The simple file structure method of SRCDS allows this so reinstall or content downloads can be easy.

I know that you don't want to reinstall, I understand that it may be difficult or a pain but sometimes its the easiest quickest method.

I gave him everything he needed, except for the screenshot of the error, which wasn't possible at the time.

Making a screenshot of it doesn't make any difference. Unfortunately, I'm not going to reinstall my server. Thanks for trying to help me out Tom You're abviously not. I gave him everything he needed, except for the screenshot of the error, which wasn't possible at the time.

;[its there, there is the full command:screen -A -m -d -S css1 ./srcds_run -console -game cstrike maxplayers 16 -port 27016 map de_dust2 exec config1-tickrate 66 fps_max 600 mapcyclefile mapcycle_1-pingboost 2 -insecure -nomaster sv_lan 1[] * Fixed console command exploit that could crash multiplayer servers * Fixed crash with team swapping in Source Multiplayer Games Attachments updated Exe version 1.0.0.31 (cstrike) Exe build: Sep 19 2006 (2873) files has been patched by ALHS_Leo ( As far as i know, if you have no internet-connection on your LAN-Party, it is not neccessary to crack your source-server.

Star it with sv_lan 1 and there will be no auth-check.

The majority of my Google results from this issue are best solved with a reinstall.

I Think it is becouse you have the wrong protocol on yor server or game.

I have a Rootserver with Debian 4.0 sr1 32 Bit Etch. My problem is that the Server can't connect to the Steam servers.

VAC can't load and if I connect to the Server then come this error message: Dropped Player from Server Reason: Error verifying STEAM User ID Ticket(server was unable to contact the authentication server).

Sometimes comes this: Steam Start Validating User IDTicket: Returned ESteam Error 25 Reason: Error verifying STEAM User ID Ticket(server was unable to contact the authentication server). I have startet the server without any mods but still nothing. hmm I think the port is free because I had started a Server on this port. Edit: I don't know how but the problem with the error messages by connecting ist fixed. Sometimes it doesnt connect, based on connection issues, nothing with the server, if anything its on steams side, but I get that soemtimes, and restart the server and its fixed or it takes a few times.

Never used a cracked server on LANs till now,so .....

Even so, he did not need one, since the error is the exact same one as I placed here in plain text.