(L4D2) Dedicated server behaves weirdly, and does not allow any connections

[Bullet Barrage Spy]

Going to crosspost this, because I'm in desperate need of help to get this working.

Okay, going down the checklist
- SteamCMD updating script
- Batch file that opens server up(%map% is replaced with a map like c1m1_hotel.bsp) "F:\L4DServer\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2 Dedicated Server\srcds.exe" -game left4dead2 +exec server -console -insecure +port 27015 +map %map%
- Firewall rule named "NUKE SRCDS" which allows ALL connections from srcds
- netstat -a -o -n -b reports that an svchost instance is bound to 27015
- Port is forwarded, and is open when the server is open

The problems begin when I start interacting with the server in any way.
- Status outputs literally nothing
- memory_status requires sv_cheats 1, but outputs nothing when enabled
- Multiple "not found"s with L4D2-specific variables
- Say works as intended though
- Nothing I do allows me to connect to the server either. Not my local IP, not my public IP, not any of the VPN IPs I have. There is no sign from the server that I'm connecting, and L4D2 keeps dropping the attempts after 10 tries.

I've spent 2 days on this now, and I cannot figure out for the life of me what's going wrong. There's no logs I can really give because no errors are appearing EXCEPT for the configuration file's variables. I had this in the past too, but I don't remember how I fixed it(I think it just started working randomly one day.)

[dr.N0]

are you using windows server 2019 on a virtual private server? or is this running off of a file system FTP type set up through a game server host?

im not too sure what you mean is going on. are you running the server in GUI or console approach?

right now i would suggest trying opening different ports but it also just sounds like server configuration issue. or maybe the way your launching it. i use an .exe to launch mine on a VPS in GUI with launch parameters for the map slot amount port and game i try not to over load the launch params but only some servers i think need the -port property to pull through.

i run alot of different source engine game servers they are all different and l4d and tf2 have a ton of ♥♥♥♥ going on, but to be honest just downloading srcds via steamcmd and patching the appid of any sourcemod into the file system usually does the trick, granted each mod needs its own server cfg set up. im sure l4d and l4d2 come packed ready to launch so even on a vanilla server you shouldnt need any real file work just altering the server configs and, idk. preferences and maplists. if verifying your files by just redownloading the srcds and l4d2 file systems through steamcmd isnt working, and youve tamped with files prior maybe something got messed up.

but to the sounds of it im catching that your server is online its visible on the master list in game on the internet but connecting to your server is causing the connection between you and server to fail leaving you able to connect to other servers still just not your own even through its visible and responding?

[Bullet Barrage Spy]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από dr.N0:

are you using windows server 2019 on a virtual private server? or is this running off of a file system FTP type set up through a game server host?

Windows 10. I'm running this on Windows 10. It's on my local machine, because I wanted to host a server for my friends.

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από dr.N0:

im not too sure what you mean is going on. are you running the server in GUI or console approach?

Console... -console is in the srcds call right there.

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από dr.N0:

right now i would suggest trying opening different ports but it also just sounds like server configuration issue.

Dude, my entire 27XXX range is open right now.
It's probably a server configuration issue, but I can't figure out what is causing it, hence why I'm asking. The main problem is that it's not loading left4dead2's game file, despite reporting that it did. The command "status" SHOULD output something, but it doesn't, which, alongside the sm_* variables providing errors, tells me the server is not loading the game.

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από dr.N0:

but to the sounds of it im catching that your server is online its visible on the master list in game on the internet but connecting to your server is causing the connection between you and server to fail leaving you able to connect to other servers still just not your own even through its visible and responding? :gordon:

No, it's not that. It doesn't show up in the master server or anything. Again, status and the lack of sm_* variables helps illuminate the fact that it's something server side.
I can record my problem if it helps.