well I figured out how to get passed the gateway server but
 

well I just started a server. it is running on a dedicated i200mmx it has nothing but windows and the stuff from the readme file on running a eqemu sever. it took me for ever but I finaly got passed the gateway server for the internet on my local network (ie I have a cable internet).

I fallowed the readme word for word (with some miner changes (where it told me to make them)) and no error messages from the server (just took a long time for all 5 zones to load (about 50sec.s a peice))

but when I try to login my server it gives me this error

EQ is not up to date please runthe update to get eq upto date. this may take seveal times.

error number like 1046 or something.

any help would be greatly thankful for.

to see the error the server is called

KC7WZL's EQ test server

oh one more question but it probly is the same anser as above.

my server is not green for me. I thought that it would be becouse the 2 computers are sitting next to each other

and befor any one says RTFM I have over and over. also I am not using MiniLogin.exe as far as I know becouse it is a server that anybody could login to as soon as I fix this issue

ok here is more info

world.exe tells me this

(every thing I seen nomal untill here)
Loading EQ time of day...Reading time failed,bytes failed,bytes read:0
failed
Please don't make me a levelme server. :(
World server listening on: port 9000
Connected to LoginServer: eqlogin1.eqemu.net:5999
New TCP connection: 192.168.0.3:1156
New zoneserver: #1 192.168.0.3:1156
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.0.3:1156: 24.116.238.119:7995
New TCP connection: 192.168.0.3:1159
New zoneserver: #1 192.168.0.3:1159
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.0.3:1159: 24.116.238.119:7996
New TCP connection: 192.168.0.3:1164
New zoneserver: #1 192.168.0.3:1164
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.0.3:1164: 24.116.238.119:7997
New TCP connection: 192.168.0.3:1167
New zoneserver: #1 192.168.0.3:1167
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.0.3:1167: 24.116.238.119:7998
New TCP connection: 192.168.0.3:1170
New zoneserver: #1 192.168.0.3:1170
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.0.3:1170: 24.116.238.119:7999


but nothing realy looked bad. I even made shure my spells_en.txt was coppied to EQemu folder. note this computer does not have EQ itself just the server stuff.

I goto the computer that I play EQ on (I only use the EQemu servers becouse $13 a month is too much for me)
And I launch EQ as normal. I see my server on the list. I grab the hub to watch the tateltal lights and I see comunications on the EQ computer The Router and THE EQserver all three ports are buisy. for a sec. then the port for the sever nolonger buisy and just buisy on the roughter and the EQclient then bop error 1017

as I can see there is compunication on all parts but cannot connect.

ok here is more info on the server

digital i200mmx buget server with 64megs mem 6gig HD
win98se
100Bt NIC
NETgear 4 port 10Bt hub
NETgear gateway router RT311 (fire wall turned off) (but cant input any lissen ports it grants all if I recall)
Mysql 3.23.51-win
EQemu 0.4.0.1-win32

fallowed the readme from the website and copied the spells txt from the EQgame computer to the EQemu.

now here is my files I will change the names and passwords to protect the inosent

db.ini

# READ README.TXT!

[Database]
host=localhost
user=**********
password=***********
database=eq


### --- This file tells world.exe what computer mySQL is on. Host should
### --- be left "localhost" unless mysql is on a differant computer than world.exe.

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 . 24.116.238.119 7995 192.168.0.3
start zone . 24.116.238.119 7996 192.168.0.3
start zone . 24.116.238.119 7997 192.168.0.3
start zone . 24.116.238.119 7998 192.168.0.3
start zone . 24.116.238.119 7999 192.168.0.3
exit
cls


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


LoginServer.ini

### --- 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=KC7WZL's EQ test
locked=false
account=
password=
worldaddress=24.116.238.119

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

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


I hope some on could figure this out I have tried every thing I can think of heck I have been a IT person for years and I am stumped

hope you all can help me. becouse if you can I could help work on getting the servers more reliable but I must get passed this roadblock first. I know there is a way becouse a year ago I rean a web server off that setup so the router will let unsolisted incomers in.

A new ERROR
 

I have a new error the just poped up just after the login servers went down

here is what i get (werd thing is I waited until statis we up on bolth befor I retried may times)

(every thing I seen nomal untill here)
Loading EQ time of day...Reading time failed,bytes failed,bytes read:0
failed
Assassinating people that whine about horses...done
World server listening on: port 9000
Connected to LoginServer: eqlogin2.eqemu.net:5999
Login server responded with FatalError. Disabling reconnect.
Error message: 'Incorrect version'


Pulling WHAT LITTLE hair I had left out.

Re: A new ERROR
 

Don't feel bad, I seem to have gotten some issues over here corrected and then all of the sudden, 'Incorrect Version', the very same you have is coming up! :cry:

I think it may be the login server
 

I think it may be the login server on the newest error. becouse I cant even login with EQ. and people are starting to post I get login error
1002 and 1001

:(

I hope they fix it soon.

I wish I could donate but I am forever broke :(

hi
 

That usually means either they updated eqemu or something fruit has happened :/

I still need help on these issues but I guess they will have to wait untill login server is fixed

At the risk of sounding overly simplistic, have you used everquest.exe to patch your client to the latest level? I had to after I upgraded my server to 0.4.01.
If you do the update be sure to back up your eqhots .txt and replace it after the update.

yeap I play on a few EQemu servers all the time. and yes I do check here to make shure that the update is ok.

I have shute the server down temp for now untill I figure things out becouse I have knowticed that if you (any ways on my computer) that if you try to get on defunked servers or go LD too many time I have restart EQ becouse EQ grfics get realy messed up.

I am thinking of removing the comercal router out and getting one of thouse 100bT lincsys router switch combo's as soon as I can aford to get one becouse they are Way more programable. I am starting to suspect the router even though it is opened up and fire wall is off.

Ok this is from your earlier post

[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemu.net
loginserver2=eqlogin2.eqemu.net
loginport=5999
loginport2=5999
worldname=KC7WZL's EQ test
locked=false
account=
password=
worldaddress=24.116.238.119

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

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

Try removing the lines which start w/ account and password completely, those caused me a problem and removing them fixed it. Like so.

[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemu.net
loginserver2=eqlogin2.eqemu.net
loginport=5999
loginport2=5999
worldname=KC7WZL's EQ test
locked=false
worldaddress=24.116.238.119

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

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

The other thing I've noticed after reading your post again is I have serious doubts your router is causing the problem. Could you post your eqhosts.txt? and do a search on your machine for hosts, save that as a text file and post the results, I've got a feeling your answer is in there somewhere.

I will have to give that a try here is my eqhost.txt


[Registration Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemu.net:5999"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemu.net:5999"
"eqlogin2.eqemu.net:5999"
}

and again thank you

nope it did not work. only thing left is router or ISP :cry:

WHAT exactly did you try? I was wanting to see the contents of your machine's hosts file. Based on what you are saying there is almost certainly some sort of name resolution problem going on