Dedicated Server + Mis-typed cdkey!!

[agent_dess]

Hi folks,
Im starting to go nuts and need your help.

Ive been trying to create my own server in Q3 so i play with local friends.

Ive tried the straight forward "in-game create listen server" i can get it to work and my friends can see my server, but when they try to join in they get "mis-typed cdkey".

Ive then tried the "Dedicated server setup" using bat and cfg file.
Both my friends and i can see the server in the list but we cant connect to it"! again the message is "mis-typed cdkey".

We've've tried delete the Q3key file then entering key again and quiting quake and making the Q3key file attribute read-only. This hasn't solved the problem either.

We can all connect to other peoples server, but not the servers we create and its driving us nuts!

Your help would greatly appreciated.
Agent_Dess

[^misantropia^]

The easiest solution would be to make a hosts file that resolves authorize.quake3arena.com to 127.0.0.1. Assuming you use XP, put the snippet below in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS:

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127.0.0.1 authorize.quake3arena.com

[agent_dess]

Hey,
thanks for replying, i will give that a try.

However you said it would be the easiest solution... is there a more complex solution?

Thanks once again

Agent_Dess

[agent_dess]

Hi,

Ok i tried the snippet in the host file and when i ran the dedicated server, it comes up with:
Awaiting challenge 1,2,3 etc... It never connects, but i no longer get any error messages.

I havent tried running it as Listen Server since modifying the host file.

Any ideas in the mean time??

Cheers..

[Foo]

try changing 'dedicated 2' to 'dedicated 1' on the server.

I think this prevents listing on the master server AND CD-Key checking.

[matdwyer]

Hey,

I think I'm having somewhat of the same problem... I think its an issue with our lans... becuase I can join still over my lan :+|

- Mat

[c0balt]

Hi,
doesn't sv_strictAuth "0" solve this?,
Or sv_allowAnonymous "1"?

Where are the game admins?

[agent_dess]

Hey folks :icon25:

My server works now, i think it was to do with the host
"127.0.0.1 authorize.quake3arena.com" and by setting the dedeicated to 1.... plus restarting machine... now i get tons of folks in my server all the time.


BIG THANK-YOU ALL

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