Help with single-machine server & client

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Hello. This is my first post on the forum, and hope the EQEMU gurus can help me.

I followed the guides and tutorials to set up Everquest Titanium and EQEMU on one computer. I run Everquest and the login server/minilogin on the same machine. Once I get the one machine working I may try to set up a LAN configuration with my other computer so I can 2-box, but for now just getting the first machine to work has been a challenge for over a week.

I have previously been able to connect to, login and play on other servers, but when I try to connect to my own my server list in the client is blank.

I set everything up exactly as the guides stated.

When I initially run the minilogin and start the server the minilogin/zone/world/server windows work fine according to the guides, and states that "1 server, 0 client" is connected. When I then run the Everquest client, the windows then state "1 server, 1 client connected", but my server does not show up in the server list when I run the client.

I am using a direct internet connection through a cable modem, and won't connect to a router until I am ready to start a LAN configuration for my second machine. I have Zone Alarm running, but everything has permissions, and I have also shut Zone Alarm down, but the server list was still blank, so it is not a firewall issue. Windows Firewall is disabled, and no antivirus software is running.

The machine specs are:
Windows XP SP2
3.8 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 CPU
3GB Ram
Nvidia GeForce GO 7800 GTX.

Here as my config file contents:

EQHOST.TXT:

[LoginServer]
Host=127.0.0.1:5999




eqemu_config.xml:

<?xml version="1.0">
<server>
<world>
<shortname>Kindred</shortname>
<longname>Kindred</longname>

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to. -->
<address>127.0.0.1</address>
<localaddress>127.0.0.1</localaddress>

<!-- Loginserver information. -->
<loginserver>
<host>127.0.0.1</host>
<port>5999</port>
<account></account>
<password></password>
</loginserver>

<!-- Sets the shared key used by zone/launcher to connect to world -->
<key>some long random string</key>

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

<!-- Database configuration, replaces db.ini. -->
<database>
<host>localhost</host>
<port>3306</port>
<username>root</username>
<password>mysql</password>
<db>peq</db>
</database>
</server>




LoginServer.ini:

### --- 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=127.0.0.1
loginport=5999
worldname=Kindred
worldaddress=127.0.0.1
locked=false
account=
password=

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

[ChatChannelServer]
worldshortname=
chataddress=
chatport=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=MiniLogin
ServerPort=5999

I would appreciate it if any EQEMU gurus can tell me what I need to tweak in order to get my server to show up in the server list in the client so I can login to the server and play. Thanks in advance for any help.