Defcon Servers not running properly

[shawncrew@gmail.com 0]

We have rented a server with Defcon servers and are attempting to get it to run. I can see the server in the Arma II server list but it says "creating" under the status and when connecting, it stays stuck in a "Wait For Host" screen and never loads the lobby. The server also does not appear in Six Launcher.

Am I doing something wrong here or did I possibly forget a step? There are no great tutorials for how to get a server running. The only issue I feel like it could be is not having or applying for an instance ID. However, when applying for the instance ID it asks for information about that server that I don't have. Could this be the issue? And if so, what information should I apply with to get an instance ID?

Also here is my config file in if helps,

///

// DefconServers.com ArmA2 server configuration file

// by S.Tope, 9th July 2009. http://www.defconservers.com

//

// Password for private servers. Remove the forward slashes if you wish to run a private server

// password = "";

// Password to protect admin access type: #login mypassword

// in in game client chatbox to login as admin

// type: #missions to display the mission list

passwordAdmin = "removed";

// The name of the server that shall be displayed in the public server list

hostname="removed";

// Message of the day. It can be several lines, separated by comma

//empty messages "" will not be displayed at all but are only for increasing the interval

motd[]=

{

"Welcome to our DayZ Server",

"Provided by http://www.defconservers.com",

};

// Time interval (in seconds) between each message of the day

motdInterval=50;

// 25% or more players need to vote for mission to become effective

// set to 1.5 to turn off missions voting

voteThreshold=0.25;

// Maximum amount of server slots

//Changing this setting above your limit can result in additional fees

maxPlayers=30;

// Gamespy reporting url for public server list inclusion

reportingIP = "arma2oapc.master.gamespy.com";

// If specified player connects/disconnects and player id are written to file.

// log file is persistant and appends data on server restart.

logfile="server.log";

difficulty = "regular";

// If class missions is blank start voting when 1 players connect.

voteMissionPlayers=1;

// Do not allow players with duplicate ids to connect

kickduplicate=0;

// If set to 1 players must use exactly the same -mod= startup parameter as the server.

equalModRequired=0;

// If set to 1, Voice over Net will not be available

disableVoN=1;

// Quality from 1 to 10

// for codec info. 7 seems to work the best.

vonCodecQuality=7;

// Set the timestamp format used on each report line in server-side RPT file.

// possible values are:

// none (default), short & full

timeStampFormat=full;

// Enables persistent battlefield

// dependent on the mission specifiying persistence, otherwise has no effect.

// missions must contain either instant respawn or base respawn options located in the missions description.ext file

persistent=0;

// Enables signature verification for addons

// this will prevent pbo hacks by only allowing pbos that pass servers public key checks

verifySignatures=0;

// Signature timeout fix

regularcheck="{}";

Any help would be appreciated

Edited July 22, 2012 by planek

[general316 1]

I just set up mine and it works fine. you might want to download dayzcommander and click on versions and see what the latest revision is then change your server to that revision.

[general316 1]

should be 95310

[dolph 41]

My server from Defcon referred to a mission that wasn't in the missions folder.

Once I changed it to one that was, everything worked.

Their default server.cfg wasn't too good.

I have a duplicate US xxxx but have now way of seeing which I'm supposed to have, don't know my instance id, battleeye was turned off by default.

[general316 1]

Did you rent a Dayz server or a regular Arma 2 server?

[dolph 41]

DayZ - 40 slot

[Neek (DayZ) 53]

Just don't ask for a refund or the guy from oceanarketing, woops i mean defcon might tell you to fuck off tell the internet where you live...

[dolph 41]

It's all sorted out now but it took a day.

I think they were as helpful as they could be.

IMO, they're new and figuring it out as they go.

This isn't the same as a vanilla arma II server.

Edited July 27, 2012 by RS-Dolph

[general316 1]

Glad its sorted out.

[Elebreon 0]

Looks like a couple people managed to get live servers from them, bully for you guys. They just lied to me and stole my money. Same with my clanmate. I'm surprised, I had assumed they were going balls-deep into the scam-server market since they had failed to deliver to so many customers. Consider yourself very lucky, my advice cancel as soon as possible (7 days notice required or they'll charge you in full) and switch to a reliable provider. Which would be anyone but them.