No zoneserver available to bootup - New Install
 

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

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

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.

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/...8d6f9c2?page=2

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

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.