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I purchased Halo 2 PC and I hpe to be setting up a dedicated server tomorrow or Wednesday. I would like to set this server up offsite at a serverfarm on a Win2003Server box. Has anyone done this yet? Do I need another gold account for it above and beyond the one i use to play with? Do I need to buy two copies of the game, one for me to play and ojne for me to run the server offsite?

Has anyone done this yet?

  • 06.04.2007 11:09 AM PDT
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Sorry bud don't know but im pretty sure you can't play your own dedicated server so you might need 2 computer XD. ( tough love )

  • 06.04.2007 11:29 AM PDT
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Number of computers isnt a problem, I have 8 at home and 3 in a rack on a server farm in texas. I just wanna know if ima need an extra box and gold account for the server i install in texas.

  • 06.04.2007 11:33 AM PDT
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Thats crap if you have to buy 2 copies of h2v. They should release a free dedicated program for anyone to use. And i dont know how good ur server connection speeds are but im hoping at least a t1 line. If not then I'd say wait until some gameserver company starts selling slots, thats what h2v should run on.

  • 06.04.2007 11:40 AM PDT
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No, Dedicated servers will ONLY work with silver accounts.

And yes, You can use the same product keys with them.

  • 06.04.2007 12:07 PM PDT
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Posted by: MrNick01
No, Dedicated servers will ONLY work with silver accounts.


Well that's either an error, or all those people paying for Gold are going to be very bored without dedicated servers to play on! ;)

  • 06.04.2007 3:24 PM PDT
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He means that you need a silver account to run a dedicated server. Both gold and silver can play on them.

  • 06.04.2007 3:30 PM PDT
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This is straight off the read me file. Looks like toy can run a server with either gold or silver.

System Requirements
Your server can run as a local area network (LAN) server or a LIVE server.

If you want to run a LAN server, you need:
·1.7 gigahertz (GHz) 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/buyoru pgrade/capable.mspx.
·1 gigabyte (GB) of system memory.
·40 GB of hard drive capacity, with 15 GB free space.
·Network card.
·Either Windows Vista or Windows® 2003 Server.

If you want to run a LIVE server, you also need:
·A broadband Internet connection. If you are using a home router, make sure it is compatible with the LIVE service. For more information, see http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/connecttolive/xbox360/homen etworking/equipment.htm.
·A Silver or Gold Games for Windows – LIVE account.
·A Halo 2 for Windows Vista product key. You can use the same product key that you use to play the game.

  • 06.04.2007 3:44 PM PDT

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Copy and pasted this from the "official" Halo 2 Vista forums:
Link: http://forums.haloonwindowsvista.com/forums/thread/1267.aspx


I. Create silver accounts on http://www.xbox.com for each server instance that you plan to create. Make sure you remember their email addresses and passwords.

II. Insert the Halo 2 for Windows Vista DVD into your computer.

III. Connect to your server as an administrator via Remote Desktop.

IV. Map your DVD drive as a network drive on the server, or copy the DVD contents from your local computer to the server.

V. Install Halo 2 Dedicated Server on the server by running Startup.exe and electing to install the dedicated server component.

VI. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/games/halo2/ and click Support.

VII. Download the latest Halo 2 Update and Games for Windows – Live Update to the server.

VIII. Install the Halo 2 Update and Games for Windows - Live on the server.

IX. Copy your custom playlists to the server.

X. Copy your custom maps to the server. If you installed to the default location, the location for custom maps will be C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo 2 Dedicated Server\Custom Maps.

XI. Open a Command Prompt and change directory to your Halo 2 Dedicated Server installation, for example cd \Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo 2 Dedicated Server.

XII. Create your Halo 2 Dedicated Server service instances. For example, for just one instance you can enter h2server –live –createservice. To create up to 8 different instances, you can enter commands such as h2server –live –createservice –instance:2. For more information about creating services, including how to create LAN instances for system link play and how to run from the command prompt rather than as a service, enter an h2server command with no parameters.

XIII. Log off and log back onto the server so that you can access the new instances.

XIV. Connect to your Halo 2 Dedicated Server service instances, by opening a command prompt, navigating to your Halo 2 Dedicated Server directory, and running h2admin –live or h2admin –live –instance:2, etc. For more information about h2admin, including how to administer LAN instances for system link play, enter an h2admin command with no parameters.

