Failed to connect to RCON Server

[RaTix]

I can't seem to get the rcon setup at all. When I launch the server I get the following error.

Failed to connect to rcon server at '192.168.1.210:5509' (System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (0x80004005): No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 192.168.1.210:5509 at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress) at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect(EndPoint remoteEP) at System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient.Connect(IPEndPoint remoteEP) at SWBF2Admin.Runtime.Rcon.RconClient.Start())

The game runs and I can connect and all that, but none of the dashboard stuff shows up, like players, chat, server info, etc..

[jweigelt]

• If you are running the gog version: make sure rcon- & gameport are set to the same value
• Make sure the rcon port is accessible and not blocked by any firewall (you can whitelist 192.168.1.210 to prevent external connections)
• Check if the gameserver is listening (tcp) on the selected rcon port (for example using "netstat -ab")

If the port is bound properly and it still fails to connect, increase RuntimeStartDelay in core.xml to something like 3000 (this also only applies for the gog version).

[RaTix]

Same port and the delay got it further along. Now I'm getting "Server refused login" errors.

[8/29/2019 10:47:54 AM] INFO | Launching server with args '/win /norender /nosound /autonet dedicated /resolution 640 480' [8/29/2019 10:47:54 AM] DEBUG | Starting runtime management... [8/29/2019 10:47:55 AM] DEBUG | [WEB] Got request 'http://192.168.1.210:5500/' [8/29/2019 10:47:56 AM] DEBUG | [WEB] Got request 'http://192.168.1.210:5500/live/dashboard' [8/29/2019 10:47:57 AM] INFO | Connected to rcon server at '192.168.1.210:5510'. Sending login... [8/29/2019 10:47:57 AM] ERROR | Server refused login. [8/29/2019 10:47:57 AM] ERROR | Failed to start runtime management (Exception of type 'SWBF2Admin.Runtime.Rcon.RconNotAuthorizedException' was thrown.) [8/29/2019 10:47:58 AM] WARN | Server has crashed. [8/29/2019 10:47:58 AM] DEBUG | Stopping runtime management... [8/29/2019 10:47:58 AM] INFO | Automatic restart is enabled. Restarting server... [8/29/2019 10:47:58 AM] INFO | Launching server with args '/win /norender /nosound /autonet dedicated /resolution 640 480' [8/29/2019 10:47:58 AM] DEBUG | Starting runtime management... [8/29/2019 10:47:58 AM] DEBUG | [WEB] Got request 'http://192.168.1.210:5500/' [8/29/2019 10:47:59 AM] DEBUG | [WEB] Got request 'http://192.168.1.210:5500/live/dashboard' [8/29/2019 10:48:01 AM] INFO | Connected to rcon server at '192.168.1.210:5510'. Sending login... [8/29/2019 10:48:01 AM] ERROR | Server refused login. [8/29/2019 10:48:01 AM] ERROR | Failed to start runtime management (Exception of type 'SWBF2Admin.Runtime.Rcon.RconNotAuthorizedException' was thrown.) [8/29/2019 10:48:01 AM] DEBUG | [WEB] Got request 'http://192.168.1.210:5500/' [8/29/2019 10:48:01 AM] WARN | Server has crashed. [8/29/2019 10:48:01 AM] DEBUG | Stopping runtime management...

[jweigelt]

Make sure that an admin password is set and that it does not contain non-ASCII characters.

Please also check ./server/settings/ServerSettings.cfg and post the contents. Are you running the GOG Galaxy BattlefrontII.exe?

[RaTix]

That pointed me in the right direction, Thanks. I got it working.

The password I had set in the ServerSettings.cfg was 25 chars long. Once I shortened it to 8, it worked no problem. Not sure what the limit is, but definitely shorter than 25, lol.

And yes, using GOG version.