Dynamic IP-address, please help

[Brood]

Is hosting a server at all possible with a dynamic IP-address?? It gives me the 1017 error when trying to join my own server and I know that:

- I have no firewall up and running or anything of the sort.

- I'm using 5.5, which works with the latest patched live EverQuest.

... So it seems kind of obvious that it must be that. So if that doesn't work I'm basically screwed :cry:

Anyone able to help?!

[wize_one]

check www.no-ip.com

[Brood]

I'm not exactly what it is you're linking to, but if it is what I think it is, it's a sort of program to trace your current dynamic IP and set up a non-changing name for it in order to host stuff, including servers. Am I right? And it doesn't mess with anything, right? You'd still have a dynamic IP?

[wize_one]

you run their prog wich in turn updates a virtual host name to point at your current dynamic ip..it works well..

[Brood]

Well, thank you for linking it, and I've installed it and everything, but to tell you the truth I have no idea what it does :? I have a dynamic IP, and where do I go from there? Only thing I can find is host a webaddress, which is not exactly what I want. I'm sorry for being such a newb, but a step-by-step guide (do not have to be very elaborate, i.e. with pictures and everything), would be a gift from heaven for me.

Or, I've found in create host that you can make that, and change in Boot5server my ip address to that host, if that's the right procedure. I don't know if it's that, but it doesn't work. Could still use some help though.

This is what I've tried so far:

host somethingorother.no-ip.info, to my current dynamic ip. Go into boot5zones:

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

if NOT exist spells_us.txt goto NOSPELL

start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7995 somethingorother.no-ip.info
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7996 somethingorother.no-ip.info
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7997 somethingorother.no-ip.info
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7998 somethingorother.no-ip.info
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7999 somethingorother.no-ip.info
exit
cls

:NOSPELL
echo You did not copy the spells_en.txt from your everquest directory to this one. Please do so or zones will crash on startup.
PAUSE

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



And 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 recommend using the eqemulator.net Loginserver ALWAYS.

### --- NOTE: You can NOT use the word "Server" in worldname.
### --- NOTE2: the word "Server" is added to each server automatically.

# READ README.TXT
[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemulator.net
loginport=5997
worldname=myservername
worldaddress=somethingorother.no-ip.info
locked=false

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=0
Unavailzone=

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


This doesn't work, I don't know if it is because they haven't updated the host yet, or if there is something else wrong. One thing that's always confused me is what to write at localhost. just "localhost", 127.0.0.1 and the ip address I've heard, but nothing of that works anyways.

[wize_one]

your setup looks good cept the boot5.
[quote]
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7995 somethingorother.no-ip.info
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7996 somethingorother.no-ip.info
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7997 somethingorother.no-ip.info
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7998 somethingorother.no-ip.info
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7999 somethingorother.no-ip.info
exit /quote]

should be like:
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7995 localhost(or 127.0.0.1
start zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7996 localhost(or 127.0.0.1
stastart zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7997 localhost(or 127.0.0.1
stastart zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7998 localhost(or 127.0.0.1
stastart zone . somethingorother.no-ip.info 7999 localhost(or 127.0.0.1
staexit

[Brood]

Well, I can't say I'm not extremely puzzled by all this. Just so you know, I've tried and tested both using "localhost" (without the "), 127.0.0.1 AND the aforementioned somethingorother.no-ip.info in Boot5zones. With all did World and Boot5zones boot without problem or error message. But I got 1017 error on all three. Although, with localhost I got booted to start screen, on the others to server select.

I use MW055_alpha02, and the EMuShareMem.dll + Zone + World files from RexChaos I was said should work. I've followed every step to ensure that it SHOULD work, and so far I've (seemingly) eliminated these scenarios:

- There's a firewall blocking (MAYBE there's some external firewall blocking, but that's the only thing I can think of)
- I have a wrong version (of anything)
- Dynamic IP (solved with www.no-ip.com. I'm not completely sure what of the 5 types of hosts I need, I picked DNS Host (A), if that is not the correct one please say so)

I have (to my knowledge) written everything right everywhere and have every file in the correct place. Only thing I'm really left with is some thought that it maybe (I don't know if it can even be an issue) that my mysql account/pw is the same as on these forums/my in-game account. Otherwise I'm completely blank

[Jezebell]

Do you have a router also?

[Brood]

Let's say I do... what would I do then?

[Jezebell]

remove it and connect directly to the modem.

[nilar]

Or setup DMZ host on the computer running the server if you need the router.

[Monrezz]

Make sure you've run the GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO ....etc statement.


Also, make sure you've added the user accounts to your database.

[Brood]

Well, besides the fact that I have no idea at all what a DMZ host is and what do with it, thanks for the help! 8)