OK! heres whats happening, i have ran a CS(counter-strike) server on this box before, thats was the steam 1.6 version, and people could connect. Now I can only connect through lan, and the server does not show up on the internet server list. I have forwarded all the ports, this didn't work. so i placed the server in DMZ (i dont care about the security issue). still the same problem... Why can't i see the server from the internet? Log as follows: Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike) Kernel 2.4.20-31.9 on an i686 [root@localhost root]# cd /usr/steam/test [root@localhost test]# ./hlds_run -game cstrike -heapsize 400000 -secure -port 27016 +ip 192.168.0.1 +maxplayers 10 +map de_dust -autoupdate Auto detecting CPU Using Pentium II Optimised binary. Auto-restarting the server on crash Updating server using Steam. Checking bootstrapper version ... Updating Installation Logging in as 'phiref0x' Checking/Installing 'Linux Server Engine' version 14 Checking/Installing 'Half-Life Base Content' version 7 Checking/Installing 'Counter-Strike Base Content' version 14 HLDS installation up to date Console initialized. scandir failed:/usr/steam/test/./valve/SAVE scandir failed:/usr/steam/test/./platform/SAVE Protocol version 47 Exe version 1.1.2.5/Stdio (cstrike) Exe build: 02:38:31 Jul 7 2004 (2738) STEAM Auth Server couldn't exec language.cfg Server IP address 192.168.0.1:27016 Downloading Security Module from Speakeasy.net ... Completed downloading Security Module from Speakeasy.net Server is in Secure Mode. scandir failed:/usr/steam/test/./valve/SAVE scandir failed:/usr/steam/test/./platform/SAVE couldn't exec banned.cfg couldn't exec listip.cfg Adding auth server 65.73.232.251:27040 Adding auth server 65.73.232.253:27040 Adding master server 207.173.177.12:27010 Adding master server 207.173.177.11:27010

Did anything change between the times you could and couldn't connect?