Zone Not Available
 

This is SO frustrating! :!: :?:

So I got everything setup (seemingly good), my server is on the list, I can log in, and make a character....

BUT When I try to enter the game (currently FelwitheA) it says that the zone is unavailable.

I've tried several things for the past three days, all to no avail. To make it easier on my computer, I'm only

booting one zone. I've tried two methods of that as well:
as well as the zone specifically:
Both take a VERY long time to load, but finally it does, I load up EQ, login, select server, try to enter and

(as sated before) No server available.

So that's the problem (and yes I've been searching), I've found all sorts of things to try, but none work, so

here I finally ask for help. Anyway, here's the important stuff:

LoginServer.ini
db.ini
Boot5Zones.bat
BootZone1.bat (one that I made to laod JUST one zone, to go easy and faster for testing on my computer)
eqhost.txt
So there's that, and now the outputs that I get. This is while I'm trying to log into a zone from the character select screen.

Zone.exe
World.exe
And thus... where I am now... a sad, shell of a man, with defeat looming over my head...
/cry

are you using any download manager like emule,or something that are using port 9000?if so there would be a conflict like that one.

I think you need a URL name instead of an IP address in the "worldaddress=" field. So instead of your external IP address you need a URL that points to it. I could be wrong...but that is what worked for uss


Example:
[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqemulator.net
loginport=5995
worldname= Gabriel's High Heaven (TESTING Extreme Non-Legit)
worldaddress=gabrielshighheaven.somehost.com
locked=False

I think you need a URL name instead of an IP address in the "worldaddress=" field. So instead of your external IP address you need a URL that points to it. I could be wrong...but that is what worked for uss


Example:
[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqemulator.net
loginport=5995
worldname= Gabriel's High Heaven (TESTING Extreme Non-Legit)
worldaddress=gabrielshighheaven.somehost.com
locked=False

It doesn't have to be, I used an IP address but when I needed a >>NoIP Domain<< for other reasons I switched it in my loginserver as well.

I highly recommend No-IP.com

>>NoIP Link<<

okay
 

First off I hope your going to comment out your DB user & password and probably be smart to change it at this point.
Secondly, Your behind a Firewall or Router. Read my post here http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/vie...amp;highlight= Please verify that your router is configured with your computer on the DMZ, you open the appropriate ports (I'm not going into it when search will give a better explanation), and make sure the external IP of the DMZ is manually added to your ethernet adapter (DO NOT OVERWRITE YOUR INTERNAL IP, just add External IP on the Advanced tab properties page of TCP/IP in Networking Properties).

Your world.exe error is showing you cannot receive data at this point either Cofruben is correct or the above issue I mention. Either way its a matter of your network not accepting EMULoginServer reporting data back to your World.exe file as it states here RecvData(): Connection Timeout is due to none receiving data from LoginServer to your external IP 68.104.62.54:9000 because of routing issues or port 9000 being used or blocked.
Thanks and hope it helps ya,
Darkwaters

I'm not using anything like emule or whatever. Not using anything at all. No reason why port 9000 should be used. Is there a way to check?

Also, I get outputs from zone.exe saying that felwithea has loaded, doors loaded, safe points, etc, etc... but I still can't log to the zone.

So frustrating...

just because I'm a pain in the arse. =)
could you post world.exe output and zone.exe output in two separate code windows for me please. It's late and its getting really hard to stay focused here.
Darkwaters

well, I'm NOT on SBC, I use Cox Communictions Cable Modem. They may use the SBC backbone, but it's not SBC, not for me anyway. And I'm not in Michigan, I'm in Las Vegas, NV.

I DO have a router (Linksys) with DMZ set to my internal server IP (5.5.1.11). It IS between my (also Linksys) cable modem and computers/server. And my IP won't change for another 2 years : ) As is the nature of Cox's so-called dynamic IP's. But that's totally fine with me.

On a sidenote, I found some more info and changed my external ip's from 68.104.62.54 to ip68-104-62-54.lv.lv.cox.net (the external DNS name) in my LoginServer.ini and BootZones.bat as per this thread.

Changed your post : )

Here are the outputs.

Zone.exe

World.exe (won't copy/paste from window, but after it loads, heres what it keeps cycleing through):
If you need more info on the World.exe, that's fine, but give me a few minutes to restart world.exe and HAND TYPE everything that comes out of it... Takes a while for the DB stuff to load.

Which of the two types of routers did you go with from Cox Communications based out of Atlanta, GA?

I notice one is wireless the other is not. The reason I'm really asking this leads up to here, are you capable of configuring your router ie. permitted or does your service provider need to do so. Cox Communications installs a cable router and if I'm not mistaken your porting issues could be arising here or try setting your local network onto a more standard local network of say 192.168.2.X just a thought.

The error looks like your on a wireless network maxed at distance, but this is just an assumption on my part.

Looking forward to the info and try to put brand model etc of router in post if ya don't mind. =))

Darkwaters

I removed the last post cuz my tired butt forgot to tracert your ip after I nslookup'd and whois'd the communication carrier. =)
I went to Cox Communication website and searched their features and support columns to get as much information as I could about the network configurations and found they offered the two types of routers which is why I posted my last post. =)
Been doing this IT crap way to freaking long LOL
Darkwaters

Yep all my bad way to tired thats why I removed the post hehe =)
Slacker ---> Darkwaters (tonight)

Okay I read the post I hope you didn't change your eqemulator.net port to 5997 in the login.ini file it should still be 5995 as you posted up near the top of the thread. Not really anything that might fix the current issue just a gentle reminder not to change the port number in loginserver.ini. =)
Darkwaters

No, Cox (yes out of Atlanta) does not install or setup a router, not mine anyway. I have 2 routers, though the one (non-wireless) has routing turned off and is basically just acting as a switch.. The wireless router is actually suplying the internal IP's, which I set to 5.5.1.x myself (because it's faster and easier to type in, since I type them ALL the time) and I REALLY don't think any of my problems are arising from the fact that my IP's start with 5.5 instead of 192.168.

The models are:
Cable Modem - Linksys BEFCMU10v2
Wireless Router - Linksys BEFW11S4
Wired Router - Linksys BEFSR41

All purchased and setup by me, not Cox. So yes, I am capable of configuring any aspect of any of these devices. And though the one router (the one supplying the IP's) is wireless, my servers and clients are all hardwired into the switch ports (I just have the wireless for my laptop).