I had a similar problem, and nagged the developers with several posts about this. I fixed this problem by double checking that I had everything in my .ini files set to 'localhost' ... this was because I have dialup and wanted to be able to play offline. Once I made sure that everything said 'localhost' .. I followed a specific sequence to start up my server:
#1) run minilogin.exe
#2) run world.exe
#3) run boot5zones.bat
The key here now, in most cases I've read, is patience. After loading these 3 things, wait a while for the world server to connect to the login server, and the zoneserver to connect to the world server.
When it's unable to find a host, it's looking for an external ip address (presumably) that it cannot locate, so it will give up and sleep. If you have everything set to your localhost, it will find your host; If you wish to have your server online, then be sure your hostname is set correctly in every instance of every config file.
*it is also important to be sure that you don't include password/username in the loginserver.ini file (just leave the user and pass fields blank.. this actually does have an undesirable effect if playing locally)
I hope this helps you. If it doesn't or your problems are more specific, I'll try to help you figure this out.
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