Servers running i think, but still need help :(
 

ok ive started world.exe and boot5zones, and it sits there all listening and stuff, and even shows up in the server list. but if i try to go into it it wont load, just bombs out. I have disabled all the firewalls etc, to see if that was the problem, but that hasnt cleared it.

It also complains it cant load items, i downloaded the file 'dumpeditems.sql' but it doesnt seem to take much notice of it, ive put it in the server dir, not sure if thats the right place or not

You need to source that file into your db using mysql, just as you sourced in the initial blank db.sql.

so i type into sql

use eq;
source dumpeditems.sql;

exit


that right?

Yes :)

ok done the database thing now, but its still not letting me in to the server, its all sat listening from what i can tell, no silly item errors now when i start world, but when i try to enter world on the client side, it just bombs back out :(

I know the clients setup ok, as it works on other servers

If you post the name of your server, maybe others could try and connect (assuming it is not locked). Also, post all your ini files and output of your world.exe and zone.exe processes.

well the server is 'No place like home server'

db.ini

host=localhost
user=xxxxxxx
password=xxxxxx
database=eq
compression=off

Loginserver.ini

[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemulator.net
loginport=5997
worldname=No place like home
worldaddress=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
locked=false

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=0
Unavailzone=

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

OUTPUTS FROM WORLD.exe

[Status] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.5.2
[Status] Loading variables..
[Status] Loading zones..
[Status] Loading items..
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
[Status] Loading items from database: count=26704, max id=68199
[Status] LoginServer.ini read.
[Status] Loading guild ranks..
[Status] Loading addon.ini..
[Status] Loading EQ time of day..
[Error] Could not load EQTime file ./eqtime.cfg
[Error] Unable to load ./eqtime.cfg
[Status] Deleted 0 stale player corpses from database
[Status] Deleted 0 stale player backups from database
Liberating a country that despises us...
TCP listening on: 81.132.217.64:9000
World server listening on: 81.132.217.64:9000
Connected to LoginServer: eqlogin1.eqemulator.net:5997
76265 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1763
76265 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1764
76265 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1765
New zoneserver: #1 127.0.0.1:1765
New zoneserver: #2 127.0.0.1:1764
New zoneserver: #3 127.0.0.1:1763
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1763: 81.132.217.64:7997
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1764: 81.132.217.64:7996
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1765: 81.132.217.64:7995

So this means you CAN get to character select? If so then sounds like your problem is that when World.exe goes to send you to Zone.exe it can't find it. Sounds like you may have made the same silly error I did. Make sure you EDIT Boot5zones.bat and enter the IP address of the system that's running your zone server.

Sometimes I found that "localhost" doesn't always work, even 127.0.0.1 doesn't (when the zone, mysql, and world are all on the same system). Try entering the actual PC's IP in those places.

1 - can you log into other servers?

if you can then that rules out your client..

2 - I am suspecious of the database.. could you do the following..

a - load up your world server
b - load up your boot5zones.bat
c - try to log into your server.
d - copy the text that is in your world server dos screen.
e - post that info here..

Thanks

Omper

1 - can you log into other servers?

if you can then that rules out your client..

2 - I am suspecious of the database.. could you do the following..

a - load up your world server
b - load up your boot5zones.bat
c - try to log into your server.
d - copy the text that is in your world server dos screen.
e - post that info here..

Thanks

Omper

still troublsome
 

ok the server works ok if i run it from my workstation with the internet connection on it, if i run it from the server, which access's the internet via the workstation, it wont let people login, it boots and runs ok and even shows up in the server list, just wont let people log in to it.

Ive disabled the firewall and it does use the external address like it should ... not sure what else to try

and yes i can log onto other servers

This is unrelated, but i used to connect to a mud called no place like home, u familar with that

Re: still troublsome
 

Your server is using internet connection sharing through your computer to get to the internet? You would have to forward ports to the server then for this, but I don't know how/if you can with ICS. If your server was the main and your workstation connected to the internet via your server instead...then theoretically your server would work fine on the other box. Yes?

If you do figure out how to forward ports, Lurker just posted them in another thread yesterday or today.

http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12303