no launchers or zoneservers

[microbrain]

I have followed all the guides out there using precompiled binaries.

I have installed mysql 5.5 - and created the peq and login databases

The Precompiled binaries I am using are 0.8.0 - Rev2214

The database is 2214 too

I have sourced everything in - all player tables, bots(even though they are not needed on the 2214 binaries - as they are no bots binaries)

Mysql, perl 5.12, svn loaded quests, maps, plugins, logs, all the opcodes, mysqllib and eqtime copied in to the directory.

I have set up all the eq config files with all the correct IP addresses, even tried localhost etc. and the result is the same

Eqemuloginserver runs fine
World logs in fine
Zone.exe starts (using both eqlaunch, and manually) but it says its connected on port 9000, but the world server does not seem to recognise it.

The server appears in the eq client (steam underfoot), but is down. I can still login and create a character, but no zoneservers seem to be loaded.

If I go to the http console - it also says there are no launchers connected.

It seems that zone.exe is just not connecting to the world.exe

I am pulling my hair out now - as I have been at this for hours.

I am on the verge of installing Visual Studio and compiling the whole thing instead of using the binaries.

Can anyone shed some light on this? has anyone seen this before?

I can change IP addresses, DNS names, etc in the config files till the cows come home - but its still the same result.

I am not getting any errors in the logs - for the eqlaunch debug:

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[10.26. - 17:36:26] Starting Log: logs/eqemu_debug_5028.log
[10.26. - 17:36:26] [LAUNCHER__INIT] Loading server configuration..
[10.26. - 17:36:26] [LAUNCHER__INIT] Starting main loop...
[10.26. - 17:36:26] [NET__WORLD] Connected to World: 192.168.0.10:9000
[10.26. - 17:36:51] [NET__WORLD] Connected to World: 192.168.0.10:9000
[10.26. - 17:37:11] [NET__WORLD] Connected to World: 192.168.0.10:9000

and so on...

but the world.exe never sees it.

I MUST be missing a simple step here - but I have done this over and over, and spent hours trawling through all the forums, still I cannot find anything to point me in the right direction.

Any help would be appreciated.