Inexplicable Dedicated Server Lag

[ResonKinetic]

Every time I try hosting a dedicated server and connect to it, I'm fine for a couple of seconds. Immediately after that, however, I'm hit with an intense wave of unending lag, also indicated by the usual yellow "LAG" message.

This wasn't happening during a non-dedicated host about an hour ago.

What gives?

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[ResonKinetic]

Also, when I try disconnecting and reconnecting after the lag wave hits, I just get a bunch of "sending punch packets" messages trying to connect.

This has never happened before soooo.

[Thorfin25]

That means your dedicated server stopped connecting to the internet. Be sure that you have properly port forwarded, and that windows is allowing the program through the firewall if you have it on.

[ResonKinetic]

The program is allowed through the firewall and the ports are properly forwarded.

Like I said this wasn't happening before.

[Thorfin25]

Remove all the add-ons out of the add-ons folder and try again. If the problem persists, then it's your internet connection. If not, then you have a faulty add-on.

[ResonKinetic]

Okay something is wrong with what I'm doing. Apparently, I can't forward ports like I used to.



what am i doing wrong here

[Thorfin25]

Drop the allowed applications aspect then see if it works.

[Headcrab Zombie]

You know the IP you censored is 100% useless and meaningless to us because we're not on your network?

Remove all the add-ons out of the add-ons folder and try again.

Try this.

Drop the allowed applications aspect then see if it works.

He said he's able to connect fine for a few seconds
If it was anything related to this, he wouldn't be able to connect at all

[ResonKinetic]

You know the IP you censored is 100% useless and meaningless to us because we're not on your network?

i'm paranoid

[ResonKinetic]

Okay, by following the traditional method for forwarding ports, I check on several port checking sites and they all tell me that the connection either timed out or that the port is closed.

i still don't know what I'm doing wrong.

[Headcrab Zombie]

What sites are you using? Most only check TCP ports, as testing UDP ports is a bit more involved, and BL uses UDP
But as I said, if you're able to connect, then it's not a network problem
In fact, it sounds like you're hosting the server on the same computer you're joining from (correct me if I'm wrong) so it's impossible for it to be a network problem, or at least anything router related

[ResonKinetic]

Okay apparently the port 28000 is open on TCP and UDP but when I host a dedicated server, the server list doesn't return my server's ping and no one can connect.

This still isn't the case when I host sans dedicated server; ping gets returned in server list and people can connect.

I'm going to try hosting dedicated without add-ons, though I can't imagine any add-on completely preventing a dedicated server specifically from working.

[ResonKinetic]

Yep, dedicated server still isn't working although the ports are open and all add-ons are disabled.

what gives

[Thorfin25]

add-ons are disabled.

Remove all the add-ons from the add-ons folder.

[ResonKinetic]

Yeah I did that. Still isn't the add-ons.

Oh and to answer your question, Headcrab: yes I am connecting on the computer the server is being hosted on.