Wolfenstein: ET Master Server Back In Action

acQu · 2012-03-30 18:55:31 UTC

Yes, it’s there. I queried etmaster.idsoftware.com (192.246.40.60) with an external application. If it does not show up, then your client for some reason filters them, or your client queries a totally different ms. The server shows definitely up, it is even almost the first i get from id’s MS

Mateos · 2012-03-30 20:30:15 UTC

It shows it here:
http://www.xfire.com/profile/mateos1/screenshots/?view#122614419

Even your pub is listed

bHQ · 2012-03-31 10:26:34 UTC

Rudi after i installed the patch the master server showed around 300+ servers.Now the master server is back online but it doesnt override the patch its still the same amount of servers.Most of the servers are not showing up .How do i fix this ?

zbzero · 2012-03-31 20:06:07 UTC

[QUOTE=Mateos;396691]It shows it here:
http://www.xfire.com/profile/mateos1/screenshots/?view#122614419

Even your pub is listed ;)[/QUOTE]

Thx both to check it!!! its strange i cant see it on list, only the pub and the sniper shows up to me

TheSgtBilko · 2012-03-31 23:02:23 UTC

Hi badman, could you pls ask again about master server for RtCW (wolfmaster.idsoftware.com), still no respons from within game.

It’s routed to zerowing.idsoftware.com, dunno if that’s were they started up the master server again.

acQu · 2012-04-01 18:35:42 UTC

As said in the quote. When for some reason you removed the proxy service, you have to remove the line in the hosts file as well. Otherwise your requests will get looped back to localhost and there ‘starve’. When you receive servers however, that shouldn’t be the case.

Ids Masterserver and the Paul Mastersever are also showing almost exactly the same amount of servers (if not, it is exact the same list, because its synched or something, didn’t check that, must write a programm first to see if one sends maybe a different set of servers. Having both is by the way additional and unneccessary amount of traffic. The synching especially puts burden on ids MS). The difference between Pauls MS and IDs MS is: Pauls MS sends about 1017 bytes per message, that is more than a hundred servers. IDs MS sends about 719 bytes per message, that is around 100 servers. Paul sends like around 300 servers in 2 big packages, and one small. ID sends 3 smaller packages, and then just one last, very small one.

Just for those interested

Rudi · 2012-04-01 19:12:24 UTC

He hasn’t removed the proxy service so this is not an issue really, most people I’ve spoken to have followed my advice to keep the proxy service running, because there is zero benefit (only negatives) in removing it.

There will be the same amount of servers from Paul’s or id’s main as they are synced up (Paul’s reads from id’s).

c0m4r · 2012-04-03 16:21:47 UTC

I can’t find my server on the list.

My (client) console indicates: etmaster.idsoftware.com resolved to 192.246.40.60:27951, which is ok.

Also server console says that’s resolved and etmaster.idsoftware.com responds to my server’s heartbeats:

17:01:01.500914 IP next.wolfet.pl.27960 > etmaster.idsoftware.com.27950: UDP, length 31
        0x0000:  0015 17b8 c69f 0015 1775 1d5c 0800 4500  .........u.\..E.
        0x0010:  003b 0000 4000 4011 dffa c121 b063 c0f6  .;..@.@....!.c..
        0x0020:  283c 6d38 6d2e 0027 5af0 ffff ffff 6865  (<m8m..'Z.....he
        0x0030:  6172 7462 6561 7420 456e 656d 7954 6572  artbeat.EnemyTer
        0x0040:  7269 746f 7279 2d31 0a                   ritory-1.
17:01:01.647991 IP etmaster.idsoftware.com.27950 > next.wolfet.pl.27960: UDP, length 23
        0x0000:  0015 1775 1d5c 0015 17b8 c69f 0800 4500  ...u.\........E.
        0x0010:  0033 0000 4000 3111 ef02 c0f6 283c c121  .3..@.1.....(<.!
        0x0020:  b063 6d2e 6d38 001f d1ab ffff ffff 6765  .cm.m8........ge
        0x0030:  7469 6e66 6f20 4554 4b4f 7041 6869 6d41  tinfo.ETKOpAhimA
        0x0040:  69                                       i
17:01:01.648075 IP next.wolfet.pl.27960 > etmaster.idsoftware.com.27950: UDP, length 306
        0x0000:  0015 17b8 c69f 0015 1775 1d5c 0800 4500  .........u.\..E.
        0x0010:  014e 0000 4000 4011 dee7 c121 b063 c0f6  .N..@.@....!.c..
        0x0020:  283c 6d38 6d2e 013a 5c03 ffff ffff 696e  (<m8m..:\.....in
        0x0030:  666f 5265 7370 6f6e 7365 0a5c 6368 616c  foResponse.\chal
        0x0040:  6c65 6e67 655c 4554 4b4f 7041 6869 6d41  lenge\ETKOpAhimA
        0x0050:  695c 7072 6f74 6f63 6f6c 5c38 345c 686f  i\protocol\84\ho
        0x0060:  7374 6e61 6d65 5c5e 3757 6f6c 6645 545e  stname\^7WolfET^
        0x0070:  642e 5e37 706c 205e 644e 6558 5420 5e31  d.^7pl.^dNeXT.^1
        0x0080:  545a 4143 5c73 6572 7665 726c 6f61 645c  TZAC\serverload\
        0x0090:  305c 6d61 706e 616d 655c 6272 6175 6e64  0\mapname\braund
        0x00a0:  6f72 665f 6234 5c63 6c69 656e 7473 5c30  orf_b4\clients\0
        0x00b0:  5c73 765f 6d61 7863 6c69 656e 7473 5c31  \sv_maxclients\1
        0x00c0:  365c 6761 6d65 7479 7065 5c33 5c70 7572  6\gametype\3\pur
        0x00d0:  655c 315c 6761 6d65 5c65 7470 726f 5c73  e\1\game\etpro\s
        0x00e0:  765f 616c 6c6f 7741 6e6f 6e79 6d6f 7573  v_allowAnonymous
        0x00f0:  5c30 5c66 7269 656e 646c 7946 6972 655c  \0\friendlyFire\
        0x0100:  315c 6d61 786c 6976 6573 5c30 5c6e 6565  1\maxlives\0
ee
        0x0110:  6470 6173 735c 305c 7075 6e6b 6275 7374  dpass\0\punkbust
        0x0120:  6572 5c30 5c67 616d 656e 616d 655c 6574  er\0\gamename\et
        0x0130:  5c67 5f61 6e74 696c 6167 5c31 5c77 6561  \g_antilag\1\wea
        0x0140:  7072 6573 7472 6963 745c 3136 5c62 616c  prestrict\16\bal
        0x0150:  616e 6365 6474 6561 6d73 5c31            ancedteams\1

