No zoneserver available to bootup - New Install

[Silentrath]

I'm at my witts end trying to install the windows server. Attempted it 30 times now and still no change.

I follow the instructions to the T, and I keep getting:

[09-20-2020 :: 17:12:10] [WorldServer] [Info] Attempting autobootup of [tutorialb] ([189]:[0])
[09-20-2020 :: 17:12:10] [WorldServer] [Info] No zoneserver available to boot up

Happens like 10 times and then inside the game it says Zone is not available.

I even tried changing the database root password, using my local ip, everything I can think of. It's been many years since I've attempted to do a server on my local machine to start developing, and this new way feels easier than before but for the life of me no luck in getting it working.

I also found this thread below and try that and still nothing.. Any other suggestions?

http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/showthread.php?t=42137

[Silentrath]

I ended up just formatting my machine and it seemed to work, not sure why

[Uleat]

Someone just posted in another thread that a possible cause for this could be windows hijacking port 9001 .. we'll keep an eye on it.

[Huppy]

Here is that link to an issue with port 9001 being used by an MS process with one solution posted.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/port-9001-is-not-available/256da9ed-9e1d-4882-8177-703568d6f9c2?page=2

[ChaosSlayerZ]

We (Huppy, Uleat and me) just solved similar problem move from ports 9000-9001 to 9002-9003 - and LOCKED issue was gone.

[Uleat]

Yeah, re-installing 'may' fix it .. but, the process that hijacked the port could hijack again.

This one seems correctable and a re-install of the os is not recommended.