand half of the things you're doing, and you're doing so many things at once that it's impossible to tell why they go wrong without more direct feedback.
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Just to help clarify where things stand here. I tried to help lege in IRC. Two things are very clear.
1. The computer that he is hosting this on is directly connected to his DSL modem, no router and this is not a port forwarding problem.

2. He does have the standard ubuntu dedicated server package installed.
I did neglect to tell him how to start the server.
from the Server Adminstration guide at http://wiki.armagetronad.net/index.php?title=Server_Administration_Guide wrote:Linux

To start:

* You will want to become the superuser and issue the command /etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated start.

To stop:

* Issue the command /etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated stop.
So, on the Ubuntu install to start the server he would need to issue the command

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sudo /etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated start
To stop the server he would need to issue the command

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/etc/init.d/armagetronad-dedicated stop
What I don't know, having never personally installed this is what directory he needs to add a server_info.cfg file with the commands

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TALK_TO_MASTER 1
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SERVER_NAME Lege's server
and a settings_custom.cfg file for custom settings.

With this information, I can walk him through this in IRC.
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Ah. On the Ubuntu installation, I think it's plain /etc/armagetronad-dedicated.
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ok..
lege. Just feel free to add me on msn messenger. compguygene@gmail.com I will also try to be available in irc. If you see me there, just let me know you are there, and I will try to catch it. Saturdays and Sundays are generally pretty busy at home. I am a house husband, so that comes first, especially with this being Easter Sunday. I am most easily reached via msn messenger (windows live messenger).
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thank you both for trying to help me make my server. i really appreciate it.
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Hello all! I figured that I wouldn't make a new thread since I have some questions on the same topic.

I'd like to set up my server on my home PC (find the right settings, messages, look & feel etc.) so that I can easily make changes and test it. Once I'm done configuring it, I'll ask my sister to put the text from my settings_custom.cfg file onto the respective file on the server she owns at her place of work.

However, I'm unable to get the server to show up even in my LAN network, and as a result I am unable to test any of my settings. I could just choose "host a game" in the server list and mess with settings there, but I would run into the same problem down the line once I have the configurations I want and am ready to make the server public.

Thank you in advance for your patience and help.

Where should I start?
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A server should always show up on the LAN. Perhaps a firewall (or two) is getting in your way?
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I have it on the exception list for internet access, but I don't see how a firewall could block the client program from seeing the server prog. if it's on the same computer. I'm definitely missing something. I'll troubleshoot a little more tomorrow and come back with the results.
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You could try a direct connect as part of your debugging.
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I did (if you mean by using the custom connect) but inexplicably no dice.
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try going on to the pc that is hosting the server, and than do a custom connect to: 127.0.0.1 . if it should be configured correctly it has to connect to your server. if that doesn't work you know your server isn't configured correctly. ( than you can be sure it has nothing to do with a internet/lan connection). maybe you can upload the server config file ( settings_custom.cfg).
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Re: making a dedicated server

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Oh hey! Look at that. I'm obviously a ninny and didn't realize I had to use the IPA to connect, oooooooops. Thank you much! Now I can screw around at my leisure.
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