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Originally posted by Clooney_11FG:
You guys can call me a noob if you want, but I cant get past the IL2-Server Launcher screen. I'm launching from hyperlobby and then the server window pops up asking for IP address, port, username, password. what the heck do i put in there to launch from hyperlobby instead of that "routers1 ubisoft" thing. I must have totally overlooked something here.

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I don't think you want to IL2-Server Launcher

It shouldn't be the server launcher this is for UBI

Thanks, got it up now. Now all I have to do is figuring the change map thingie. Thanks Ivan for a great post and thanks TheGozr for opening my eyes to the right one, lol!!

Great info..thanks..

Any help appreciated here, apologies for the long post but I hope to provide the necessary data:

All I wanted to do was run a small dogfight with victory conditions

So, is there an esy way to do this - e.g. you only have 10 pilots each, or you must destroy/defend ground target.

Looks like the only way to go is a dedicated server with FBDaemon.

Can I ask a few questions:

1. Can the server and game run on the same machine (couldn't get this to work myself). I am not concerned with great performance as my intention is only for 6-8 players in small scripted dogfights challenges amoungst friends.

2. If not, can I run the server on my second PC which is connected via a crossover cable to my main PC which has the ADSL modem connection and runs Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) on XP i.e. no router!

I read HERE that you can set up port forwarding in ICS, but I could not get it to work.

This is what I tried:
Start up HL on second PC
Host a game as EAF602_Joe90_DS
Dedicated Server starts up
Connect to server from main PC as direct connect and name EAF602_Joe90
Ask a volunteer to connect from HL
They got 'Connection Timout' when firewall is on
They got 'Connection Disabled' when firewall is off

Here are my settings:

Its OK, I figerd my mistake. It should be UDP not TCP on the port forwarding.

All working on HL now, which I am surprised because I was sure I would need a router

For newcomers:

This file: \lib\fonts\LucidaSansRegular.ttf that is corrupted in dedicated server 204 and could be replaced with identical from the game installation. Simply copy it from IL2 Forgotten battles installation and drop it in corresponding folder in your dedicated server install.

Cheers!

I know this is a noob question, but which dedicated server file (for AEP)do I install first if starting from scratch...the 1.1 and patch it all the way up..or do I do I start with the ded srv 2.0 and patch it up...

I have a really hot box (twin xeon 3.0 with 2 gig ram) on an OC12 backbone...but all of this is new to me....so some help appreciated. I want to run AEP 2.04 version...

You have to start with 1.1 and then patch it to 2.04. Nice box for hosting a server

But i´ve got a problem too, perhaps anyone can help me with this...

Everytime a client tries to connect to my server, the server gives the following error:

socket channel NOT created (): 100.0.0.1:50156 (the port differs)

This IP is the Internal Gateway-IP of the server, i don´t know what this should mean...can´t he establish the connection through my firewall? I forwarded everything

I´ll add my config files, perhaps someone can help with this prob...

conf.ini
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[NET]
speed=10000
remotePort=21000
localPort=21000
remoteHost=
localHost="my-external-static-IP"
[game]
Intro=0

confc.ini
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[il2_console]
title=IL2-CONSOLE

[NET]
localHost=100.0.0.10
[Console]
IP=20000
HISTORY=128
HISTORYCMD=128
LOG=1
LOGTIME=0
LOGFILE=logc.lst
LOGKEEP=0

confs.ini
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[NET]
speed=8000
serverChannels=16
localPort=21000
SkinDownload=0
difficulty=12582911
serverName=Freakins*Airshow
serverDescription=Dedicated Server for PF3.04m
checkServerTimeSpeed=1
checkClientTimeSpeed=0
socksHost=
[chat]
autoLogDetail=3
[MaxLag]
farMaxLagTime=10.0
nearMaxLagTime=2.0
cheaterWarningDelay=10.0
cheaterWarningNum=3
[Console]
;IP=20000
IPS=100.0.0.10
LOG=1
LOGTIME=1
LOGFILE=logs.lst
HISTORY=128
HISTORYCMD=128
LOGKEEP=1

Thanks for every support!
Gasp

Try removing the ";" in front of the ip=20000 in the console section of the confs.ini file.

Hi Troll2K,

and thanks for your reply!
I deleted the ";", but the problem is still there...following a threat in the Hyperlobby Forums from OMK_Knight, i added this line in my server.cmd:
socket udp CREATE LOCALHOST 100.0.0.10 LOCALPORT 21000 CHANNELS 15 SPEED 1500

But the Problem stays

Can i try anything else? It would be so great to host a server for my clan.

