So Close !!!!

[solid11]

Ok I'm getting really close to getting my server working now thanks to some kind peeps on here. One problem is my rounter.
1. I have a linksys wireless and I'm confused on which IP to use in place of my localhost. The 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.100 or does it matter?
2. Do any other files affect the emu working besides the .DLL and the eqgame.exe? Like any .ini files?
3. Using minilogin, on the loginserver.ini and boot5 files, should I use the 192.168.1.1 in place of localhost or 127.0.0.1?

Reason I'm asking these is I've installed and reinstall honestly atleast 10 times now using exactly spikes and/or malingnus' walkthough on 6.0 DR2 setup. I have gotten closer now than ever by actually seeing my server in the server setup but I get the common 1017 error like many others. Which makes be believe my IPs are screwed up somewhere. I get no errors with minilogon, world.exe, or boot5 start up. I'm really close and hope this will be a simple replace IP problem. Thanks.

Running WinXP and minilogon here is my files:
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### --- This file tells world.exe what loginserver to connect to.
### --- Leave the account and password field BLANK.

### --- Public Login is un-supported as is LAN playing. We reccomend using the EQEmu.net Loginserver ALWAYS.

### --- NOTE: Starting 6-1-2002, you can no longer use the word "Server" in worldname.
### --- NOTE2: the word "Server" is added to each server automaticly.

# READ README.TXT

[LoginServer]
loginserver=localhost
loginserver2=localhost
loginport=5999
loginport2=5999
worldname=Swifthorizon
worldaddress=localhost
locked=false
account=
password=


[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=20
Unavailzone=

[ChatChannelServer]
worldshortname=
chataddress=
chatport=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=StandAlone
ServerPort=5999

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REM: ****Read this first!!!****

REM: This file requires your real IP in the place of "YourIP" when you are connecting
REM: To the EQEmu Loginserver.

REM: When you are using minilogin, Replace all IP Addresses to say 127.0.0.1

REM: If you still get errors try using localhost instead of 127.0.0.1

REM:--------------Start-----------------------
@echo off

if NOT exist spells_us.txt goto NOSPELL

start zone . 127.0.0.1 7995 127.0.0.1
start zone . 127.0.0.1 7996 127.0.0.1
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

REM:---------------END------------------------

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# READ README.TXT!

[Database]
host=localhost
user=*****
password=*****
database=eq

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[LoginServer]
Host=127.0.0.1:5999

[footfall99]

localhost = 127.0.0.1 ...
But since I had the same problem using both localhost and 127.0.0.1 like you have I'd suggest changing all of them to either localhost or 127.0.0.1 not mix and matched.
Here is my boot5zones.bat:
REM:--------------Start-----------------------
@echo off

if NOT exist spells_us.txt goto NOSPELL

start zone . 127.0.0.1 8780 127.0.0.1
start zone . 127.0.0.1 8781 127.0.0.1
start zone . 127.0.0.1 8782 127.0.0.1
start zone . 127.0.0.1 8783 127.0.0.1
start zone . 127.0.0.1 8784 127.0.0.1
exit
cls

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

REM:---------------END------------------------

Hereis my db.ini:

[Database]
host=127.0.0.1
user=*********
password=********
database=eq

Here is my loginserver:

[LoginServer]
loginserver=127.0.0.1
loginport=5999
loginport2=5999
worldname=Chris is the best
worldaddress=127.0.0.1
locked=false
account=
password=

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

[ChatChannelServer]
worldshortname=
chataddress=
chatport=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=StandAlone
ServerPort=5999

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////

With mine like this all is good and dandy....
-Footfall99

[solid11]

Cool thanks for the info. Do you have your eqhost.txt file set with 127.0.0.1 also or localhost? The other question I had was, does only the .dll files and the eqgame.exe file the only ones that affect if emu works or not? Like if I backed up all the .dll and eqgame.exe and thats it, could I roll back if I needed with just those files and get emu working? I didn't know if other files in the directory affected anything, like .ini files and such. Thanks.

One last thing, why does it seem everyone's boot5zone.bat file have different ports on them? Does it matter what ports, as long as they're opened up on your router?

Are your boot5zone.bat ports and 9000 the only ones to open up on your router?

[sonicintuition]

For some reason I find that when using minilogin, if you change the name of your server you will not be able to log in to it. I don't know if this is by design or what, but I thought I'd mention that since you're having troubles. I believe the server name on the loginserver.ini should read "Name of server here". Maybe I'm doing something wrong but every time I couldn't connect, it was because I changed that name to something else.

-SI

[solid11]

LOL, you know that idea sounds way out in left field, but I"m down to the point that if standing on my head on the 3rd monday in july would get my server working I would DO IT. HEHE. thanks and i'll try.