How to run a LAN dedicated server?

[WickedSick]

Hello everyone.
I recently installed plutonium to try MW3 with bots.
I tried private matches and it worked fine but the problem is it only lasts for a round. it automatically reverts to main menu, even after i selected multiple maps as map rotation.
I'd come to this idea which i could launch a dedicated lan server(for some reasons, i can't port forward my modem), but even then i still get a tag titled "Private Match" under status of players (Tab button), which represents it still launches as Private match and unfortunately, it still reverts to main menu after a match.
Any ideas?
I've used these two bats:

@echo off
.\bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "E:\Call of Duty\Modern Warfare 3" -dedicated  -lan+set key "Notneeded" +seta sv_maprotation "default" +start_map_rotate +seta fs_game "mods/bot" +set net_port 27018

for server
and ```
Echo off
.\bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "E:\Call of Duty\Modern Warfare 3" +name "WickedSick" -lan

for client. I've used this topics "retriever" file :https://forum.plutonium.pw/topic/33178/play-plutonium-offline-bo1-bo2-mw3-waw/2?_=1718228156514
still the same issues.

[Resxt]

Are you actually connecting to the server with the connect command?

[WickedSick]

Resxt thanka for the reply.
I guess yeah.
I donnect to server with localipadress:27018(my designated port)
And in the server console, a message comes up as "a connection from localipadress:27016".
Also any changes to map via server console also appears on my client side. So I'm guessing yes.

[Resxt]

Why do you have maprotation in your server's launch arguments? Look at the default values, put the same and just add -lan to it

https://github.com/xerxes-at/IW5ServerConfig/blob/master/!start_mp_server.bat#L23

[WickedSick]

Resxt yup.
Already tried -lan -dedicated and even +set dedicated 1 parameters in the bat file. Still the same issue.
Sometimes with the parameters you mentioned i get an "authentication ticket" error.
Do i need a server key? I don't own server key since i am playing totally offline, only me and bots. Already searched the whole forum and staff mentioned that for lan play only we dont need keys.

[WickedSick]

Anyone?

[bill4]

WickedSick It works for me here is my startup script
start /wait /abovenormal bin\plutonium-bootstrapper-win32.exe iw5mp "%gamepath%" -dedicated -lan -offline +set sv_config bots.cfg +set map mp_paris