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Sunstriker7 liked a post in a topic by Solaris in Question about hosting game servers from home
What I would normally ask people in this situation:
When did this start? When was the last time it happened? Does it happen in intervals or is it random? Does it happen when something on the server itself happens? (ie, server crash?) What are the laptop specs? Are you using an SSD or spinning disk? Is Server 2022 running bare metal or a VM? If a VM, what hypervisor are you running it on, also Type 1 or Type 2? Did this start occurring from a fresh installation or after an update? Wired or Wireless? What are your NIC devices? (ie, Intel Gigabit Ethernet, etc) What make/model of Modem/Router/combo/etc? Are you using NAT? Are you using a proxy? What are Firewall settings and Port Forward settings? AV/Endpoint Protection products running? If so, do you have exceptions in place to not scan the server directories and executables? Last but not least, does Event Viewer > System/Application logs show anything for this? -
Solaris liked a post in a topic by Zatarita in Question about hosting game servers from home
Can you throw a performance monitor on network traffic and then check system logs around the time the network drops?
I'm curious if maybe there are ddos protections that are set too low
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Solaris liked a post in a topic by MXWK in Question about hosting game servers from home
Hey, thanks for your help. I'll answer each question to the best of my knowledge.
1. Actually this started around 3 days ago, I had installed Windows Server Datacenter 2022 and I had some issues with it that I couldn't fix, I couldn't enable UPnP due to some missing dependencies, once I realized that I cannot troubleshoot anymore, I decided to reinstall the operating system, but this time Windows Server Standard 2022, the issue was there from the time I was using Datacenter and it still persists after installing the Standard version of Windows Server.
2. I was testing earlier today with multiple Multiclients in the server when the console stopped updating and I lost connection, the console did not crash, it just stopped updating and the Multiclients started quitting one after another.
3. It's random.
4. I don't think so, usually when my server crashes, the console crashes too and it closes. In this situation, the console just stops updating. It does not crash.
5. The laptop is Lenovo ideapad 500-15ISK
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6500U CPU @ 2.50GHz 2.60 GHz
Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.86 GB usable)
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
The laptop came with an HDD.
6. I think it's bare metal. Here are some of the results of the "systeminfo" command:
System Manufacturer: LENOVO
System Model: 80NT
7. Fresh installation.
8. I am using Wired but I can also use Wifi. I have both adapters on the laptop. Here are some more results from the "systeminfo" command:
Network Card(s): 2 NIC(s) Installed.
[01]: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Connection Name: Ethernet
DHCP Enabled: No
IP address(es)
[01]: ///////////////////////////
[02]: ///////////////////////////
[02]: Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
Connection Name: Wi-Fi
Status: Media disconnected
9. The Modem is Etisalat, not sure how to access its model. The router is also Etisalat, got this information from the Router status page:
Hardware Type
Etisalat-S3
Hardware Version
v1
10. I think I am using NAT, I just googled my IP address from my PC and my laptop, both are showing the same IP address of the DMZ I have setup a while ago. Even though I only configured the DMZ to be in my laptop. In my router settings page this option is there "Enable IGMP Proxy on wired LAN port." and its turned on.
11. Firewall settings: There are many firewall settings that were configured automatically in my laptop when I installed the windows server OS. Should I mention those?
I have allowed the following ports in my windows defender firewall for different reasons:
Inbound:
PORT 5985 TCP/UDP
PORT 80 TCP
PORT 2310/2312 TCP/UDP
PORT 2302/2303 UDP
PORT 21/22 TCP
same for outbound.
Portforward settings for my laptop are:
UDP
2302
2302-2303
IPoE_DHCP
TCP
80
80
IPoE_DHCP
UDP
2310
2310-2312
IPoE_DHCP
12. I have not installed any antivirus software, but windows defender's real-time protection is on in my laptop, I have not added the server files as exclusions, will add them now and will let you know if that fixes the issue.
13. I went to Event Viewer ==> Windows logs ==> Application/System there are many events logged there, I searched for "halo" in both logs, and I found nothing.
