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Subject: How To Set Up A Dedicated Server
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i get away with only changing the server port (default: 2302). I looked in the readme for the dedicated server, and it didn't give a command parameter for changing the client port (default: 2303).

I have a question. When i start my dedicated server, I have like an 90% success rate of getting onto my own dedicated server; sometimes it retries and can't get on. I have my dedicated server's port at 2300, and halo's at the default. Halo and my dedicated server both have the 1.07 patch. Does anyone else experience this?

  • 07.08.2005 2:36 PM PDT
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I'm pretty sure the server uses two ports aswell. I would just change the ingame ones, its easier.

  • 07.09.2005 12:57 PM PDT
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Posted by: Chewy Gumball
I'm pretty sure the server uses two ports aswell. I would just change the ingame ones, its easier.


Changing the ingame ports is easier, no doubt. If you change the dedicated server ports, however, you don't have to change the ports ingame again if you make a new player profile.

I think the server chooses it's own port if you don't specify one via -port parameter. The problem with that is it might choose the same ports that halo uses, therefore causing port conflicts.

  • 07.09.2005 2:26 PM PDT
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I must be missing something, I read all these posts about having a DS but I still can't get mine to show up. My init file looks like this

<pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr>
sv_name Halo1
sv_public true
sv_maxplayers 6
sv_rcon_password tirissa
sv_mapcycle_timeout 15
sv_tk_ban 3
sv_tk_cooldown 1m
sv_tk_grace 3s
sv_tk_penalty 1d 0

sv_mapcycle_add bloodgulch "Slayer"
sv_mapcycle_add icefields "Slayer"
sv_mapcycle_add hangemhigh "Slayer"
sv_mapcycle_add bloodgulch "Slayer"

sv_mapcycle_begin
</pre><hr>

is this correct? I used the init builder program.

sorry if this is a 'noob' question, but I'd really just wanna host my DS. It doesn't show up under gamespy list when I go through Halo.

[Edited on 7/9/2005]

  • 07.09.2005 7:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: Yeneni
I must be missing something, I read all these posts about having a DS but I still can't get mine to show up. My init file looks like this

<pre><font class="small">code:</font><hr>
sv_name Halo1
sv_public true
sv_maxplayers 6
sv_rcon_password tirissa
sv_mapcycle_timeout 15
sv_tk_ban 3
sv_tk_cooldown 1m
sv_tk_grace 3s
sv_tk_penalty 1d 0

sv_mapcycle_add bloodgulch "Slayer"
sv_mapcycle_add icefields "Slayer"
sv_mapcycle_add hangemhigh "Slayer"
sv_mapcycle_add bloodgulch "Slayer"

sv_mapcycle_begin
</pre><hr>

is this correct? I used the init builder program.

sorry if this is a 'noob' question, but I'd really just wanna host my DS. It doesn't show up under gamespy list when I go through Halo.


this is what it should look like:

sv_name "Halo"
sv_public true
sv_maxplayers 6
sv_rcon_password tirissa <i think there is a 6 or 8 character limit>
sv_mapcycle_timeout 15s
sv_tk_ban 3
sv_tk_cooldown 1m
sv_tk_grace 3s
sv_ban_penalty 1d 0
sv_mapcycle_add bloodgulch slayer <i don't think it's case sensitive>
sv_mapcycle_add icefields slayer <quotes only needed if there's a space>
sv_mapcycle_add hangemhigh slayer
sv_mapcycle_begin

there shouldn't be a double-spaces in the init.txt file

check your filters, make sure that it shows empty servers and the right gametype


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  • 07.09.2005 7:56 PM PDT
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Ya, what MA5B said. You should change the rcon now and you might need to change the true to a 1 on the sv_public. You can have spaces in the init file, mine does and it works. When the console comes up does it say anything like ERROR blah blah blah or something like that?

  • 07.09.2005 8:36 PM PDT
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doesn't say an error, says It's running with 0 players.. type sv_end_game to end game.

I have filters set to show all games, I add 1 after Halo to make it easier to find, all that comes up is a lot of 'Halo' servers, none mine.

I don't know if it means anything, but when the DS console is up and running, it wont let me join any multiplayer games - if it helps any. when I join, it retrys servers but never connects.

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  • 07.10.2005 7:24 AM PDT
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Have you changed the ports ingame? Thats the only thing I could think of.

  • 07.10.2005 10:08 AM PDT
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No I haven't

what do I change the ports too?

  • 07.10.2005 5:58 PM PDT
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k one thing i did the "rcon" password thing and madeit so then it would show up in gamespy but i still dont see my game wat am i doin wrong??

EDIT: Also how do i change the ports?? that might be it... Im a total n00b :(

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  • 07.11.2005 2:00 PM PDT
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In the network options ingame, change the numbers there to 2304 and 2305. Make sure those ports are open on your firewall aswell.

  • 07.11.2005 7:29 PM PDT
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How do i open them in my firewall?? im a total n00b :(...

  • 07.12.2005 8:10 AM PDT

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