However I found that the in-game server list is filtered, even though there is no any filter checked. Also I have no localhost or favorite servers.

For clarity: I do not use Paul’s masterserver, I have no hosts changed, binaries or else. I’m using official masterserver and official installation right now.

What could it be? Why my list is filtered, even though I have no filters?

Mateos · 2012-04-03 16:24:12 UTC

Can you give your server IP? Would be glad to check if it is displayed here.

c0m4r · 2012-04-03 16:37:19 UTC

Thanks for your reply Mateos.

I think that (most likely) you’ll be able to see my server on the list. The thing is that my results are filtered and I can’t figure out why. I am afraid that my server is in these filtered results.

Of course I can reinstall the game and clear the game-specific files, configuration and else, but in this way I will not find out what the problem is. I want to know it, mainly to help those who have encountered the same problem.

But anyway, you could see the address in the log.

address: next.wolfet.pl.27960
hostname: WolfET.pl NeXT TZAC

Edit: I’ve searched the forums and I found this: http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/showthread.php/12532-Serverlist-filtered-by-what - the same problem, six years before. Looks like this is one of those things, to which I did not pay attention never before. But still I can’t find my server on the list.

Mateos · 2012-04-03 18:15:39 UTC

I don’t see it…

I guess you have already checked this thread with its recommendation(s) about the server config?

oleczek7 · 2012-04-04 16:23:36 UTC

I have the same problem as c0m4r. I can’t find my server on the list.

address:31.186.83.60:26005
hostname: !PoLsKiE-PiWo0! PRO

Mateos · 2012-04-04 16:26:07 UTC

c0m3r, forgot to ask if you have your server in 2.55?

And you oleczek7, before I start ET just to check? x)

oleczek7 · 2012-04-04 16:33:36 UTC

Now I have on 2.60b. I had server on 2.55 and he was on the list.

Mateos · 2012-04-04 16:36:40 UTC

Can’t see it, and I no more see Zero one, only Sniper and Pub… Well as pointed it isn’t new, but it’s strange

Edit:
The servers not showing are seen “DOWN” by trackers. But Xfire still ping them…

c0m4r · 2012-04-05 10:35:40 UTC

I’ll never understand where people see “3” in my nickname. It’s “4”

In the answer to your question Mateos, I would say that maybe I’m not perfect, but I really know how to configure the server, because I have ten years of experience with game servers. You can see in the log presented by me that my server is communicating with master server properly so it should be visible on the list,

But Xfire still ping them…

As well as HLSW and Trackbase.

acQu · 2012-04-05 14:31:43 UTC

Hm, seems not the case. I query getservers 84 and get different amount of servers from both masterservers. I do not think it really matters, but just in case someone is interested.

@comar: i found your server on pauls masterserverlist. Id does not hand out your server. My results are independend from any filtersettings, because i use external tool which understands the protocol.

Mateos · 2012-04-05 16:16:45 UTC

Sorry, maybe because I read “Comer” >.> Usually nicks with numbers are made from a word to my mind, that’s could be why I and maybe some made this mistake

Maybe modders who are familiar with the source code can find something, or could it be on MS side? No clue about this

acQu · 2012-04-05 19:46:14 UTC

Made another scan. I do not know how trustworthy my tool is yet, but i think it gives good results. I scanned 3 IPs, Protocol 84.

193.33.176.99:27960
// shows up on Paul’s Masterserverlist

31.186.83.60:26005
// shows up not at all

91.121.141.217:27960
// shows up on id’s masterserver

I scanned 20:39 (CEST), protocol 84. Scan gave me 432 servers from id masterserver and 311 servers from paul alternative masterserver.

edit2: i removed the output, some signs are not accepted.

oleczek7 · 2012-04-05 20:46:13 UTC

My server is not displayed on Paul’s masterserverlist because I have deleted the command - sv_master5 “master0.etmaster.net” from my configuration.