Server will not support more than one client at a time

[Jolrak]

<?xml version="1.0">
<server>
<world>
<shortname>emusp</shortname>
<longname>Questionable Methods</longname>

<!-- 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></username>
<password></password>
<db>peq</db>
</database>
</server>

an update though, i fixed the error message problem. It was unrelated. Still however only one client at a time can connect, reguardless of whether its through the lan or through the internet.

[Jolrak]

still having problems with this, my server name is questionable methods...if someone would please try and join this it would be much appreciated. i think it must be something simple, my server is running win 2000 pro with no firewall.

[EvoZak]

I have a similar problem with my setup. If I'm connected to my server (which is on my lan), external people couldn't connect... they got a "unknown error". However if I log off, external people connect just fine and then I can connect as well.

I'm not running any minilogin stuff, just the latest build with the bots enabled and PEQ db. No errors of any kind were in the logs.

[Congdar]

I don't know if this is the same issue as you have, but I found that if I only have one dynamic zone running then I can only have one connection and I can't zone to another zone and I can't log in any other accounts.
Make sure you have 5 or 6 dynamic zones running.

[Jolrak]

i have 5 dynamic zones running.

[Jolrak]

still havent figured it out. tried running a client on same machine as server and same result. server will only support 1 client at a time.

[Cripp]

you may have to use a dns name for the server address and on each machine locally ur using to login u add a line in the hosts file (C:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts) that looks like

192.168.0.2 host.whatever.com

where 192.168.0.2 is the server local IP. you can setup a dns name at www.no-ip.com
in your eqemu_config.xml you need to add the <address> and <localaddress> lines right below the short/long names.. in the <world> section.
<address> would have the dns name and <localaddress> would have the internal IP... after you set all of this hopefuly it will work

PS: the dns name should be setuip to use your external IP not internal.