thesidetalker (DayZ)

I had this issue, my problems were mis configured router and multiple IPs on the host machine. Turns out you can only use one IP on the host. (not sure if this is per machine, or per NIC, though) I also have dual WAN (running pfSense for my router), so I need I rule for that machine to only use the correct gateway for it's external IP. This fixed the problem for me.

lol. Looks like they've painted themselves a target for hackers?

This is how I feel about it sometimes. I'm not advocating breaking any of the rules, but I don't see the point with so many servers now. Look at any other game, like CS for example. If you get kicked or banned from someone's server for whatever reason, what's the big deal? Join one of the other thousands of servers to play on.

Is that the only IP you have on that machine? I had some similiar issues getting my second server up. I had multiple IPs (internal) on my machine, but you can only use the "main" one windows uses for the server. If you have more than one, try taking the others off. This fixed my issue. And, of course make sure you have the right ports forwarded to your IP, but it looks like you do if you're able to join the lobby.

I don't know too much about how Arma2 works, but when I launch my server it shows the same status until someone joins. When I join my server in "creating" status, a windows comes up in game like mission select or something. Just hit continue and it then starts the game. I dunno if or how you can make the server do this automatically, so I'm interested to see what others say.

I want to check to see if I applied the latest patch correctly. What's the easy way to see which version I'm running?

Not sure if you're looking for a specific location for a server to play on, but mine is in Fremont. I just put it up last weekend. I think it meets all or most of your requirements. US 2857 I'm also looking for a few, mature folks to help admin. See you out there.

Tool looks and works great for me. Thanks for making it