LAN Windows Problem

[Humon]

Ok so i got my server up and running on my privet LAN, but can only play the game on the computer with the server. The details are as follows.

Server set up on a Win 7 netbook comp, play on comp is ok but new graphics slow it down.

Play on Desktop Win 8 and Laptop Win Vista, I get all the way to the server select screen and pick my server. Goes black and after a few moments goes back to the login screen. Both are able to login to public servers. I have made sure i got the IP address for the server in my eqhost file.

My loginserver sees the attempt to log in and everything seems to be running fine just cant play with other (Much better) computers.

Any ideas?

[vsab]

Have you opened the ports on the firewall on the netbook?

Post the contents of eqemu_config.xml. You probably need to edit these lines:-

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to. (read: You don't) -->
<!-- <address>some.server.com</address> -->
<!-- <localaddress>192.168.0.5</localaddress> -->


Let's pretend the netbook has an IP of 192.168.0.1, change it to

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to. (read: sometimes you should) -->
<address>192.168.0.1</address>
<localaddress>192.168.0.1</localaddress>


Note that I removed some of these:- <!- and -> (they are "comments"). Also, please ensure that your netbook has been set to always receive the same IP address from your router, otherwise the config is meaningless.

If you have something like "127.0.0.1" or "localhost" in there (or they are just commented out), after you log in you will be redirected to the machine you are connecting from (since all machines are 127.0.0.1/localhost).

Alternatively if there's just you playing, host it all on the desktop PC, unless you happen to be 32-boxing or something.

[Maze_EQ]

Windows firewall.

[Humon]

Yep it was the config file, your awesome vasb. The game works fine on all my computers.

As a note i have to disable those lines when im off of my LAN so i can play it on the netbook but thats not too hard to do.

Thanks again.