Counter strike source online problems

[Guest]

when i try to join in Game...i see a window: Your Version does not match the servers.Please restart the game...
what should i do..?? :/

 

[AntiZig]

does this happen for any server you try or only certain ones?
if for all I don't remember if there's a manual way to tell steam to recheck for updates, but reinstalling CSS should do the trick
if it's only one server, make sure your settings allow the server to give the custom content some servers need you to download (custom decals/map/etc)

 

[Guest]

i unstall and then i intall again ...and now i can't connect...:S....and it say: Server is not responding :/ :S....

 

[AntiZig]

for ALL servers?
well I'd say check your network settings then, there should be nothing wrong with steam after reinstall that would prevent you from connecting to a server...

 

[Guest]

yes for all servers....
what network settings should i see..?? :S

 

[AntiZig]

firewall/router settings. make sure your firewall is allowing steam/css to access internet. Make sure your router isn't preventing connections to/from steam/css and CSS ports in general.

pick a CSS server, get their IP address. go to run>cmd> ping the IP you got to see packet loss and ping. If nothing wrong here, do a tracert to the same IP, if you cannot finish the trace that is a problem.

Go to NIC.com and see where the IP is registered to, then go to pingtest.net and test your connection to closest server to the IP you looked up.

It's possible your ISP managed to screw something up. One time I had a lag free experience with comcast, then i went on vacation for 2 weeks, came back, connection was unstable and laggy. Spent 2-3 months arguing with comcast, end result, switched to another provider.

 

[Guest]

i did not see the settings....because i want to see this first...is show to me these :

Connecting to 78.46.42.232:27018...

Host_Error: Unexepected authentication protocol 2128490025!


ConVarRef sb_dontshow_maxplayer_warning doesn't point to an existing ConVar

do you know what i should do..? :S

 

[Guest]

it show*

 

[AntiZig]

i haven't played around with CSS configs for over 2 years, but what that is saying is you have a configuration that is pointing to non-existent option
See if there's anything in the options in CSS that deals with max players, if not
open the console (~ key) and type in the sb_dontshow_maxplayer_warning see what the options are for that parameter

There's also config files in the css folder that get auto loaded every time CSS starts, check those config files with any text editor for that parameter if you find it, try just deleting it.

sorry I can't help you much with such specifics