EQ not finding minilogin server
 

Ok, I've been using eqemu since version 4.1 and I've set up many successful minilogin servers on my computer.

I have 5.7 dr4 setup on my computer and it seems to be running just fine. I followed the guide, "Howto: Minilogin with 5_7 Dr-4." I downloaded the compiled versions of world and zone that the guide's author offered and the missing files download on that page as well. And, as I said, the programs all seem to run just fine (after I tweaked with settings and dbs a bit).

I'm on an XP Home ed with 512mb ram and 1.4ghz p4. I'm using a geoforce4 with 64mb ram.

I'm having trouble with the eqhost.txt file for EQ, I believe. For awhile I was just getting booted back to desktop when I tried to login. Now, after creating a new eqhost.txt, that looks like so (without any spaces after):
I am now getting an error that says it couldn't find the server (after trying for a good minute or two). At least I resolved the smitchell error by setting the file as read only.

And I have gotten as far as I have by searching the forums backwards and forwards, which showed me that I'm not the only one with this problem.

Clever of Sony to come up with this "fix" to keep people from using servers other than theirs. Now if we can only find a reliable fix around it! ;-)

Anyone have any suggestions as to what else I could try?

Hmm, I guess should have dug a little deeper before I posted. I just read that to use the minilogin with dr4, I need the may 18th patch or earlier of eqmain.dll because the new one won't let us in. Darn, figures.

So, anyone have a spare copy of the old eqmain.dll they want to let me copy? lol

I don't like the new login interface anyway! They took away the blond EQ girl! They can't do that! Especially if they are going to trade her for that ugly Kali looking chick and her goons.

Check if Port 5999 is under loginserver.ini

Thinking outloud again...
 

Ok, found an old copy of eqmain.dll (not naming my source) ;-) and can get logged into server screen only to discover that my server wasn't there.

So, went back to eqemu and discovered that world.exe isn't connecting with minilogin. So, now I'm off to try and figure out why not and how to fix. Aah, the joys of EQEMU. ;-)