Updated FAQ (markdown)

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**Your router may not support NAT Loopback** **Your router may not support NAT Loopback**
- If you are hosting from a home PC, and using your external IP Address, try changing your server IP in the IW4MAdmin configuration to 127.0.0.1 - If you are hosting from a home PC, and using your external IP Address, try changing your server IP in the IW4MAdmin configuration to 127.0.0.1
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## Commands not responding ## Commands not responding
**Make sure your game log file is being created and log sync is turned on** **Make sure your game log file is being created and log sync is turned on**
- Each server must have a unique log file name set in the configuration via the `g_log` dvar - Each server must have a unique log file name set in the configuration via the `g_log` dvar
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**Make sure your game log file file is NOT readonly** **Make sure your game log file file is NOT readonly**
**Certain games running on WINE on Linux that use [Windows short file path/name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.3_filename) will require you to enter the log path manually.**
**This is because IW4MAdmin uses the native filesystem which has no concept of Windows short paths, whereas the WINE compatibility layer supports Windows short paths**
**If you are running IW4MAdmin remotely, you must setup the [game log server](https://github.com/RaidMax/IW4M-Admin/wiki/Game-Log-Server) python script**
**If you entered the log path manually, ensure it's correct (Linux paths are case sensitive)**
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## Could not get the dvar value for version ## Could not get the dvar value for version
**This means you selected the wrong parser or the game server port you entered is incorrect** **This means you selected the wrong parser or the game server port you entered is incorrect**
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- You can verify this by entering `net_port` or `get net_port` (for Plutonium T6/IW5) into the server console and comparing it to the error message port - You can verify this by entering `net_port` or `get net_port` (for Plutonium T6/IW5) into the server console and comparing it to the error message port
- Ensure the `EventParserVersion` and `RconParserVersion` are identical in `IW4MAdminSettings.json` and they correspond to the game server you are hosting - Ensure the `EventParserVersion` and `RconParserVersion` are identical in `IW4MAdminSettings.json` and they correspond to the game server you are hosting
**If you are running IW4MAdmin remotely, you must setup the [game log server](https://github.com/RaidMax/IW4M-Admin/wiki/Game-Log-Server) python script** ***
**If you entered the log path manually, ensure it's correct**
### How do I add more servers after IW4MAdmin is already configured?
Open up `IW4MAdminSettings.json`, scroll down to the `Servers` section and add a new entry.
For a list of acceptable RCon/event parsers, see [Parser Names](https://github.com/RaidMax/IW4M-Admin/wiki/Configuration#parser-names).
Note: `EventParser` and `RConParser` should be the same.