a video by chance

[unknownhost]

not trying to bash ANYONEs hard work in any way what so ever. people have definately slaved their collective nuts off for this project already.

but i think the problem lies in having outdatedguides with somtimes conflicting info and links to programs that will not work anymore. but even with a video its only a matter of time til that gets outdated also eh?

I know i recently tried to get a mates server running and before i realized it, following the links provided, i had installed the wrong version of perl and mysql. which of course led to a confusing list of issues which while ultimately did get fixxed, they were a royal "pia" for a permanewbie like myself. now to somone who has never done anything like this before even the PEQinstaller can be quite difficult for a complete novice to install.


then again, one might could look at it like this.

"if you cant get a server going with the already plentiful information provided, maybe you should consider holding on running your own server for awhile as things only get MORE difficult as a server admin fixxing bugs and having a player base rely on you to do so."


which, while "possibly" sounding slightly pompus and rude, might have a good point!



the video guide would be a nice addition, yet even that could/would lead to issues with different operating systems following another OS guide, people having different routers than what whatever guide has shown, and probably a few dozen other quirks i cant think of atm...

[Ikeren]

I think the bigger problem is a lack of prior knowledge.

I tried to set up my own server, following the steps as closely as I could. Several times. I wasn't able to be successful, so I began playing on someone elses server (notedly, the server I picked conformed to what I wanted more or less perfectly, so the concerns are limited)

I do not believe the problem to be out-dated guides; the guides seemed very good and very complete. However, the things required to set up your own server are (from my perspective) quite complex, and to expect to be able do them without any prior knowledge of the programming is a little ridiculous.

It's like asking for a video on how to build a computer, or perform a rather simple cosmetic surgery. If you are even capable of doing these things without formal training, you would want to spend an immense amount of time doing background research, practice, learning the tools and methods.

Reading a guide and thinking that as a result you should be able to create a working server is the same thing. I recognized I don't have the time or inclination to do the background research, and found an adequate solution. Requesting more detailed guides won't be a replacement for learning the actual tools. At least, I don't think so.

[Richardo]

Try this amigos!

http://eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26531