XV. Configure each Halo 2 Dedicated Server instance:

a. To set the server instance to sign in automatically, set the Live account for each instance with a live autosignin command, such as live autosignin youremail@yourdomain.com. If you do not wish to sign in automatically, use the live signin command, such as live signin youremail@yourdomain.com.

b. Enter the password twice to cache the credentials.

c. Enter a live key command with your Activation Key, for example live key ABCDE-12345-ABCDE-12345-ABCDE.

d. Set your desired Privacy level.

i. By default, privacy is set to open. You can verify this by entering a privacy command with no parameters.

ii. You can set the privacy level to gold-only with the command privacy gold.

iii. You can set the privacy level to invite-only with the command privacy VIP. To allow other players to join a VIP game, you need to add their gamertags to a list. Use the command help VIP to learn how add gamertags, remove gamertags, display the list of currently allowed gamertags, and clear the list of gamertags.

e. Enter a play command to load a playlist, such as play c:\yourplaylist.hpl. Refer to the Halo 2 Dedicated Server Read Me document to learn how to create playlists.

f. Enter a status command to display the current status of the server. Verify that the server instance is signed into Live and is playing the correct playlist.

XVI. Disconnect from Remote Desktop.

XVII. You’re done! Enjoy Halo 2 for Windows Vista!


[Edited on 06.05.2007 4:34 PM PDT]

  • 06.05.2007 4:29 PM PDT
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Well I setup a Halo 2 (PC) dedicated server just as the Instructin said but when I type to status command it says Reconnecting then signin failed - reconnection and just keeps going between the two..

  • 06.25.2007 4:10 PM PDT
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I'm having the same problem where my dedicated server isn't able to login to Live. I've tried to manually sign in first with an incorrect password and then with a correct password to see if their was a difference and their was. I also did a packet sniffing of the server startup with and without the firewall and didn't see any difference there either. After these tests I loaded the dedicated server on another machine and got the same results.

Here is what I'm seeing with a few extra commits inserted for ease of reading:

E:\Games\Halo2>h2server –live
Halo 2 Dedicated Server [ 11081.07.04.30.0934.main 11081]
(C) Copyright 2006 Microsoft Corp.

Scanning for custom maps...done!

Network mode: LIVE
Current state: offline
Playlist: E:\Games\Halo2\example.hpl
Custom map folder: C:\Documents and Settings\MyProfile\My Documents\My
Games\Halo 2\Maps

Use the "live autosignin" command to sign your server in to LIVE.

h2server$ live signin MyID@MyDomain.net
Consider using the "live autosignin" command if you want the server to
remember your LIVE ID and password and connect to LIVE automatically.

Password: (used wrong password here)
Confirm password:

Signing in manually.

h2server$ status
Network mode: LIVE
Current state: offline - sign-in failed
Reason: Invalid LIVE ID and/or password.
Sign-in: VonClan@tcfw.net (Manual)
Playlist: E:\Games\Halo2\example.hpl
Custom map folder: C:\Documents and Settings\MyProfile\My Documents\My
Games\Halo 2\Maps

Use "live autosignin" or "live signin" to attempt to sign in again.

h2server$ live signin MyID@MyDomain.net
Consider using the "live autosignin" command if you want the server to
remember your LIVE ID and password and connect to LIVE automatically.

Password: (used correct password here)
Confirm password:

Signing in manually.

h2server$ status
Network mode: LIVE
Current state: signing in
Sign-in: VonClan@tcfw.net (Manual)
Playlist: E:\Games\Halo2\example.hpl
Custom map folder: C:\Documents and Settings\MyProfile\My Documents\My
Games\Halo 2\Maps


h2server$ status
Network mode: LIVE
Current state: offline - sign-in failed
Sign-in: VonClan@tcfw.net (Manual)
Playlist: E:\Games\Halo2\example.hpl
Custom map folder: C:\Documents and Settings\MyProfile\My Documents\My
Games\Halo 2\Maps

Use "live autosignin" or "live signin" to attempt to sign in again.

h2server$ exit


Thanks
RC

  • 07.04.2007 9:31 AM PDT
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Oh My GOD!!!! That sounds WILDLY COMPLICATED!!!! It shouldnt be that involved to set up a server, all that sounded like gibberish to me!!!

  • 07.04.2007 7:45 PM PDT