[CoD2][Tutorial] How to make your cracked server show up in the master list

[Mitch]

I'd like to figure out why the solution suggested here didn't work in my case. Any insights?

The cracked binary disables the master server.
The no delay binary changes the minimum required master server offline time before you can connect to a original server (from ~30 minutes to 5 seconds).
The iptables solution blocks the reject message for cracked players (requires the right server ports and root access).
The best solution is installing libcod and setting sv_cracked to 1.

For more information see the libcod section:
https://killtube.org/forumdisplay.php?44-libcod

[vesicant]

The iptables solution blocks the reject message for cracked players (requires the right server ports and root access).

Oh, I see, I missed this part from the OP:

If your server has a other port, change the dport to the port your server uses or remove it to make it drop every packet.

I set my server to port 28960, not 28961 as targeted by your ipconfig rules. I removed the more restrictive rule I was using, re-added the rules from the OP with corrected dport, and everything works as intended. Thanks for the explanation!

Noob question: Are there reasons to run a COD2 server on a port other than the default 28960, besides to avoid conflicts with other apps running on the server? I can imagine running multiple COD2 dedicated servers from the same box, but is there anything else?

Edit: I did try using libcod2_1_3_nomysql.so (2013-Aug-30) from here, but no luck. (I did set sv_cracked correctly.) I'll try with the 2015-Jan-29 versions later, but I'm satisfied with my setup for now. Thanks again.