Timmyyy

I'm not sure if this is the right place, but due to financial issues, I have had to cancell my server. I would like to thank you for your service, and all the help I had setting it up. If I decide to rent a BF2 server again, I will be back.

I got it streaming. Turns out it had nothing to do with the firewall. I just had to get Gameservers to update pb manually. Once that was done, the logs started showing up. I then re-coppied a backup of pbsv.cfg and pbucon.use to that folder. I am now streaming. Thanks to all for the advice.

I did this, and they do indeed have a firewall in place, but they also told me if I knew which port(s) need to be open, they can look into that for me. So, anyone know what ports need to be opened?

I entered this command into bf2cc, did not get any info back. I have read that BF2CC does not return responses for BF2 servers.

so create the 'svlogs' folder in the 'dll' folder, then create 'svss' in 'svlogs'? also, gameservers told me that the pb_amd_64 folder is normal depending on the hardware on the server. they also told me that the pb folder is linked to the pb_amd_64 folder. so it should work as it is....i am trying the steps that RoadWarrior left

Hmmm. the folders you mentioned RoadWarrior are in the 'pb_amd-64' not the folder marked "pb" PB was not activated by default on my server, but I put in a ticket at gameservers and it was activated before I applied here. In the BF2 serverlist in game, it does show PB as enabled on it. I think that gameservers uses Dell servers with AMD cpu's...so this sorta makes sense. So when I follow your steps, should I use the 'pb_amd_64' folder or should all this stuff be in the 'pb' folder as well? I'll also ask the same questions to the admin at gameservers. Thanks for the replies so far.

so anyone have any ideas? have you looked at this yet =BLACKWOLF= ? I ask you since you asked for the info.

