Access for Online game maps [ Edited ]

[Kamariah]

Hi, I'm messing about with using a spare PC as a game server (Day of Defeat: Source as it happens, not the best choice I now know ) - what I want to do is use the Virgin webspace to host some compressed map files so that clients connecting to the game can download ones that they don't have.

I've set the sv_downloadurl in server.cfg as 'www.name.webspace.virginmedia.com/DODS_SERVER/orangebox/dod (which mirrors my home server directory).  I think it's getting accessed, according to the log, which says:

"GET /DODS_SERVER/orangebox/dod/maps/dod_convoy_b20.bsp.bz2 HTTP/1.1" 404 1125 "hl2://192.168.0.3:27015" "Half-Life 2"

I know the 404 is an error msg but what is 1125?  And what am I doing wrong?

Sorry for being a noob, just thought I'd try to use the available webspace for something 

PS DODS (and all other HL2 mods AFAIK) don't use FTP, only HTTP for map downloads.

[Steve_Brett · Accepted solution]

Hi Kamariah

I'm not trying to pretend I know much about the above, but you would not need the www in the webspace url. Virginmedia webspace is http://username.webspace.virginmedia.com/

[paultechy · Accepted solution]

Port(s) Protocol Service Details Source

1125	tcp,udp	hpvmmagent	HP VMM Agent	IANA

does your spare machine using the IP address of 192.168.0.3?

also did you port foward - 27015 to your spare machine?

[Kamariah]

does your spare machine using the IP address of 192.168.0.3?

Yes it does but players would see the external address of 82.26.97.210 for the server.

also did you port foward - 27015 to your spare machine?

Yes I did.  The server itself is running fine now.  It's just the map downloads from virgin webspace that I'm having problems with - but it's no biggie as most players will have the maps already, if they've been on other public servers.

I'm not trying to pretend I know much about the above, but you would not need the www in the webspace url. Virginmedia webspace is http://username.webspace.virginmedia.com/

Cool, I will try that the next time I edit the server config file!

Thanks to you both, Steve and Paul, for taking the time to reply 

[Steve_Brett]

Hi Kamariah

Slight correction to my earlier advice, it seems with virginmedia.com webspace the url works both with and without the www. It was the older ntlworld webspace that would not work with a www in the url. Apologies.