I cant host my own server. while i played teknomw3 and hosted my server there and had no problems at all.

Everyone connected!

I made a copy of call of duty mw3 from steam and placed it in a second folder, updated the game with iw5launcher and then run dsut. i configured server.cfg for set_dedicated 2 and changed the server name.

 

I uploaded my server.cfg

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// Modern Warfare 3 Server Configuration


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Server command-line parameters (this section is for documentation only)

// Specify server configuration file (this file)
//+set sv_config "filename" (default "server.cfg")

// Specify server visibility (1 = LAN, 2 = Internet (default) )
//+set dedicated 2

// Open game port (Steam-visible server game port)
//+set net_queryPort 27014

// Secure game port
//+set net_port 27015

// Steam authentication port
//+set net_authPort 8766

// Steam master server (server browser) port
//+set net_masterServerPort 27016



//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Server.cfg-configurable settings

// log files (untested)
seta g_log "game_mp.log"

// Server host name. This should always be set by the server admin.
seta sv_hostname "GoodOldDayzNL"

// Dedicated server play list (DSPL) specifying server map rotation.
//    Valid game options are controlled via DSR (dedicated server recipe) specified in the DSPL.
seta sv_maprotation "default"

// Maximum number of clients that may connect to this server (range 1-18)
seta sv_maxclients 16

// Server password. If set, users will be prompted on join attempt.
seta g_password ""

// Maximum number of private clients allowed on the server (range 0-18 (clamped to sv_maxclients) )
seta sv_privateClients 0

// Password for the private slots on this server. If set, users will be prompted on join attempt.
//    Users providing this password will have access to all slots.
//    Users providing an incorrect password will have access to the (sv_maxClients - sv_privateClients) public slots.
seta sv_privatePassword "" 

// Remote console password. If set, users will have access to a remote console, allowing server administration from a connected client.
seta rcon_password ""

// Server voice chat configuration ( 0 = "No Chat", 1 = "Free Chat", 2 = "Team Chat" (default) )
seta sv_voice 2

// Toggle voting for [player kick/map restart/next map] (0 or 1 (default) )
seta g_allowVote 1

// Toggle allowing dead players to chat with living players (0 (default) or 1)
seta g_deadChat 0

// Time in seconds before the server will kick a user for inactivity (range 0 - 10000)
seta g_inactivity 120

// Time in seconds for a player temporary ban (on kick/tempban) (range 0 - 3600)
seta sv_kickBanTime 300

// Toggle flood protection (throttling of user commands - should be enabled for non-password-protected Internet servers) (0 or 1 (default))
seta sv_floodProtect 1

 

my mood: :cry:

sooo is it giving any error?

no, i just cant find it in the server browser at internet and lan

Check the IW4/IW5 server list. If it's there then you can connect to it by typing connect in rcon and then your IP.

NO i cant see it in the list there, and i Have portforwarded all the ports.

NO i cant see it in the list there, and i Have portforwarded all the ports.

 

then there is something wrong with your internet connection

I am 99% sure it is not to do with my internet, because i hosted several game servers and all worked fine including teknomw3!

Have you checked the filters for let's say empty servers ._. ?

Actually, I host a server and can't connect to it from list, only from the console.

Almost everyone out there has your same problem, don't worry.

However, try to connect with "connect yourinternalip:yourgameport" (the port you have to put is by default 27015. The ip you have to connect to is the one that you picked to forward your ports -mine is 192.168.1.18 for example-).

Instead, if other people want to join from console, just google what is my ip and click on the first link, that is the ip they have to connect to, same port. If your server is password protected (as for config file it is not), and you want to connect from console, first you have to type "password yourpassword", for example "password potato", then "connect ip:port".

I had those problems too, hope this helps.

Have you checked the filters for let's say empty servers ._. ?

 

yes i just clicked on reset and still nothing in lan and on internet tab, I also tryed the connect command but without any luck

so you used

connect serverip:port

and couldn't connect?

is the server running in your local network?

im running the following network map: PC > Linksys router (port forwarded to pc) > modem(port forwarded to router) > Internet provider

im running the following network map: PC > Linksys router (port forwarded to pc) > modem(port forwarded to router) > Internet provider

 

are you hosting it on your own computer?

use:

connect localhost:

otherwise:

connect :

(Note: the internal ip should look like: 192.168.xx.xx)

yes im hosting this on my own pc, and now im can connect with connect command

but im still not on the server list, also my friend cant see it in the server list but is able to connect with external ip:port

PLease help

then there is a problem with the queryport or masterport

The problem is that the Dedicated server guide tells you to put ports in the dedicated servers shortcut... 27015, 27016 and 27017, but in the server.cfg has 27014, 27015 and 27016 so they are not same, so that is the problem and I noticed that about a week ago and it worked for me after I changed them to same ports. After that I saw my server on the IW5 list, and I still have a problem. My server is on the list, but my friend can't join my server he tried to connect to my server via my local IP and public IP and he gets a message "Server connection closed" or something similar even though my server is on the list. I don't know what to do. Help would be appreciated!

The tutorial doesn't have any error. The ports and it's commands that you see on server.cfg are there just for reference and they're supposed to be quoted out (//) there. The game developers left those commands there as a reference so that you know what to put on the shortcut arguments.

Anyway, back to your problem now, either the ports are not forwarded and open on your router, or your friends aren't including the game port on connect command.

connect [ip]:[game port]