DpMaster repeatedly down

[wing0]

As dpMaster is repeatedly down,
our friends of the H4L-Clan did set up a new dpmaster.
I recommend you to set
sv_master2 h4l-gruppe.org
in console to see at least some servers when master1 is down.
You got to click on internet, so that you see "internet(2)" in the server-browser.

[grey matter]

dpmaster is short for DarkPlaces master server (or protocol, but there's only the reference implementation anyways). You are referring to dpmaster.deathmask.net, so technically "deathmask.net ('s dpmaster DNS/instance) is repeatedly down". There's no "the dpmaster instance" (aka highlander), but there's "the OA master server" (which may either be a dpmaster or quake3 master server instance as ioq3 supports both protocols). Oh my.

IIrc our friends of ioq3 also run a dpmaster instance at master.ioquake3.org (have not tested this with OA and can't remember what&why OA changed regarding heartbeat etc. right now).

Then once again I recommend (the next version of) OA uses a sv_master1 of master.openarena.ws, which might very well just be a CNAME for dpmaster.deathmask.net while things are dandy.

[wing0]

Thanks for the correction of my impreciseness.
Your help was appreciated.
I am glad you helped.

However "master.ioquake3.org" does not help at all as no one has set any server up to report there.
Also I doubt they support the so called 'protocoll 71'.

The last time I spoke with someone closely tied with the ioq3 devs,
it sounded as if they are not to glad about the "protocol 71" anyway.

I am looking forward that openarena.ws sets up a master server.
In the meanwhile I thank L0nestarr, he is running "the dpmaster instance" - the only one that is working !

In short:
sv_master2 h4l-gruppe.org

Thanks again for your help and your recommendations for what can be done in the future.
I hope your resolution is not being unheard.

[wing0]

Btw. I emailed the darkplaces protocoll running DNS-reference-implementation (aka highlander) guy about the problem.
Also I wrote to the ROFL-Server guys
and talked to Sergei (supeR,Server), Zimmer (Zimmer's insta) and did set up the openmafia-servers.

We got 19 servers that can be seen with
sv_master2 h4l-gruppe.org
so far.

Greeting wing

[Rothaarig3]

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