The edited config-files:

conf.ini
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[NET]
speed=10000
localHost="external-static-ip"
remoteHost=
localPort=21000
remotePort=21000
[game]
Intro=0

confc.ini
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[IL2_console]
title=IL2-CONSOLE
[NET]
localHost=100.0.0.10
[Console]
IP=20000
HISTORY=128
HISTORYCMD=128
LOG=1
LOGTIME=0
LOGFILE=logc.lst
LOGKEEP=0

confs.ini
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[NET]
speed=8000
serverChannels=16
localPort=21000
SkinDownload=0
difficulty=10419455
serverName=Freakins*Airshow
serverDescription=Dedicated Server for PF3.04m
checkServerTimeSpeed=1
checkClientTimeSpeed=0
socksHost=
[chat]
autoLogDetail=3
[MaxLag]
farMaxLagTime=10.0
nearMaxLagTime=2.0
cheaterWarningDelay=10.0
cheaterWarningNum=3
[Console]
IP=20000
IPS=100.0.0.10
LOG=1
LOGTIME=1
LOGFILE=logs.lst
HISTORY=128
HISTORYCMD=128
LOGKEEP=1

server.cmd
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difficulty SeparateEStart 1
difficulty EngineOverheat 1
difficulty CockpitAlwaysOn 0
difficulty ComplexManagement 1
difficulty NoMapIcons 1
difficulty NoMinimapPath 0
difficulty NoOutsideViews 0
difficulty NoIcons 1
difficulty NoPadlock 0
difficulty TakeoffLanding 1
difficulty Vulnerability 1
mission LOAD net/dogfight/ 3/1_Islands.mis BEGIN
mp_dotrange FOE COLOR 0.01 DOT 20 RANGE 0.01 TYPE 0.01 ID 0.2 NAME 0.01
mp_dotrange FRIENDLY COLOR 0.7 DOT 20 RANGE 0.01 TYPE 0.5 ID 0.4 NAME 0.01
socket udp CREATE LOCALHOST 100.0.0.10 LOCALPORT 21000 CHANNELS 15 SPEED 1500
f gc.cmd

Sounds like you are not forwarding udp 21000 to the internal ip of your server correctly.

Forwarding is: every external IP on UDP 21000 to UDP 21000 on 100.0.0.10
I´m using a Fortigate 60 from Fortinet.. I´ll try to log the traffic with ethereal, perhaps i can see anything...
The Firewalls Log didn´t show any blocked packages...and no accepted packages on 21000...strange

Somebody was asking about password protection

I found something in my old notes (from dedicated server 1.0)

quote:

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In the console type "server PWD (xxx)"

Then it is p/w protected.

To remove type "server PWD"

And it goes away.

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Can somebody test it?
I never tried it (last time I set up a dedicated server was October 2003....)

Correction! I tested it, it works
You just need to enter "server PWD xxx" (without quotes)

enjoy!

~S~

PS. Crazy, you sent some user friendly admin SW to some people...could you put me also in your distribution list? manos.manos AT laposte.net

Since I was going through my old notes from 2003, I think noboby mentioned until noe the possiobility to change the settings from one mission to the next.

This is an extract of one of TX-Zens postings those days

Any mission running must be stopped before putting any of these commands.
So your server.cmb should look like this
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MISSION END
difficulty SeparateEStart 0
difficulty ComplexEManagement 1
difficulty NoMapIcons 1
difficulty NoMinimapPath 0
difficulty NoInstantSuccess 1
difficulty TakeoffLanding 1
difficulty WindTurulence 1
difficulty FlutterEffect 1
difficutly StallsSpins 1
difficulty BlackoutsRedouts 1
difficulty EngineOverheat 1
difficulty TorqueGyroEffects 1
difficulty RealisticLandings 1
difficulty CockpitAlwaysOn 1
difficulty NoOutsideViews 0
difficutly Headshake 1
difficulty NoIcons 0
difficulty RealisticGunnery 1
difficulty LimitedAmmo 1
difficulty LimitedFuel 1
difficulty Vunerablity 1
difficulty NoPadlock 0
difficulty Clouds 1
mp_dotrange DOT 15 TYPE 4 COLOR 2.5 RANGE 0.8 NAME 0.5 ID 0.3
mission LOAD net/server/berlin.mis BEGIN
f gc.cmd
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It's obvious that 1 activates, 0 desactivates the corresponding function.

I have found most of the commands in the list in the old readme.txt file. Probably there are more commands now available after ACE and Pacific so, if anybody has some more, pls post.



~S~

My clan is new to running IL2/PF and are going to setup a server for us to play on. One question I have that I have not seen asked, is does the dedicated server require the game CD outside of the install?

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Originally posted by rekster86:
My clan is new to running IL2/PF and are going to setup a server for us to play on. One question I have that I have not seen asked, is does the dedicated server require the game CD outside of the install?

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No it does not require CD

Gasp,did you assign the internal ip # or did your router?Maybe 100.0.0.10 is not in the range of your router dhcp.

For some reason it looks like the dedicated software is trying to create a socket on the gate way(100.0.0.1,router) and not the incoming ip

Hi Troll2K,

i assigned the Server IP manually, dhcp is disabled in the router/firewall.
It´s strange, that the server tries to open the socket on the gateway IP, shouldn´t he try to open port 21000 anyway and not this 50969? Don´t know where this comes from. I´m logging the traffic with ethereal at the moment and post it later...crazy thing

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Originally posted by Manos1:
PS. Crazy, you sent some user friendly admin SW to some people...could you put me also in your distribution list? manos.manos AT laposte.net

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Didn`t i sent it to you? I thought i did