Yes, 'pbucon.use' is in the pb folder. The folder was empty untill the pbucon.use pbsv.cfg files were put there. is that normal? PB is verified to be running on the server. there is also a 'pb_amd-64' and 'pb_ia-32' folder on the server, they both contain files. Anyway, here is the contents of pbsv.cfg ; ------------------------------ ; Notes ; ------------------------------ ; Revision 1.1 ; PBBans.com Universal pbsv.cfg ; Can be used for all PB enabled servers ; ------------------------------ ; General Settings ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_MsgPrefix "^5PunkBuster Server" pb_sv_MaxDlRate 4 //[KB/sec requested per file (default=4)] pb_sv_MaxConDls 6 //[Concurrent downloads (default=1)] pb_sv_MaxSendRate 8 // [speed at which PB Server sends pbcl and pbag updates in KBps (default=8)] pb_sv_CQC 1 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=1)] pb_sv_Sleep 60 //[# of Milliseconds (default=60)] pb_sv_PowerMin 10 //[Power Points] pb_sv_PowerDef 1 //[Power Points] pb_sv_PowerKickLen 5 //[Minutes (default=5)] pb_sv_DupNameGrace 0 //[seconds] pb_sv_ExtChar 0 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] pb_sv_GuidRelax 0 //[1=UNKN, 2=WRONGIP, 4=DUP (add desired values)] pb_sv_RconReload 0 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] pb_sv_LogSync 0 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] pb_sv_AutoUpdBan 1 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] ; ------------------------------ ; Other Settings ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_Restrictions 1 //[Kick for Restrictions 0=No, 1=Yes (default=1)] pb_sv_FileWhitelist "" //[Folder Filename Filename ... Filename] pb_sv_EmptyName 0 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] pb_sv_LogFloor 1 //[Low log filename serial #] pb_sv_MinName 0 //[Min Characters in Player name (default=0)] pb_sv_MaxName 0 //[Max Characters in Player name (default=0)] pb_sv_LanMask "" //[iP Address Mask for LAN Players (default=)] pb_sv_Lan 0 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] pb_sv_ChangePeriod 300 // For pb_sv_ChangeMax pb_sv_ChangeMax 5 // [Max name changes allowed in pb_sv_ChangePeriod] ex 5 changes in 300 seconds ; ------------------------------ ; Kick Settings ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_KickLen 5 //[Minutes (default=2)] pb_sv_ScoreKick 0 //[Min score (negative) ] pb_sv_UpdateGrace 2400 //[seconds to wait before Update Failure kick] pb_sv_NoGuidGrace 10 //[seconds to wait before No GUID kick] ; ------------------------------ ; PBSS Settings ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_AutoSs 0 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] pb_sv_SsFloor 1 //[Low screenshot filename serial #] pb_sv_SsCeiling 2000 //[High screenshot filename serial #] pb_sv_AutoSsFrom 300 //[Min # of seconds to wait before requesting next ss] pb_sv_AutoSsTo 1200 //[Max # of seconds to wait before requesting next ss] pb_sv_SsCmd "" //[Filename of system command to run after screenshots] pb_sv_SsWidth 400 //[Requested pixel width of remote screenshots] pb_sv_SsHeight 204 //[Requested pixel height of remote screenshots] pb_sv_SsXpct 50 //[Percentage across screen for remote screenshots] pb_sv_SsYpct 50 //[Percentage down screen for remote screenshots] pb_sv_SsSrate 1 //[sample Rate for remote screenshots] pb_sv_SsDelay 0 //[Maximum delay client waits before capturing screenshot] pb_sv_SsPath "" //[Path where remote screenshots are saved] pb_sv_ssLogging 3 //[1=Reg. Log, 2=SS Log, 3=Both, 0=Neither] pb_sv_ssTimeout 300 //[seconds] ; ------------------------------ ; Web Tool Settings ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_HttpPort 0 //[Port #] pb_sv_HttpAddr "" //[External IP Address] pb_sv_HttpKey "" //[Password] pb_sv_HttpRefresh 30 //[seconds] pb_sv_HttpMaps "" //[Map list (separate by spaces)] pb_sv_HttpMapsPath "" //[Path where maps are loaded from in WebTool] pb_sv_HttpColText1 "FFFFFF" //[Text Color #1 in WebTool (default=FFFFFF)] pb_sv_HttpColText2 "0000FF" //[Text Color #2 in WebTool (default=0000FF)] pb_sv_HttpColBack1 "000000" // pb_sv_HttpColBack2 "808080" // pb_sv_HttpColLine1 "FF0000" //[Line Color #1 in WebTool (default=FF0000)] pb_sv_HttpColLine2 "0000FF" //[Line Color #2 in WebTool (default=0000FF)] pb_sv_HttpColMsg "FF0000" //[Message Color in WebTool (default=FF0000)] pb_sv_HttpShowGuid 1 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] ; ------------------------------ ; CVAR Settings (Only for supported games) ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_CvarFreq 3 //[# of range checks per minute] pb_sv_CvarLogging 1 //[1=Reg. Log, 2=Var Log, 3=Both, 0=Neither] pb_sv_CvarWalk 2 //[0=disabled, 1-4=Walk through obtained Cvar lists] pb_sv_CvarUserPulse 99 //[Frequency to auto-send CvarUser (minutes)] pb_sv_CvarChangedPulse 60 //[Frequency to auto-send CvarChanged (minutes)] ; ------------------------------ ; Alias Settings (Only for supported games) ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_AliasFn "pbalias.dat" //[Filename (default="pbalias.dat")] pb_sv_AliasAutoLoad 0 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] pb_sv_AliasMax 10 //[Max # of Aliases to track for each PB GUID] pb_sv_AliasMaxEnforce 0 //[0=No, 1=Yes (default=0)] ; ------------------------------ ; PB Tasks (pb_sv_task [start delay (seconds)] [repeat (seconds)] [command]) ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_task 0 7200 pb_sv_ver // Keep-Alive for PBBans Hub pb_sv_task 0 86400 pb_sv_update // Check for PB updates daily ; ------------------------------ ; Badname List (pb_sv_badname [grace_period_secs] [disallowed text]) ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_badnameempty ;pb_sv_badname 10 server // Sample ; ------------------------------ ; IP Guard ; ------------------------------ ;pb_sv_ipguard 128.0.0.1 // Sample ; ------------------------------ ; Cvar List ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_cvarempty ; ------------------------------ ; Protected Tags ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_protecttag 1 PBSTAFF pb_sv_protecttag 1 PBBans ; ------------------------------ ; Load Ban List ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_banempty pb_sv_banload ; ------------------------------ ; Load IP Bans ; ------------------------------ ;pb_sv_banmask "128.0.0.1" // Sample ; ------------------------------ ; PB UCON Settings / Lists ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_usessionlimit 8 pb_sv_ucontimeout 90 pb_sv_uconempty pb_sv_uconignoreempty pb_sv_uconadd 1 64.27.21.46 "pbbanshub" "pbbanshub" ; ------------------------------ ; Exec Configs ; ------------------------------ pb_sv_load pbsvuser.cfg pb_sv_load pbsvlog.cfg

I run a BF2 server. It is unranked, for running mods. It is hosted by gameservers.com. IP 208.167.234.167:16567 PB is enabled and up to date. I have tried 3 different setup methods, FTP, Auto config, and Rcon through BF2CC. I have also followed all the troubleshooting steps linked to me by the Admin Fozer(thanks for trying to help me) but it is still not working. Does anyone know any tips or tricks that have been overlooked, or annother BF2 server admin who has overcome similar issues? I will be happy to provide further info, just let me know what you need to know. If I wasn't already bald, I'd be pulling my hair out. Thanks in advance