big probs (mac)

mattadams · Post by **mattadams** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 9:48 pm

Hello, I'm experiencing very severe problems for hosting my servers on a mac. People can connect fine, but after someone leaves, they cannot connect again. So basically, they can only connect and see my server in the master list before the first time they connect. Any support would be greatly appreciated.

Post by **epsy** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:22 pm

some log excerpts could be useful here, can you post what appears when someone disconnects? also, what appears when they try to connect again?

mattadams · Post by **mattadams** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:26 pm

ok, here is the log: btw they cant connect again...it doesnt let them even see the server after they leave

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[1] received logout from 1.
[1] Aero left the game.
[1] Killing user 1, ping 0.142461.
[17] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[17] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.
[17] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[17] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.
[17] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[17] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.
[17] Killing user 17, ping 1.25.
[0] Killing user 0, ping 0.
[0] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[0] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:49508
[0] Gdb left AI team.
[0] Gcc left AI team.
[0] LaTeX left the game.
[0] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:49536.
[0] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.
[0] Setting SPAM_MAXLEN (Group: Cheating) deviates from its default value; clients older than 0.2.6.0 will not be allowed in.
[0] Connecting to Master Server 1...
[0] Killing user 0, ping 1.25.
[0] Login information sent. Waiting for reply...
[0] Login Succeeded. User Nr. 1 
[0] Syncing with server...
[0] Relabeling NetObjects...
[0] Syncing again...
[0] Done!
[0] Sending my server info...
[17] Killing user 17, ping 1.25.
[0] Logging out...
[0] Done!
[0] Killing user 0, ping 0.285538.
[0] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[0] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.
[0] Setting SPAM_MAXLEN (Group: Cheating) deviates from its default value; clients older than 0.2.6.0 will not be allowed in.
[0] Connecting to Master Server 2...
[0] Killing user 0, ping 1.25.
[0] Login information sent. Waiting for reply...
[0] Login Succeeded. User Nr. 1 
[0] Syncing with server...
[0] Relabeling NetObjects...
[0] Syncing again...
[0] Done!
[0] Sending my server info...
[17] Killing user 17, ping 1.25.
[0] Logging out...
[0] Done!
[0] Killing user 0, ping 0.0920852.
[0] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[0] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.
[0] Setting SPAM_MAXLEN (Group: Cheating) deviates from its default value; clients older than 0.2.6.0 will not be allowed in.
[0] Connecting to Master Server 3...
[0] Killing user 0, ping 1.25.
[0] Login information sent. Waiting for reply...
[0] Login Succeeded. User Nr. 1 
[0] Syncing with server...
[0] Relabeling NetObjects...
[0] Syncing again...
[0] Done!
[0] Sending my server info...
[17] Killing user 17, ping 1.25.
[0] Logging out...
[0] Done!
[0] Killing user 0, ping 0.231833.
[0] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[0] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.
[0] Setting SPAM_MAXLEN (Group: Cheating) deviates from its default value; clients older than 0.2.6.0 will not be allowed in.
[0] Connecting to Master Server 4...
[0] Killing user 0, ping 1.25.
[0] Login information sent. Waiting for reply...
[0] Login Succeeded. User Nr. 1 
[0] Syncing with server...
[0] Relabeling NetObjects...
[0] Syncing again...
[0] Done!
[0] Sending my server info...
[17] Killing user 17, ping 1.25.
[0] Logging out...
[0] Done!
[0] Killing user 0, ping 0.163474.
[0] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[0] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.
[0] Setting SPAM_MAXLEN (Group: Cheating) deviates from its default value; clients older than 0.2.6.0 will not be allowed in.
[0] Ping charity changed from 405 to 100100.
[0] Nobody there. Taking a nap...
[0] Timestamp: 2008/06/04 17:13:08
[0] Closing socket bound to *.*.*.*:4534
[0] Bound socket to *.*.*.*:4534.

mattadams · Post by **mattadams** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 11:16 pm

ok guys, so far the problem is temporarily fixing itself, idk if it will happen again, but its working fine right now. Thank you for any support given

ivantis · Post by **ivantis** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:50 am

that is probably caused by the players refreshing the list before the server has reconnected to the master server. while it is doing so, it will not let players in.

mattadams · Post by **mattadams** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 12:51 am

thanks

im glad its working now...does anyone here know if there are legal matter you need to go thorough to host a server for money for other ppl?

ivantis · Post by **ivantis** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 1:16 am

well, the method of getting the money: people wont use it if its not secure, because nowadays everyone is hyped about "security", all use windows XP because linux isnt "licensed". bah. what a bunch of jerks

wrtlprnft · Post by **wrtlprnft** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 6:11 am

ivantis wrote:all use windows XP because linux isnt "licensed". bah.

Huh?

mattadams · Post by **mattadams** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:47 am

but is there any legal matter u need to go through?

wrtlprnft · Post by **wrtlprnft** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 11:18 am

Depends a lot on what country you live in, and we're not lawyers…

mattadams · Post by **mattadams** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:43 pm

lol usa, i was asking for those ppl who do host servers and have ppl pay, so they can share their experiences

QUARG · Post by **QUARG** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:44 pm

From what i have seen and read on this subject some "donation" based projects have had to change to "gift" supported to avoid legal issues. If its a gift to you when hosting a server then i think that it should be fine. When you get into grey areas is when you start talking about making money off of it, then you would have to declare the earnings. I would say just have a look on the paypal site for some info on this.

Post by **Lucifer** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 10:24 pm

If you're in the US you have to declare the earnings anyway, even if they're a gift. You only don't declare gift income below some threshold, or so I hear, but when I was going through it, I found you had to declare it all. It's just that the IRS doesn't expect you to claim everything you get in a Christmas card.

But when you declare the earnings to the IRS, you can also deduct expenses. So always make it so that expenses > earnings, and you don't have to pay taxes on it.

QUARG · Post by **QUARG** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:35 am

But i wonder in a situation for funding a server were a paypal would be setup so that members can help out with server costs. Ppl would be giving money but for funding, that would just be a transfer.

Post by **Lucifer** » Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:09 am

You don't really want to be splitting hairs with the IRS. If money comes into your possession that wasn't previously yours, it's income.