QuoteTECHNICAL SUPPORT
How can I have a LAN party or similar event using Steam?
Any Steam game, when played on a LAN or otherwise, requires that each individual client be able to authenticate via the Internet.
At a LAN party, this means that Internet access must be available to every machine on which Steam games are being played.
If desireable, the network administrator of such an event can limit internet access to only the TCP/IP ports which Steam needs. These are:
UDP 1200
UDP 27000 to 27015 inclusive
TCP 27030 to 27039 inclusive
At large events, it will be necessary for each attendee to let their games fully update before attending to avoid taxing the shared internet connection with too much content delivery.
QuoteSteam Dedicated Server Release Tonight;
Steam Client Tomorrow
The Steam dedicated server will be released this evening, and the Steam client release is now scheduled for tomorrow.
QuoteOriginally posted by STEAM NEWS
STEAM NEWS
Steam Dedicated Server Release Tonight; Steam Client Tomorrow
September 10, 2003, 12:07 pm · Greg Coomer
We've been making final changes to the Steam network throughout the night. Unfortunately, it's taken longer than we planned. However, the Steam dedicated server will be released this evening, and the Steam client release is now scheduled for tomorrow. We're working to get the release out as fast as we can -- sorry for the delay, and thanks for your patience.
QuoteOriginally posted by Gh0st Face Killah+Sep 10 2003, 08:28 PM-->
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Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: Anonymous on September 11, 2003, 09:11:50 PM
Yeah, that post from them was horse sh*t too. i still cannot get the Dedicated Steam Server to update because Steam is down so i now have to update Steam, Server and Client! This is complete goat rope!
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: Dingo on September 11, 2003, 10:38:58 PM
Do you think there may be a clue in the name??.................STEAM powered??!! :lmfao:
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: Gh0st Face Killah on September 11, 2003, 10:50:20 PM
And their website is down
QuoteThe page cannot be displayed To say I'm unimpressed is an understatement!! :angry: :rant: :frusty: :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: DarkAngel on September 13, 2003, 10:51:36 AM
Well i cant even get onto my comp gotta use the spare one and mines the only one with hl,cs on :(
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: Doorman on September 13, 2003, 12:37:37 PM
1.6 now up and running. However, (there's always a 'however') no bots! Maybe I've missed something somewhere. Don't think so though :angry:
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: OldBloke on September 13, 2003, 12:42:28 PM
Bots were removed. Dunno why tho :huh:
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: TeaLeaf on September 13, 2003, 02:17:46 PM QuoteOriginally posted by OldBloke@Sep 13 2003, 12:42 PMcos they're free? :nevermind: TL. :cool:
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: smilodon on September 16, 2003, 01:21:16 AM
A few morsels of info
HERE (http://www.steampowered.com/news.htm) So Oldie can hopefully download a cache file exe for the Servers and get them on-line.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: Gh0st Face Killah on September 18, 2003, 07:19:06 PM
Important Steam Info
IT IS CRAP!!!!!!!!
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: MAD_ness on September 22, 2003, 12:06:00 AM
I AGREE!!![/SIZE]
:angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: tugs on September 26, 2003, 10:36:34 PM
I agree too, but in smaller writing.
I still can't get logged into steam. I can update fine. Then it confirms that yet again the network is apparently down. Or my network is screwed. Or, steam is a steaming pile of pants, more like. I've about had it with this P.O.S. tugs.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: TeaLeaf on September 26, 2003, 10:56:16 PM
Persevere Tugs, persevere.........
reinstall, try again or do whatever - just get it to work..... cos you'll need it at the LAN :P TL.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: JB on September 27, 2003, 10:59:38 AM
Damn fine stuff this Steam, works a treat. Don't let anyone else tell you diffrent, they've done a great job of it. :D
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: tugs on September 27, 2003, 07:44:37 PM QuoteOriginally posted by TeaLeaf@Sep 26 2003, 09:56 PMNot being funny, TL, but there's only so far I can persevere before I wonder why they bothered. I've installed 3 different versions of steam now - latest is the "full" 700mb install which was recommended after some update problems with the 400mb install. It seems to succesfully performs updates when I run it. It then doesn't log in. Repeatedly. I've opened up the desired ports on my firewall and static mapped them to my machine - no change. I've put the machine in the DMZ (against my better judgement) - no change. Not that I should have had to do any of that, given that it should be _normal_ for software to expect to function through a firewall these days. And I still get the same error. For the sake of completeness, I'll reinstall it tonight and see how it goes, but I am seriously running out of patience. I've got things to spend my time on (much though it pains me to say it) other than running the same program repeatedly in the slim hope it might work for once. *shrug* Fingers crossed this reinstall finally cracks it... tugs
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: tugs on September 27, 2003, 08:08:29 PM
Update: Uninstall. Reinstall. No change.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: tugs on September 28, 2003, 02:46:06 PM
Yay. Final triumph.
Re-registered using a new email, and all is well. It looks like my account got corrupted between beta and latest. Helpful. Still, working now. Hurrah. tugs.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: JB on September 28, 2003, 03:08:01 PM
Exactly same as me, you should have said what was happening and i'd have told you. It was only when i read somewhere that registering multiple account with the same wonid does something towards locking those accounts out. Btw if Stryker reads this I had to use the e-mail he said he set up when crosswired were handing out the webspace to dMw regulars, so can you check that the @nsr.deadmen.co.uk is working correct ta. Nothing seems to be being forwarded to me.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: JonnyAppleSeed on September 28, 2003, 03:08:21 PM
nice one tugs u will be on tonight then :D :D :D :D
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: FBG on September 28, 2003, 03:34:29 PM
you said something about beta account?? well they deleted all of those when they released it properly. Thats why you could do jack.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: TeaLeaf on September 28, 2003, 05:24:13 PM QuoteOriginally posted by tugs@Sep 28 2003, 02:46 PMw2g dude :thumbsup: :cheers: TL.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: tugs on September 29, 2003, 07:13:25 AM QuoteOriginally posted by FBG@Sep 28 2003, 02:34 PMWell, the account was not failing to login according to the error message. That is, if the account had disappeared, it wasn't telling me that the account didn't exist. Whereas if I typed the wrong password, it was very clear that there was a problem. So the account definitely existed in some form or other. Other, I suspect. Thanks.
Title: Important Steam Info
Post by: DarkAngel on September 29, 2003, 08:59:16 AM
If you install reinstall to many times your account info containing your cd key is lost and steam wont work and you have to contact steam support, in that case you is lucky.
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