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Server help!!

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Hi,
I'm trying to play on my dedicated server that I'm trying to set up. I have TALK_TO_MASTER 1 on and when I go on the master server list it's sometimes there, but usually it isn't.. I thought this may have been the problem DEDICATED_IDLE so I set that to 0 and it didn't help..
Also when I open the armagetron dedicated server thing.. It says a lot of stuff such as bound socket to.. And syncing to server.. A lot.. And then it stops and says:

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Timestamp: 2010/08/07 16:02:08
closing socket bound to *.*.*.*4567
Bound socket to *.*.*.*.:4567
What does all that mean? Does it have to do with it only sometimes showing up on the master server list? Also one of the times I saw it on the master server list I book marked it and when I try to connect that way this is what it says on my dedicated black box think :P

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Received login from 66.189.158.205:2056 via socket *.*.*.*.:4567, network version: 0.2.8.3X <Id: 16>
New user:1
Then it repeats except at the bottom it says

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New user:2
Waiting for real players <only spectators online>...
Waiting for real players...

Waiting for real players <only spectators online>...
Waiting for real players...

Waiting for real players <only spectators online>...
User 1 timed out.
Killing user 1, ping 1.25.
User 2 timed out.
Killing user 2. ping 1.25
Closing socket bound to..........
If you need more info I'd be happy to get it for you just help please!
Thanks.

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If its sometimes on the internet, and sometimes not, then you have to be changing something inbetween.

If its not, check LAN games, it might be there (which is not on the internet).

Also, I notice your port (SERVER_PORT) is 4567.

Did you change this deliberately for a reason? Normally its 4534 for armagetron.

Check the value of this in your settings.
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Yes I changed the server port in the hopes that would help.. It didn't. And no it's not on LAN. It hasn't been since I put TALK_TO_MASTER 1 in my settings_custom.cfg file. Any ideas how to put it permanently on the master server list?
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You need armagetron dedicated running the whole time. With a permanent internet connection, and the computer on the whole time.
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All the stuff it is outputting is all correct stuff...don't worry about it...from the looks of it; your server is working perfectly fine and will always show up on the master server list as long as you have the program open.
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Okay, but that doesn't explain why I can't connect to it.. Even with the bookmark. It just says it's unreachable.
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I was thinking that this is possibly because there's only one player trying to connect.. It needs to to play.. Sow how do you enable AI's to play when there's not another real player?

Also after a few times of trying I finally found it on the master server list and the ping on it was only 14.. Could that have something to do with the trouble I'm having?
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Have you set a static IP and forwarded your ports yet?
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He's seen it online, hence that shouldn't be a problem.
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What's a static ip? And I don't need to forward my ports since I'm on a router not a.. I can't remember what it is, but copies the ip address so multiple people can get on the internet.. Anyway I don't have that. But anyway what's a static ip?
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I was just looking through network setup in multiplayer and I found minimum port and maximum port. I got the selector thing there and then that tells what it is thing showed up and said "The lowest network port that is scanned when looking for a LAN server... So I changed the maximum port to what mine is set to (4567) and my servers there again! Why is it sometimes on the master list and I guess all the time now on LAN?
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Your ping is 14 because you're sitting right next to the thing.

Make sure you're not in spectator mode client-side. That's the message you'll get if you connect to a server as a spectator and no other humans are there.

Server-side, check you haven't messed with the settings that might force you to spectate, like having to join a team before you can play, like

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AUTO_TEAM 0                         # flag indicating whether players should be put into a team automatically
ALLOW_TEAM_CHANGE 0                 # flag indicating whether players should be allowed to join/leave teams
or something silly like

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SP_TEAMS_MAX 0
or
SP_TEAM_MAX_PLAYERS 0
or something.

Add AI with either SP_MIN_PLAYERS (e.g., if 4, you count as one and 3 AI will be added) or SP_NUM_AIS.
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I tried everything you said Phytotron and nothing worked. I already had AI's set then so I don't know why this is still happening. Anyone else got any ideas?
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syllabear wrote:He's seen it online, hence that shouldn't be a problem.
But if he bookmarked it and it became unreachable later, it might mean his IP address is changing.

And a static IP is an IP Address that never changes.

EDIT: tell me exactly how you are putting in the settings
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Okay, but how do I get a static IP address?
I put the settings in to my settings_custom.cfg.. Such as TALK_TO_MASTER 1.. I put a bunch of those things in there.. Is that what you mean/want?
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