Login Server issues?

[Ikeren]

I get it too, playing on the realm. Something about funky Op-Codes?

From the server host (in the Bots thread, where we've been talking):

Originally Posted by Me

4) I get a lot of crash to server (25% of zoning), and lots of times (75%?) char screen boots me to log in screen. Makes it quite unstable.

Originally Posted by Server Host

I don't have these problems. I've seen in logs that some people keep sending unknown opcodes continuously in a stream and this causes connection issues for them. My friend and I play frequently and our connections do not send this opcode stream I'm seeing with some people.
[08.10. - 09:09:19] Unable to convert EQ opcode 0x6a5f to an Application opcode.
[08.10. - 09:09:19] [CLIENT__NET_ERR] Ikeren: Unhandled incoming opcode: [OpCode OP_Unknown (0x6a5f) Size=8]
[08.10. - 09:09:19] Unable to convert EQ opcode 0x6a5f to an Application opcode.
[08.10. - 09:09:19] [CLIENT__NET_ERR] Ikeren: Unhandled incoming opcode: [OpCode OP_Unknown (0x6a5f) Size=8]
[08.10. - 09:09:20] Unable to convert EQ opcode 0x6a5f to an Application opcode.
[08.10. - 09:09:20] [CLIENT__NET_ERR] Ikeren: Unhandled incoming opcode: [OpCode OP_Unknown (0x6a5f) Size=8]
[08.10. - 09:09:20] Unable to convert EQ opcode 0x6a5f to an Application opcode.
[08.10. - 09:09:20] [CLIENT__NET_ERR] Ikeren: Unhandled incoming opcode: [OpCode OP_Unknown (0x6a5f) Size=8]

Here's the other funny thing; my brother, in the next room over, is playing with significantly fewer problems. On the same server. And, we're both running clean installations of Titanium (we both played online at one point, and I was feeling nostalgic for some old dungeons) from CD's bought from the same store.

The only difference is that I also tried to set up a server on my machine, followed the guide as best I could and found I messed it up somehow anyways. Another bug I get is that all my corpses stay standing.

Discussion here, as well: http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=25603

[trevius]

Originally Posted by Ikeren

I get it too, playing on the realm. Something about funky Op-Codes?

From the server host (in the Bots thread, where we've been talking):

I doubt that the opcode mentioned is causing the problem. On my server, I have done some opcode investigations and this is what I found for that particular opcode:

0x6a5f - Comes in after not moving the mouse for exactly 15 minutes. And comes in again as soon as the mouse is moved again.

So, it appears that it is supposed to be some kind of auto AFK feature or something. I can't really think of any other use for it. Unless maybe Live uses it to tell the server to put that player into some type of Idle mode to reduce server load and maybe even bandwidth. Maybe it stops sending them updates when they are in that mode, which could potentially reduce a TON of bandwidth utilization. Might not be a bad idea to use it for that in the emulator if possible.

If some players are sending that same opcode alot, then my only guess is that they are using the wrong version of EQ, and it is trying to send something else using that same opcode.

As far as I can tell, there doesn't seem to be much of an issue once the players actually get connected to the server. It is more of an issue with the login server itself, or some problem client side. It is extremely rare that I ever had issues with the login server, so I have to think that it is either a problem with the client, or maybe something in their path to the login server. It could be ISP related.