Please help! Server won't load anymore!
 

I thought I had resolved this but apparently not.

Formerly, I had a great server up and running from using a repack of Axclassic. I moved across the country, and NOTHING in my setup has changed other than that I have a new ISP, and a new router, so I'm assuming my problem MUST be related.

I've opened the ports 80, 3306, 5999, 9000 and 9080 on my new router. I've set my eqemu_config to look like this,

<?xml version="1.0">
<server>
<world>
<shortname>BrownFamily</shortname>
<longname>The Brown Family</longname>

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to. -->
<address>173.79.196.180</address>
<localaddress>192.168.0.113</localaddress>

<!-- Loginserver information. -->
<loginserver>
<host>173.79.196.180</host>
<port>5999</port>
<account>admin</account>
<password>admin</password>
</loginserver>

<!-- Sets the shared key used by zone/launcher to connect to world -->
<key>make_your_key!</key>

<!-- Enable and set the port for the HTTP service. -->
<http port="9080" enabled="true" mimefile="mime.types" />
</world>

<!-- Database configuration, replaces db.ini. -->
<database>
<host>127.0.0.1</host>
<port>3306</port>
<username>root</username>
<password>eqemu</password>
<db>ax_classic</db>
</database>

</server>

Now, when I launch my server, I just see this nonstop:

[Debug] [World_LS] Connecting to login server...
[Debug] [World_LS_ERR] Could not connect to login server: TCPConnection::Connect<> failed. Error: 10061

It never used to do that.... Any ideas? Am I missing something incredibly simple?

Is the LS on the same machine? If so, you should be using 127.0.0.1. If it's on another machine that is still local to your network, you should use the local IP, like 192.168.0.x.

Also, are those the passwords you're using on the server?

As far as I know those are the passwords. I dont think I touched them afyer the move. Ill try changing the ls ip as it is indeed on the same machine. Will report back.

That fixed the looping 10061 error.

Now, unfortunately, when I select "Play Everquest" the EQ window locks up. After about 3-4 minutes it kicks me back to login. When I reenter my password and get to server select I get:

Error 1017: Cannot login to the Everquest server. You may need to re-run the Update Patch. Repeatedly seeing this message indicates a loss of connectivity to the Patch Server. This is usually temporary.

It never did that on my old setup. Router or ISP related?

Do you need this? If so, perhaps your internal/external IP has changed and this was never updated.

Vexyl, you are AWESOME. Thank you, that was the problem all along.

Now, I can login from the same machine the server is running on. My dad however, who used to play with me and lives across the country, cannot login.

He can't get past the login screen. It just tells him a connection to the server cannot be reached.

try setting thiis: As you see you used old IP there to and default should be what I put in it.

<!-- Loginserver information. -->
<loginserver>
<host>eqemulator.net</host>
<port>5998</port>
<account>admin</account>
<password>admin</password>
</loginserver>

Im using an axclassic repack so I dont think I want that in my login. Should I put my external ip there to allow others to connect?

Yes try it then

I did that and I get the looping 10061 error. So it appears I have to leave the login server at 127.0.0.1

Set the login server to IP PC you on try that and make sure all is port forward in router to the PC login server is on.

This and 127.0.0.1 have the same result. I can login and play from the machine that hosts the server, but anyone outside my network (for instance across the country) cannot. Setting the login to my external IP gives the looping 10061 error.

That's still updated? :rolleyes:


What did you update the address/local address fields with? You should try commenting those two completely out unless you know that you really need them.

Is your dad not able to login to his login server account, or is he just not able to connect to the world server?

This could be an ISP issue.

I actually just completely erased those two fields. I left them looking like this:

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to. -->
<address></address>
<localaddress></localaddress>

To comment them out, do I make it look like this?

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to. -->
<!-- <address></address> -->
<!-- <localaddress></localaddress> -->

My dad is completely unable to get past the login screen. It basically says he cannot reach the server when he enters his login credentials.

Yes, that's right.


If that's the case, then don't worry about the world server for now. It's not important. You can even turn it off. Instead, we need to figure out why he can't connect to the login server.

Are there any errors given by the login server?
Are you forwarding the ports to the correct internal IP address?

Double check your firewall and anti-virus (if applicable).

Some ISPs don't like their clients hosting servers, so your new ISP may be blocking incoming connections.