Server refuses to go public

topic #2942 on this subject, but I haven't been able to find the answer to my problem.

things I've tried:

- opened port 27950 and 444000 on my router
- allowed 'wsw_server_86.exe' and 'warsow_x86.exe' on my Windows Firewall
- run 'wsw_server_86.exe' as Administrator
- removed 'sv_hostname' and 'sv_ip' from my server config

heartbeat works just fine and I'm able to connect through my local IP address. my friends however, are not able to join the server using my externet IP address.

this is what my 'dedicated_autoexec.cfg' looks like:

// server settings
set logconsole "wswconsole.log"
set logconsole_append "1"

// more server settings
set sv_public "1"
set sv_skilllevel "1"
set sv_pure "1"
set sv_maxclients "4"
sv_showInfoQueries "1"


// game settings
set g_numbots "0"
set g_allow_falldamage "0"
set g_instagib "1"
set g_maxtimeouts 0


// antilag settings
set g_antilag "1"
set g_antilag_timenudge "0"

// callvotes settings
set g_vote_allowed "1"

// map rotation
set sv_defaultmap "bipbeta2"
set g_maplist "bipbeta2"
set g_maprotation "0"


// game settings
set g_gametype "ca"
set g_scorelimit "21"
set g_timelimit "0"
set g_warmup_enabled "1"
set g_warmup_timelimit "1"
set g_match_extendedtime "2"
set g_allow_falldamage "0"

// game settings - team
set g_maxteams "2"
set g_teams_maxplayers "32"
set g_teams_teamdamage "0"
set g_teams_allow_uneven "1"
set g_instashield "0"

// game settings - misc
set g_countdown_time "8"
set g_maxtimeouts "-1"
set g_challengers_queue "0"

any suggestions?
thanks in advance!

Try instagib 0.. ;)
Can your Friends ping to your Server?

Pikku wrote:
Try instagib 0.. ;)
Can your Friends ping to your Server?

I only play instagib, so disabling that is not really an option.
how do I test if my friends can ping to my server?

default port is 44400.
you should redirect udp port only from your firewall to your local server.
and open icmp on your router.

and btw instagib 1 is right option. :)
(updated 2012-02-03 23:09:48)

no idea why, but everything is working just fine now. :)
didn't change anything.

you need to "heartbeat" if you want people to be able to connect to your server.
As long as you don't send a heartbeat, your server isn't available (linux sends heartbeat on startup)