No Server Listing (Among other problems/questions)
 

(I've read and tried most of the other posts concerning this topic)


Problem #1 -
When I run Boot5Zones, World.exe, etc. a dos window pops up and immediately closes before I can read any of the information they are displaying.

Problem #2 -
At the Server select screen, there are no servers listed.

What do I need to have running before I start up EQw and log in?

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated... sorry if I'm asking a question that has been answered a thousand times.

My Boot5Zones.bat: (I screwed this one all up trying things suggested in another thread)

@echo off
start zoneNT . 63.228.50.206 4953 localhost
start zoneNT . 63.228.50.206 4954 localhost
start zoneNT . 63.228.50.206 4955 localhost
start zoneNT . 63.228.50.206 4956 localhost
start zoneNT . 63.228.50.206 4957 localhost
exit
cls


My DB.ini:

[Database]
host=localhost
user=<myusername>
password=<mypw>
database=eq


My LoginServer.ini

[LoginServer]
loginserver=localhost
worldname=TEST
locked=false
worldaddress=127.0.0.1
account=eqemu
password=eqemu


My eqhost.txt:

[Registration Servers]
{
"localhost:5999"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"localhost:5999"
}

wrong: you run world.exe FIRST, then the zone batfile. and you run minilogin.exe BEFORE world.exe

second: your loginserver.ini is wrong, for one its out of order (which will cause it not to work), secondly it has an account and password in it and the readme clearly tells you to leave them BLANK.

RTFM before asking for help :)

Ok, I redid everything that the readme says, and my server still doesn't show up (although all the other ones do).

I can't tell if there are any errors in world.exe etc because the window immediately closes as soon as I run them. And yes, I ran the files in the order that you said.

I also tried it both ways (with and without Minilogin).
Also, when MiniLogin says it detects a new client it says the port is 3287, isn't it supposed to be port 5999?

Boot5Zones.bat:

@echo off
start zoneNT . 127.0.0.1 7995 127.0.0.1
start zoneNT . 127.0.0.1 7996 127.0.0.1
start zoneNT . 127.0.0.1 7997 127.0.0.1
start zoneNT . 127.0.0.1 7998 127.0.0.1
start zoneNT . 127.0.0.1 7999 127.0.0.1
exit
cls

eqhost.txt:

[Registration Servers]
{
"localhost:5999"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"localhost:5999"
}


db.ini:

[Database]
host=localhost
user=<mysqlname>
password=<mysqlpw>
database=eq


loginserver.ini:

[LoginServer]
loginserver=localhost
worldname=TEST
locked=false
account=
password=
worldaddress=localhost
loginport=5999

is world.exe in the same folder as all the other files? try running world.exe in a commandline and see what the error is..

also what OS are you on??

if you open a command line window, then type in world.exe in the command line it won't close after exiting. You can then read the error message.

I also noticed that things work better is you do not mix localhost, and 127.0.0.1 Pick one and ONLY use that one.

I'm running XP.

Err... how do I use a command line? =\

*sound of head banging aginst desk*

It isn't just you dante...

click start, run, type in cmd and hit enter. That is a dos command line window. Like explorer you have to go to the location of your files you want to run, use the CD command.


People please take some time to learn about the programs you are using if you have ANY trouble. This includes windows, mysql, the dos command line. There are MANY web pages with info. The mysql help files are probably on your hard drive, and there is a lot of help on the dos command line built into windows.