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Server Assistance Please - 1017 errors

I just thought of a possible answer, so I'll start with the easy question: Can I connect to my own server, from the server, via public logon? Or do I need to use a different PC to run the EMU client?

Now, assuming I can run the client and the server from the same machine, here's where I'm at.

I'm running Windows XP Home, and am using a cable modem, but am behind a Belkin cable/dsl router. This is with the .4.3 code.

I noticed something odd about the way my system was behaving when I was following the instructions for setting up NAT. I went to the router and enabled BOTH Port Forwarding and DMZ for my PC (and have tried several combinations of these being on and off). I used the same ports as found in my boot 5 file:

Code:

start zone . 24.94.230.236 7995 192.168.2.33

start zone . 24.94.230.236 7996 192.168.2.33

start zone . 24.94.230.236 7997 192.168.2.33

start zone . 24.94.230.236 7998 192.168.2.33

start zone . 24.94.230.236 7999 192.168.2.33

When I ran the world.exe file and the boot5 file, I noticed that the ports for the Legal IP addresses were showing up as expected. However, the ports for the 192 address were being dynamically assigned in the 3000-3999 range. I'm assuming this is screwing up my port forwarding.

Am I on the right track here? If so, and you need the rest of my info, I'd be happy to post it. If I'm way off base, please say so, thats why I didn't post the rest. :)

Thanks.

"""I'm running Windows XP Home, and am using a cable modem, but am behind a Belkin cable/dsl router. This is with the .4.3 code."""

frist thing dont use windowsXP to run a server. if your using a router make sure the fire wall is disabled. and if your trying to host a online server so other people can log into make sure the windowsXP firewall is disabled and all the IPs are set right

Windows XP is fine for running a server as long as the windows XP firewall is off.

but the router is most likely causing the problems. EQEmu was never made to work on routers. It does not like 192.* IP addresses. unplug the router and use your internet IP.

Thanks for the idea.

I managed to get it running last night locally at least, with the loginserver option. Oddly enough, the program seems to prefer that I use the 192 IP on my NIC as opposed to localhost, or 127.0.0.1.

I'll wait for some quiet time when I can get sole access to the cable modem to try again from a real IP to the "Real World".

You say running local server works for windowXP? My winXP firewall is OFF, unchecked. BUT it still doesnt work 4 lyfe. I left out mysql and all other rotting in computer, planning to delete if 1017 error still showing up.