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    Left 4 Dead (source) server problems

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      SeaFoam
      last edited by

      I have read a bunch of threads and still am having problems…
      People have joined and are playing, however when I try to connect to the server through the external IP (when I host a lobby with friends) instead of through the internal IP i am unable to connect. Is there a way to fix this?

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      • AhnHELA
        AhnHEL
        last edited by

        In Web GUI, go to System/Advanced/

        Uncheck the box for Disable NAT Reflection.

        Save.

        AhnHEL (Angel)

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          SeaFoam
          last edited by

          Tried that :(

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            SeaFoam
            last edited by

            I was reading some more into it, perhaps this info will shed some light, I have squid and traffic shaping going.
            I also enabled NAT reflection and deleted all port forwarding rules and rewrote them.
            Actually as I write this the server is full and working fine, however I still cannot connect to it.
            It is set to a static IP.
            So right now I can connect via internal IP and play, not through ext IP. Everyone else can connect through ext IP.

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              SeaFoam
              last edited by

              I have been looking more into this, does NAT reflection not work on ports greater than 500?

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              • GruensFroeschliG
                GruensFroeschli
                last edited by

                It does work on ports greater than 500.
                It doesnt work on port-ranges greater than 500.

                We do what we must, because we can.

                Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                  SeaFoam
                  last edited by

                  That's my fault - either way bottom line is NAT reflection is not working for me on port 27016, is there a rule somewhere I need to add? I have a port forward rule and people are having no problems connecting to the server, I just cannot connect via public IP.

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                  • GruensFroeschliG
                    GruensFroeschli
                    last edited by

                    You still have the option to set up split DNS:
                    http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Why_can%27t_I_access_forwarded_ports_on_my_WAN_IP_from_my_LAN/OPTx_networks%3F

                    We do what we must, because we can.

                    Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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                      SeaFoam
                      last edited by

                      Does that only work with domains or does it also work with IPs?

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                      • GruensFroeschliG
                        GruensFroeschli
                        last edited by

                        I think the answer to your question is no, although i'm not sure i understood what you want to ask
                        ^^"

                        We do what we must, because we can.

                        Asking questions the smart way: http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

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