EQEmulator Forums - Everything but Minilogin working?

I have downloaded and installed mysql and sourced all the needed files, i haved changed all the .ini files and eqhost files are required.
I am able to load minilogin (lisitening on port 5999)
then i run worlld.exe it loads no errors. then i launch boot5 and they all connect into the worlld on the assigned ports.

I am running all this one one PC along with the EQclient,.
Whenever i try and login with the eqemu account i can not get past the login screen.. it hangs then says it cant connect or jsut crashed to desktop.

I have a 2nd computer i loaded a fresh copy of the eqclint (evolutions) and ran the patchme..etc and it fails also.

all machines are running WinXP home version

I don't know what else to do..

MINILOGIN output
LoginServer.ini read.
MiniLoginAccounts.ini read.
Server mode: Standalone
Login server listening on port:5999

MINILOGINACCOUTS configuration file
localhost eqemu eqemu (ues the space is there)

DATABASE configuration file
[Database]
host=localhost
user=xxxxx
password=xxxxx
database=test
compression=off

[ChatChannelServer]
ChatChannelServer=192.168.116.100

WORLD.EXE output
[Status] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.5.6
[Status] Loading variables..
[Status] Loading zones..
[Status] Loading items..
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
[Status] Loading items from database: count=28633, max id=69173
[Status] ./LoginServer.ini read.
[Status] Loading guild ranks..
[Status] Loading ./addon.ini..
[Status] Loading EQ time of day..
[Status] Reboot zone modes ON
[Status] Deleted 0 stale player corpses from database
[Status] Deleted 0 stale player backups from database
Breaking linux compiles....
TCP listening on: 192.168.116.100:9000
World server listening on: 192.168.116.100:9000
Connected to LoginServer: localhost:5999
20157 New TCP connection: 192.168.116.100:4105
New zoneserver: #1 192.168.116.100:4105
20188 New TCP connection: 192.168.116.100:4106
New zoneserver: #2 192.168.116.100:4106
20219 New TCP connection: 192.168.116.100:4107
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.116.100:4105: 192.168.116.100:7996
New zoneserver: #3 192.168.116.100:4107
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.116.100:4106: 192.168.116.100:7997
20297 New TCP connection: 192.168.116.100:4108
20297 New TCP connection: 192.168.116.100:4109
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.116.100:4107: 192.168.116.100:7999
New zoneserver: #4 192.168.116.100:4109
New zoneserver: #5 192.168.116.100:4108
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.116.100:4108: 192.168.116.100:7995
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 192.168.116.100:4109: 192.168.116.100:7998

BOOT5ZONES output
all 5 screens have
Connected to worldserver: 192.168.116.100:9000
as the last line on the cmd window. looks correct

EQHOST file
[Login Servers]
Host=192.168.116.100:5999

i have chaged this to 127.0.0.1 or localhost, or rhe machines netbiosname, also used the newer format with { marks and quotations..etc no luck

BOOT5ZONES configuration
if NOT exist spells_us.txt goto NOSPELL

start zone . 192.168.116.100 7995 192.168.116.100
start zone . 192.168.116.100 7996 192.168.116.100
start zone . 192.168.116.100 7997 192.168.116.100
start zone . 192.168.116.100 7998 192.168.116.100
start zone . 192.168.116.100 7999 192.168.116.100
exit
cls

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

I have read that there seems to be issues with the newest patch when patching to live EQ

So i loaded another PC on my lan with the client and did not patch up to eqlive. when i try and login from that machine it says i have the wrong version and to check eqhosts

I'm not sure what else to do.. or how i can get the client be it on the same machine or on my lan to connect.

I did try and telnet to port 5999 and i see a socket connection occur on the minilogin screen, so I know im not being blocked .. so i KNOW the client machine can connect to the server running the eqemu software/minilogin

but something is preventing it from allowing the EQclient from connecting into the system.. and after a whole days worth of troubleshooting, re-tuning, verifying, reading this forum, and testing..

I am askign for anyhelp

please drop a message here or email me directly
smakdown@cox.net

thanks in advance