Eqgame.exe Prob

[Goggin]

When the DNS was down for Eqemulator.net, and I used the IP address 64.251.21.39 (from PEQ) it worked everytime. As soon as Eqemulator came back online, I had a lot of problems.

[sonicintuition]

When the DNS was down for Eqemulator.net, and I used the IP address 64.251.21.39 (from PEQ) it worked everytime. As soon as Eqemulator came back online, I had a lot of problems.

I second that.

Sonic

EDIT: Nevermind, switched to the IP again to double check and crash. Argh!

[Angelox]

Try this;
Find your HOSTS file - in windows its in windos/system32/drivers/etc add this line;

64.251.21.39 www.eqemulator.net eqemulator.net

This will give you a "shortcut" to the server. Only problem is, if they change IP address, you have to know and change too.

[John Adams]

Editing a HOSTS file is always a bad idea (this is why god invented DNS), though it might provide a bandaid, it is not a solution. The real problem exists out of our control.

And you are right, if the IP changes, I can see 20 more threads about not finding the login server.

[Angelox]

I always keep one (HOST file), you really need it for EqEmu; for some reason the DNS goes down a lot, but the IP always remains steady.
Internet really is based on IP and not "names" - names were created to simplify the ip numbers. But always is faster and more direct whan you use an IP address.