Your assistance is required please

[Skizoke]

Originally Posted by Sylaei

Skizoke, This was in my Titanium log file.

2008-09-30 23:07:33	Networking: Connection Established [1]
2008-09-30 23:08:33	*** WorldAuthenticate.  Error connecting to 74.185.XX.XX:9000 [client:DisconnectReasonConnectFail,server:DisconnectReasonNone]
2008-09-30 23:08:33	
2008-09-30 23:08:33	Networking: Connection Closed [0] with 0 pending bytes.
2008-09-30 23:08:34	*** ERROR: WorldAuthenticate has failed after attempting to connect.

First try commenting these lines in your eqemu_config file:
<address>74.185.XX.XX</address>
<localaddress>192.168.1.68</localaddress>

Second try this, note I don't even have this line in my eqemu_config file:
Try uncommenting this line from your eqemu_config file:
<!-- <tcp ip="localhost" port="9000" telnet="disable"/> -->

The titanium log file? Where is it located and what is the exact name?

I see zone logs and debug logs, just not sure which one you are referring to.

[Skizoke]

Here is a screenshot of the way I forwarded the ports:

[Sylaei]

It is under my Everquest Titanium folder.
Like: c:\games\eq titanium\logs
the file itself is named dbg.txt

In the screen shot you are just opening the ports in your firewall, you need to foward those ports to your eqemu server. If you forward I don't think you need to open them in the firewall.

What is happening without the forwarding turned on is that my request to authenticate is happening at the router not your eqemu server. The router knows nothing of my auth request and is ignoring it.

[Skizoke]

This is what the router page says:

By default, the firewall blocks all unwanted access from the Internet. You can allow access from the Internet to applications running on computers inside your secure home network by enabling firewall pinholes. Opening firewall pinholes is also known as opening firewall ports or firewall port forwarding. To do this, associate the desired application with the computer below. If you cannot find a listing for your application, you can create a user-defined application profile. (To create a user-defined profile, you will need to know protocol and port information.)

To Allow Users Through the Firewall to Hosted Applications...
Select a computer
Choose the computer that will host applications through the firewall: Howard-Main 192.168.1.64 junkonecom-PC shaunda DIRECTV-STB-DF5BF5EA Howard


Edit firewall settings for this computer:
Maximum protection – Disallow unsolicited inbound traffic.
Allow individual application(s) – Choose the application(s) that will be enabled to pass through the firewall to this computer. Click ADD to add it to the Hosted Applications list.
All applications Games Audio/video Messaging and Internet Phone Servers Other User-defined Hosted Applications:
EQEmu

• Add a new user-defined application
Allow all applications (DMZplus mode) – Set the selected computer in DMZplus mode. All inbound traffic, except traffic which has been specifically assigned to another computer using the “Allow individual applications” feature, will automatically be directed to this computer. The DMZplus-enabled computer is less secure because all unassigned firewall ports are opened for that computer.

Note: Once DMZplus mode is selected and you click DONE, the system will issue a new IP address to the selected computer. The computer must be set to DHCP mode to receive the new IP address from the system, and you must reboot the computer. If you are changing DMZplus mode from one computer to another computer, you must reboot both computers.

On the far left of the screenshot is the server name, it is allowing access to the server on those ports. Does it appear to you it is not being forwarded? If so, I am unsure how to fix it.

[Skizoke]

And I am forwarding TCP only, do I need to do UDP as well?

[Skizoke]

Thanks for all the help, I'll try any other suggestions tomorrow after work.

[Skizoke]

I cannot even ping the server from work. Even with the firewall set to DMZ it won't allow access.

I'm lost, should I get a straight dsl modem so I don't have to deal with the firewall of the router? I can't just turn the firewall off.