Name rejected - Login fails

[mudman]

Hi all,

I get my world up in the server select screen with everyone elses. Log in and select a new character, i get all the way to the make character and the name gets rejected each time. I have tried many different combinations. It seems to be just doing it on my world not others has something been confiqured wrong. Thanks. M.

config:
mySQL running, world running, boot5win running fine, no firewall up, no virus protection on. using eqw2.2

[Shawn319]

you forgot to post your loginserver.ini and boot5zones.bat config files.

also what OS are you on.

[mudman]

hi,
here is what i have confiqured )

Boot5zones.Win9x.bat
@echo off
start zoneNT . 63.199.241.41 7995 127.0.0.1
start zoneNT . 63.199.241.41 7996 127.0.0.1
start zoneNT . 63.199.241.41 7997 127.0.0.1
start zoneNT . 63.199.241.41 7998 127.0.0.1
start zoneNT . 63.199.241.41 7999 127.0.0.1
exit
cls

EQHOST
[Registration Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemu.org:5999"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemu.org:5999"
"eqlogin2.eqemu.org:5999"
}

LOGINSERVER.ini
[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemu.org
loginserver2=eqlogin2.eqemu.org
loginport=5999
loginport2=5999
worldname=the shit
locked=false
account=
password=
worldaddress=63.199.241.41

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=Standalone
ServerPort=5999
UplinkAddress=
UplinkPort=
UplinkAccount=
UplinkPassword=

MY INSTALLATION
1)Unzipped eqemu-0.3.3.1-win32.zip to a dir called c:\eqemu, note I dint do anything with eqemu-0.3.3.1-source.zip that is for Linux I suppose ??
2)Copied spdat.eff from EQ dir to c:\eqemu dir
Part 3: mySQL setup
1)Dowloaded and installed mysql-3.23.49-win.zip
2)Copied db.sql to my C:\mysql\bin dir
3)Ran Winmysqladmin.exe and put in PW and username
4..6) Created database eq, and kept Winmysqladmin.exe running in background, green light.
7) ran mysql from C:\mysql\bin, typed "use eq", database changed
typed "source db.sql" no errors
Part 4:Setting up EQEmu ini
1)edit db.ini to have mySQL Pw and user names,
2)edit loginserver.ini as above
3. edit Boot5zones.Win9x.bat , since im using win98,
"YourIP" 7995 127.0.0.1"
"YourIP" this text was replaced with my current IP which is dynamic
Part 5. Running the server
1)Ran world.exe
2)Ran Boot5zones.exe: 5 Windows come up with following messages
Finished Boot5Zones - no message, Window - 7995, Window - 7996, Window - 7997, Window - 7998, Window - 7999 All say sleeping with done. No error messages, ports all opened.
M.

FILES USED:
Operating System: Win98Se
EMU downloaded: eqemu-0.3.3.1-win32.zip
Mysql downloaded and installed: mysql-3.23.49-win.zip
EW version: 2.22
Everquest Directory: Made a backup dir

[Shawn319]

any errors in the world.exe or zone9x windows?

[Baron Sprite]

Clearing out anything in the name filter table helps sometimes. (Sometimes something gets put in there by mistake and it will block everything... like % )

[mudman]

i dont have that problem getting into other people's worlds servers just mine though.. ty M.

[Shawn319]

then what baron says is very true. open up mysql.exe and type "use eq" then type

"delete from name_filter;"

all without the quotes.

[Lurker_005]

Boot5zones.Win9x.bat
@echo off
start zoneNT . 63.199.241.41 7995 127.0.0.1

????? check your boot5zones files and makesure your using the right one....

[Shawn319]

OHH duh, i dunno why i didnt see that before. he's right. you need to replace that ZoneNT with Zone9x

[Lurker_005]

Heh shawn, don't feel bad, you have done that to me many times :p

[mudman]

REM: zone9x.exe is for use with Windows 98 and ME only.
REM: If you are running Windows NT/2000 or XP use ZoneNT.exe

REM:--------------Start-----------------------
@echo off
start Zone9x . 63.199.245.41 7995 127.0.0.1
start Zone9x . 63.199.245.41 7996 127.0.0.1
start Zone9x . 63.199.245.41 7997 127.0.0.1
start Zone9x . 63.199.245.41 7998 127.0.0.1
start Zone9x . 63.199.245.41 7999 127.0.0.1
exit
cls
REM:---------------END------------------------

Hi, I made the changes now so it is using Zone9x but .. same thing name rejected. I erased the Everquest dir and made a new one from Thursday backup in case was corrupt but same thing, all names are being rejecte cant enter. The problem only happens when i try to log into my server.
ty,
M.

[stormgod]

dont forget the eqhost.txt is changed back to original everytime you patch

[mudman]

eqhost is the one for eqemu.. I wonder what the heck is going on. Is there a problem with mySQL?

ty.

M.

[mudman]

got it to work , i dropped the eq database out of SQL and rebuilt all systems go! thanks for help. M.

[Baron Sprite]

Happened to me once before, somehow a % got mashed in there.