No One Can Connect!

[Xenerox]

I Set Up my Server i forwarded my ports yet when someone connects it boots them back to login screen and dosnt show up on server logs at all any help would be appreciated

[trevius]

Make sure you have the correct ports open to allow outside connections. Check the FAQ in my sig for details.

[Xenerox]

thats the weird thing i forwarded the ports mentioned in the FAQ in your sig but still not letting anyone connect i shut down my firewall (not recomended) i hav no virus protection or anything again (not recomended) and still having all these issues

[Xenerox]

but i can connect and works fine from the same pc

[trevius]

Make sure you used port RANGE forwarding, and not just normal port forwarding, as they are not the same thing.

Also, if you want to verify whether it is a port issue for sure or not, set your server as a DMZ in your router and have them try again. If they can connect with it set as a DMZ, then you have a port setup issue when the DMZ is disabled (as it should be normally). You don't want to leave a DMZ enabled, as it opens up security risks, but it isn't bad to set it for a while just to test. If they still can't connect when you have the DMZ set, then you have some other problem.

Another possible problem would be if you are using the Public Login Server and you set the address fields of your config file that are supposed to be commented out for most setups.

[Xenerox]

i dont see port range forwarding on the router pag only port forwarding im useing a D-Link WBR - 2310

[Xenerox]

Idk ive been at this for hours i dont think my router has that option or atleast i dont see it

[Xenerox]

ok i put it in DMZ and still it wont work so port isnt issue wat is? i can connect on same pc

[trevius]

Post your config file and remove the password!

[Frosef]

Also, what login server software you're using would help. MiniLogin, EQEmuServerLogin, or something else?

[Xenerox]

ok im sorry i havent been on trev and heres my config i cant get the server to work for anything . .

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<server>
<world>

<shortname>epicfail</shortname>
<longname>My Fail Server Name :D</longname>


<!-- address has to be specified for minilogin to work -->
<address>localhost</address>
<localaddress>localhost</localaddress>

<!-- Loginserver information. -->
<loginserver>
<host>eqemulator.net</host>
<port>5998</port>
<account>*****</account>
<password>*****</password>
</loginserver>

<!-- Sets the shared key used by zone/launcher to connect to world -->
<key>make up some random string of characters here</key>

<!-- Enable and set the port for the HTTP service -->
<http port="9080" enable="true" mimefile="mime.types"/>
</world>

<!-- Database configuration, replaces db.ini -->
<database>

<host>localhost</host>
<port>3306</port>
<username>root</username>
<password>******</password>
<db>peq</db>
</database>
</server>

[Xenerox]

i even tried changing the config from eqemulator.net to .org still dosnt work if it helps any its the latest SVN rev

[trevius]

If you are trying to run a public server, you shouldn't uncomment these lines like you did:

<address>localhost</address>
<localaddress>localhost</localaddress>

Comment them back out and it should start working, or at least be 1 step closer to working. They should be like this:

<!-- <address>localhost</address> -->
<!-- <localaddress>localhost</localaddress> -->

[Xenerox]

wow i cant believe thats was the issue . . . thanks trev!