1st I follow the following instructions to the T
http://forums.eqemu.net/viewtopic.php?t=8493
and here's what I'm getting...
Loading world.exe....
Using database 'eq' at localhost
[Status] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.4.4-DR1
[Error] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.4.4-DR1
Loading Variables, zone names & items...
EMuShareMem.dll loaded.
Loading items from database...
...done.
[LoginServer] block not found in 'LoginServer.ini'.
Loading guild ranks...done.
Loading EQ time of day..."./eqtime.cfg" is NOT a vaild EQTime file. File version
is 0; EQTime version is 1000 - failed.
Deleted 0 stale player corpses from database.
Deleted -1 stale player backups from database.
Liberating a country that despises us...
TCP listening on: port 9000
World server listening on: port 9000
Loading boot5zones.bat everythign seems to go fine until the end I get this...
WorldServer connect: Connecting to the server failed: TCPConnection::Connect():
Couldnt resolve hostname. Error: 11001
[Error] worldserver.Connect() FAILED!
[Status] Entering sleep mode
Now I read alot about this error here...
this is what I tried...
1st changeing all the ip's to both localhost and 127.0.0.1
currently I have my loginserver configured as such....
### --- 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=eqlogin1.eqemu.netloginserver2=eqlogin 2.eqemu.netloginport=5999loginport2=5999worldname= Malikkia's Palaceworldaddress=24.50.86.61locked=falseaccount= password=[WorldServer]Defaultstatus=Unavailzone=[LoginConfig]ServerMode=StandaloneServerPort=5999UplinkAddress= UplinkPort=UplinkAccount=UplinkPassword=
boot5zones looks as follows...
REM:--------------Start-----------------------
@echo off
if NOT exist spells_en.txt goto NOSPELL
start zone . 24.50.86.61 7995 localhost
start zone . 24.50.86.61 7996 localhost
start zone . 24.50.86.61 7997 localhost
start zone . 24.50.86.61 7998 localhost
start zone . 24.50.86.61 7999 localhost
start zone . 24.50.86.61 8000 localhost
no matter what I changed my ip to I'd get the same errors loading the boot5zones...
now world.exe seems to log the boot5zones.bat
9812 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1955
New zoneserver: #1 127.0.0.1:1955
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1955: localhost:7997
10047 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1956
10047 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1957
New zoneserver: #2 127.0.0.1:1957
New zoneserver: #3 127.0.0.1:1956
10062 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1958
10062 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1959
10062 New TCP connection: 127.0.0.1:1960
New zoneserver: #4 127.0.0.1:1960
New zoneserver: #5 127.0.0.1:1959
New zoneserver: #6 127.0.0.1:1958
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1956: localhost:7996
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1957: localhost:7995
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1958: localhost:8000
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1959: localhost:7999
Zoneserver SetConnectInfo: 127.0.0.1:1960: localhost:7998
127.0.0.1:1955: TCPConnection::RecvData(): Error: 10054
127.0.0.1:1956: TCPConnection::RecvData(): Error: 10054
127.0.0.1:1957: TCPConnection::RecvData(): Error: 10054
127.0.0.1:1958: TCPConnection::RecvData(): Error: 10054
127.0.0.1:1959: TCPConnection::RecvData(): Error: 10054
127.0.0.1:1960: TCPConnection::RecvData(): Error: 10054
Removing zoneserver from ip:0.0.0.0 port:0 (localhost:8000)
Removing zoneserver from ip:0.0.0.0 port:0 (localhost:7999)
Removing zoneserver from ip:0.0.0.0 port:0 (localhost:799

Removing zoneserver from ip:0.0.0.0 port:0 (localhost:7996)
Removing zoneserver from ip:0.0.0.0 port:0 (localhost:7995)
Removing zoneserver from ip:0.0.0.0 port:0 (localhost:7997)
this would leave me to believe that these 2 lines are probably the problem....
[LoginServer] block not found in 'LoginServer.ini'.
and
Loading EQ time of day..."./eqtime.cfg" is NOT a vaild EQTime file. File version
is 0; EQTime version is 1000 - failed.
Deleted 0 stale player corpses from database.
Deleted -1 stale player backups from database.
Abort/retry/cancel?
TCP listening on: port 9000
not really sure what I'm missing....
oh just a thought as far as my router I just enabled DMZ hosting just to get around putting in all the ports... figured might as well bypass nat all together....
any help would rule...