HOWTO: EQEMu + NAT
 

Loginserver

### --- This file tells world.exe what loginserver to connect to.
### --- Leave the account and password field BLANK.

### --- Public Login is un-supported as is LAN playing. We reccomend using the EQEmu.net Loginserver ALWAYS.

### --- NOTE: Starting 6-1-2002, you can no longer use the word "Server" in worldname.
### --- NOTE2: the word "Server" is added to each server automaticly.

# READ README.TXT

[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemu.net
loginserver2=eqlogin2.eqemu.net
loginport=5999
loginport2=5999
worldname=servername
locked=false
worldaddress=name.no-ip.org

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=Standalone
ServerPort=5999
UplinkAddress=
UplinkPort=
UplinkAccount=
UplinkPassword=


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Boot5zones.bat

REM: ****Read this first!!!****

REM: This file requires your real IP in the place of "YourIP" when you are connecting
REM: To the EQEmu Loginserver.

REM: When you are using minilogin, Replace all IP Addresses to say 127.0.0.1

REM: If you still get errors try using localhost instead of 127.0.0.1

REM:--------------Start-----------------------


@echo off
start zone . name.no-ip.org 7995 192.168.123.1
start zone . name.no-ip.org 7996 192.168.123.1
start zone . name.no-ip.org 7997 192.168.123.1
start zone . name.no-ip.org 7998 192.168.123.1
start zone . name.no-ip.org 7999 192.168.123.1
exit
cls


REM:---------------END------------------------

last, for clients on your local network (internal ip) you need to edit your hosts file. it can be located in ... on windows 2000 (system drive) winnt\system32\drivers\etc and the file name is hosts

on windows xp it is (system drive) windows\system32\drivers\etc and the file name is hosts

the location of your windows drive can differ depending on what you named it at install

my hosts entry

192.168.123.1 name.no-ip.org

ip address domain name

so, if you want the name "name.dns2go.com" to be resolved to "192.168.123.1" when typed in thats what you need to do .. on every client computer on your internal network. people with external ip addresses do NOT need to do this



this is my server config.

name.no-ip.org = external address
your internal address will be diffrant

goto no-ip.orgregister your own dns ... then make the dns point to your external address

also in loginserver.ini erase the following (my config has both lines erased already)

account=
password=

they will mess up your config if you leave em there, on nat configs only

once again for "hosts" file you need

"name.no-ip.org *internal address*
EX myserver.no-ip.org 192.168.123.1

on all other files name.no-ip.org will equal your external address

the "hosts" overrides your computer's TCP-ip DNS settings, so for all internal users when "name.no-ip.org" needs to be resolved .. it will not goto your ISP's dns server it will look inside the "hosts" file you made

with this config i can host internal and external users

hope it helps you nat users =)

ok tested server and this config works for both external and internal users =)

I tested it and it works!!thx a lot friend,one question,the domain is only for 30 days trial,do u know other?

Hmm.. I set up everything as u said above, but i still get error 1017 for some odd reason when I try to log in to my own server..

Wait.. that could be because I didnt patch, I dont know though since i was getting that error before, I just updated gonna try it again.

and it dosent work... apparently the patch wasnt the problem, its the issue I have been having since I tried to get around this whole thing, which i still think is an issue with my router, but i dont know

did you edit your "hosts" file? all internal connections REQUIRE you to add the following entry

internal ip domain name

this is an example of mine

192.168.123.1 domain.no-ip.org

yes, my hosts file is configured properly, I tested it by starting up my web server app and with my ip mapped properly my friend could connect to a page hosted locally using my no-ip dns. I hvae also set up the port forwarding on my router so that 5999 and the 7990-7995 ports are forewarded to me.

im assoming you use nat? if so then your router is not an issue if your trying to connect localy

erase your whole setup and start over .. took me 2 trys to get mine working

hmm and what about if my friend is behind nat and can't connect to game on internet servers ?? can connect to server list..select server list.. create char.. but then it is disconnected...
very quickly :( ....... try change datarate to 8.0 or higher but this don't help..

Argg. I saw everything here that was wrong with my server and I got my hopes up. Unfortunately, this didn't work for me. Still get the 1017 error (only for internal use, external players log on fine). Anyone know any other ways around this freakin' annoying problem?

right.........
I got 4.1 Please tell me where to unzip it to! PPLLEEAASSEE!!

Sing... If you dont stop spamming that in every thread, I'm banning you from the boards....

Post a thread with the revelant information we ask for, and we will try to help you, but if you keep posting the same crap on every single thread, im going to lock you out completely... I'm getting tired of seeing 30 new messages every morning with your name and a single gripe being attatched to 20 of them