Unable to join Rust server. (Ports not listening in netstat).

[runthemilk]

I just setup a local server on my xeon machine at home to be able to develop plugins for rust.
Everything went smoothly so far, I am able to run the actual server with ./rustserver start.
As far as the logs show it seems to be running fine.
I forwarded ports 28015 UDP to my xeon machine.
I forwarded ports 28016 TCP to my xeon machine.

I am unable to connect via my gaming rig to the server.

My netstat isn't showing that i'm listening to any ports for rust or 28015 - 28016.

I also followed the guide to properly do my iptables. Only problem is they wont save there was an error? This might be the issue.

I am completely stuck - here are my logs.

https://hastebin.com/mukefucegu

netstat -tulpn | grep :28015
(Not all processes could be identified, non-owned process info
 will not be shown, you would have to be root to see it all.)

$ netstat -atunp | grep Rust
(Not all processes could be identified, non-owned process info
 will not be shown, you would have to be root to see it all.)
tcp    92744      0 192.168.1.20:44382      162.243.189.2:443       ESTABLISHED 12100/./RustDedicat 

./rustserver monitor logs

$ ./rustserver monitor
[ INFO ] Monitor rustserver: Check IP: 192.168.1.20
[  OK  ] Monitor rustserver: Checking session: OK
[  OK  ] Monitor rustserver: Querying port: gsquery: 192.168.1.20:28015 : 0/1: DELAY

The only thing in the server logs I can think of that might be causing this issoe

SocketException: The requested address is not valid in this context
  at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Bind (System.Net.EndPoint localEP) [0x00043] in <0079a30f96a047348857e1cecc6c638a>:0
  at Fleck.SocketWrapper.Bind (System.Net.EndPoint endPoint) [0x00000] in <f1ab979dad39453bb3ab99ae17860fb2>:0
  at Fleck.WebSocketServer.Start (System.Action`1[T] config) [0x00018] in <f1ab979dad39453bb3ab99ae17860fb2>:0
  at Facepunch.Rcon.Listener.Start () [0x000de] in <5ed0581039094ea585410929f574b2a0>:0
  at Facepunch.RCon.Initialize () [0x00112] in <d57c9ac8aa9c4683a772e47c219b91f6>:0
  at Bootstrap+<StartServer>d__18.MoveNext () [0x0005b] in <d57c9ac8aa9c4683a772e47c219b91f6>:0
  at UnityEngine.SetupCoroutine.InvokeMoveNext (System.Collections.IEnumerator enumerator, System.IntPtr returnValueAddress) [0x00027] in <5efc91990d9549c2a2cf3874065a5193>:0

[UltimateByte]

Hello,

Well, "I am unable to connect via my gaming rig to the server." means your server is not running properly.

Regarding the error logs, it might be a port forwarding issue as well as a binding issue : If there is already something listening on these ports on the system, or if you didn't specify an actual IP to bind to. In your case, make sure you set the IP to 192.168.1.20 in your LinuxGSM start parameters (also known as lgsm config file).
Also make sure that you disable, at least temporarily any firewall on the game server.

Check this for the full procedure https://docs.linuxgsm.com/support/troubleshooting#start-issues


Also, I think if I recall correctly that Rust needs more than 2 ports.
Wait for the server to be fully started, assuming it starts properly, (can take up to 10 minutes depending on your server CPU and HDD speed) then redo
netstat -atunp | grep Rust

You should see lines that say "LISTEN".
Also ./rustserver details should provide you with useful ports (though, the list may not be exhaustive).

The troubleshooting procedure for connecting to the server is summed up here: https://docs.linuxgsm.com/support/troubleshooting#connectivity-issues

[Ma5terVain]

Originally posted by runthemilk:

I just setup a local server on my xeon machine at home to be able to develop plugins for rust.
Everything went smoothly so far, I am able to run the actual server with ./rustserver start.
As far as the logs show it seems to be running fine.
I forwarded ports 28015 UDP to my xeon machine.
I forwarded ports 28016 TCP to my xeon machine.

I am unable to connect via my gaming rig to the server.

My netstat isn't showing that i'm listening to any ports for rust or 28015 - 28016.

I also followed the guide to properly do my iptables. Only problem is they wont save there was an error? This might be the issue.

I am completely stuck - here are my logs.

https://hastebin.com/mukefucegu

netstat -tulpn | grep :28015
(Not all processes could be identified, non-owned process info
 will not be shown, you would have to be root to see it all.)

$ netstat -atunp | grep Rust
(Not all processes could be identified, non-owned process info
 will not be shown, you would have to be root to see it all.)
tcp    92744      0 192.168.1.20:44382      162.243.189.2:443       ESTABLISHED 12100/./RustDedicat 

./rustserver monitor logs

$ ./rustserver monitor
[ INFO ] Monitor rustserver: Check IP: 192.168.1.20
[  OK  ] Monitor rustserver: Checking session: OK
[  OK  ] Monitor rustserver: Querying port: gsquery: 192.168.1.20:28015 : 0/1: DELAY

The only thing in the server logs I can think of that might be causing this issoe

SocketException: The requested address is not valid in this context
  at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Bind (System.Net.EndPoint localEP) [0x00043] in <0079a30f96a047348857e1cecc6c638a>:0
  at Fleck.SocketWrapper.Bind (System.Net.EndPoint endPoint) [0x00000] in <f1ab979dad39453bb3ab99ae17860fb2>:0
  at Fleck.WebSocketServer.Start (System.Action`1[T] config) [0x00018] in <f1ab979dad39453bb3ab99ae17860fb2>:0
  at Facepunch.Rcon.Listener.Start () [0x000de] in <5ed0581039094ea585410929f574b2a0>:0
  at Facepunch.RCon.Initialize () [0x00112] in <d57c9ac8aa9c4683a772e47c219b91f6>:0
  at Bootstrap+<StartServer>d__18.MoveNext () [0x0005b] in <d57c9ac8aa9c4683a772e47c219b91f6>:0
  at UnityEngine.SetupCoroutine.InvokeMoveNext (System.Collections.IEnumerator enumerator, System.IntPtr returnValueAddress) [0x00027] in <5efc91990d9549c2a2cf3874065a5193>:0

@runthemilk Did you fix this? I'm facing the same problem.