Here is a short video showing how the ping disappears when I click on the server multiple times:
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Sunstriker7 liked a post in a topic by Solaris in Question about hosting game servers from home
What I would normally ask people in this situation:
When did this start? When was the last time it happened? Does it happen in intervals or is it random? Does it happen when something on the server itself happens? (ie, server crash?) What are the laptop specs? Are you using an SSD or spinning disk? Is Server 2022 running bare metal or a VM? If a VM, what hypervisor are you running it on, also Type 1 or Type 2? Did this start occurring from a fresh installation or after an update? Wired or Wireless? What are your NIC devices? (ie, Intel Gigabit Ethernet, etc) What make/model of Modem/Router/combo/etc? Are you using NAT? Are you using a proxy? What are Firewall settings and Port Forward settings? AV/Endpoint Protection products running? If so, do you have exceptions in place to not scan the server directories and executables? Last but not least, does Event Viewer > System/Application logs show anything for this? -
Sunstriker7 liked a post in a topic by Solaris in Question about hosting game servers from home
What I would normally ask people in this situation:
When did this start? When was the last time it happened? Does it happen in intervals or is it random? Does it happen when something on the server itself happens? (ie, server crash?) What are the laptop specs? Are you using an SSD or spinning disk? Is Server 2022 running bare metal or a VM? If a VM, what hypervisor are you running it on, also Type 1 or Type 2? Did this start occurring from a fresh installation or after an update? Wired or Wireless? What are your NIC devices? (ie, Intel Gigabit Ethernet, etc) What make/model of Modem/Router/combo/etc? Are you using NAT? Are you using a proxy? What are Firewall settings and Port Forward settings? AV/Endpoint Protection products running? If so, do you have exceptions in place to not scan the server directories and executables? Last but not least, does Event Viewer > System/Application logs show anything for this? -
Sunstriker7 liked a post in a topic by Solaris in Question about hosting game servers from home
What I would normally ask people in this situation:
When did this start? When was the last time it happened? Does it happen in intervals or is it random? Does it happen when something on the server itself happens? (ie, server crash?) What are the laptop specs? Are you using an SSD or spinning disk? Is Server 2022 running bare metal or a VM? If a VM, what hypervisor are you running it on, also Type 1 or Type 2? Did this start occurring from a fresh installation or after an update? Wired or Wireless? What are your NIC devices? (ie, Intel Gigabit Ethernet, etc) What make/model of Modem/Router/combo/etc? Are you using NAT? Are you using a proxy? What are Firewall settings and Port Forward settings? AV/Endpoint Protection products running? If so, do you have exceptions in place to not scan the server directories and executables? Last but not least, does Event Viewer > System/Application logs show anything for this? -
Solaris liked a post in a topic by Takka in General FAQ
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Solaris liked a post in a topic by Takka in Avatars
I'm happy to announce that our image processor for saving avatars has been substantially upgraded, and also that maximum file sizes have also been increased to 128KB to 1MB.
This means:
Images cropped via the GUI no longer produce fuzzy results. Most images don't need to be downscaled before uploading. Larger resolution gifs will now retain their animation after crop! -
Enclusion liked a post in a topic by Solaris in Automatically launch new server when full (Python Script)
I was thinking about doing something similar in AWS for several other game servers piping information into CloudWatch monitoring which would also kick off autoscaling as needed. I'm interested to see where you take this.
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Solaris liked a post in a topic by Enclusion in Automatically launch new server when full (Python Script)
Now that I have the halo server query python script working I have started working on some projects that ultilize it. This tool fulfills something I've wanted for a while: automatically create a new server, on a different port, when the server is full or has a certain player count. Over time, assuming I stay interested, I hope to expand this to a more full featured tool for managing many different servers at once in a variety of ways. THIS IS EXTREMELY EARLY IN DEVELOPMENT AND PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE USED SERIOUSLY YET!!!
Repository: https://github.com/TagiaNetwork/halo-server-orchestration
Demonstration:
Some notes:
This could all be done with shell scripting but I chose python because I hope to expand it quite a bit and also am more familiar with python for non tiny scripts Currently everything is done through tmux sessions. This is a bit of a strange solution, though it works well and has the added benefit of being able to attach to sessions manually and perform server actions. In the future I might switch to using containers or some other system if they offer benefits but right now tmux was the easiest way to get everything going and still be able to perform actions like shutting down servers remotely There are certainly bugs/issues, including (as of writing) not having a proper way to shut down the script (you need to manually kill the primary server tmux session). -
Enclusion liked a post in a topic by Solaris in What did you do today?
Getting close to taking my CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) exam, so studying for that. It's about in the same league with CISSP, but more focused on the technical. Closing on the end of the course and I am getting into the juicy stuff (SQL Injections, XSS, CSRF, etc). I've found that after I get this cert I want to explore more red team infosec side stuff.
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Takka liked a post in a topic by Solaris in "AWW YEAH" Thread
Back at old org, different company. Long story short, got bait and switched at one job on telework. The other one wasn't working with our COVID situation and overall just toxic. Rather than keep kicking the can down the road, I figured it was a good idea and go back to where I was valued, and where I earned my respect and reputation. They also worked with me to get 100% fully telework status, so when the kids' daycares close for COVID exposure, I won't have to fight tooth and nail to take responsibility of my own kids. I took a pay cut, but sometimes money isn't everything.
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Takka liked a post in a topic by Solaris in "AWW YEAH" Thread
Back at old org, different company. Long story short, got bait and switched at one job on telework. The other one wasn't working with our COVID situation and overall just toxic. Rather than keep kicking the can down the road, I figured it was a good idea and go back to where I was valued, and where I earned my respect and reputation. They also worked with me to get 100% fully telework status, so when the kids' daycares close for COVID exposure, I won't have to fight tooth and nail to take responsibility of my own kids. I took a pay cut, but sometimes money isn't everything.
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Takka liked a post in a topic by Solaris in "AWW YEAH" Thread
Back at old org, different company. Long story short, got bait and switched at one job on telework. The other one wasn't working with our COVID situation and overall just toxic. Rather than keep kicking the can down the road, I figured it was a good idea and go back to where I was valued, and where I earned my respect and reputation. They also worked with me to get 100% fully telework status, so when the kids' daycares close for COVID exposure, I won't have to fight tooth and nail to take responsibility of my own kids. I took a pay cut, but sometimes money isn't everything.