I just ATTEMPTED to make a server with this guide
http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=ValesEQ and was utterly defeated.
I think it was a combination of the files and programs like Mysql and Perl being different than the guide says, but mostly it was probably the trying it on a Windows 7 64bit operating system that was the back breaker. I wish I knew what versions of Mysql and Perl to use.
I was playing EQ from the start in 1999 until last year when I no longer had the time, and was really hoping I could get a server going and play EQ with family and friends again.
If anyone can help me getting the server setup on my Windows 7 64bit system, I would greatly appreciate it.