there's a lots of posts concerning 1017 errors, even some sticky ones. you should read them (use the miraculous search button) and you ll prolly find a solution :)

I've been steadily browsing the forums for the past 3 hours trying to find a solution.

Most people are trying to log in through your login server to join an existing server, or make their own.

I just want a local one. Haven't found anything yet. Sorry if I'm missing something.

well, ok, since this is a tutorial forum and not a support one, we'd better stop to talk here. I suggest you make a post in the general support or win32 support. there, you write exactly what you're doing and what's your configuration, then post your config files, and not mention in the subject it is a 1017 error, just report in in the post, near the end :wink:
on your world.exe and zone.exe consoles, you might get some messages, post them too.

see you there.

Sorry for derailing. *hops off to the other forum*

I hadn't read this one before, nice work.

2 suggestions

1) add a section about routers and protfowarding ports 9000 5997 and 7995-7999

2) older notepads don't use ctrl - H but do have a menu item Search -> Replace

squiffy I have the EXACT same problem as you...figured it out yet? :shock:

you need to use a newer DB like i already told ya in your ther thread.

EDIT: Nevermind just checked the other thread. My only problem now is somehow setting my ServerOp Flag but Ill search for the forums for that answer ;)

Hey. Just wondering...where should the world.exe be located? I seem not to have one. Used search on me comp and still no world.exe. Is it supposed to be in the latest version of db?

The db files, such as TCS or Myra's are just .sql files to source into mysql. World.exe (and zone.exe and emusharemem.dll) come with the binary package. What files have you downloaded ?

just mysql

ok so the binaries are where?

ok extracted the binary to my eq folder and i still don't have any world.exe

nvm nvm