No errors, but no server start.

[Uleat]

Since you didn't post your actual log files, a few things...


In addition to the port issue above..

Since you entered a key other than default, did you enter that value into the database table 'variables.ZSPassword'?

Did you set up your eqhost.ini to only use 127.0.0.1:5998?

I've run into issues using 'localhost' instead of 127.0.0.1. Localhost is defaulted to that value and you could
try switching all instances over to the actual numerical address.


U

[wolfwalkereci]

Originally Posted by Uleat

Since you didn't post your actual log files, a few things...


In addition to the port issue above..

Since you entered a key other than default, did you enter that value into the database table 'variables.ZSPassword'?

Did you set up your eqhost.ini to only use 127.0.0.1:5998?

I've run into issues using 'localhost' instead of 127.0.0.1. Localhost is defaulted to that value and you could
try switching all instances over to the actual numerical address.


U

agree, windows can be stupid and even tho localhost == 127.0.0.1 sucksalot likes to think localhost != 127.0.0.1.
good catch on the eqhost file. I totally forgot about changing that.

[chamberdown]

Thanks again for the replies guys! I will be get this server running at some point! I just got time to mess with it again today after work, and I took some of your advice

-changed key back to default, changed all localhost tags to 127.0.0.1, changed all port numbers to 5998 (because im using titanium). I tried booting the server up again, and it hangs for about 10 seconds and gives me a "a connection to the server cannot be reached" error. which is closer than before. before it would take up to 15 minutes. I'm new to server administration, (I do mostly enterprise networking for the air force) so how might I get you a log to further troubleshoot? here are my changed files

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&ServerStart.bat&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &&&

@echo off
Echo Starting MiniLogin Server
c:
cd C:\minilogin
start minilogin.exe
echo.
echo.

cd C:\eqemu
start World.exe
echo waiting a bit for world to finish loading...
echo.
echo.
ping -n 10 127.0.0.1 > nul

echo starting zone
start eqlaunch.exe zone
exit

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&eqhost.txt&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&


[LoginServer]
Host=127.0.0.1:5998

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&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=5998
worldname=oldeq
worldaddress=127.0.0.1
locked=false
account=
password=

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

[ChatChannelServer]
worldshortname=
chataddress=
chatport=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=StandAlone
ServerPort=5998


&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&eqemu_config.xml&&&&&&&&&&&&&

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<server>
<world>
<shortname>oldeq</shortname>
<longname>personal EQ</longname>

<!-- address has to be specified for minilogin to work -->
<address>127.0.0.1</address>
<localaddress>127.0.0.1</localaddress>

<!-- Loginserver information. -->
<loginserver>
<host>127.0.0.1</host>
<port>5998</port>
<account></account>
<password></password>
</loginserver>

<!-- Sets the shared key used by zone/launcher to connect to world -->
<key>make up some random string of characters here</key>

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

<!-- Database configuration, replaces db.ini -->
<database>
<host>127.0.0.1</host>
<port>3306</port>
<username>root</username>
<password></password>
<db>peq</db>
</database>
</server>


##side note##
I made sure I put this string in my mysql database:
update variables set value = "Minilogin" where varname = "LoginType";

Any more ideas as to what it could be causing my issue? thanks for all the responses.

[chamberdown]

So I just realized upon further troubleshooting, that in my loginserver.ini command prompt session, it when i connected to it before it would say 1 server , 1 client, and nothing would happen. now after the changes. it will only say 1 server , 0 clients regardless of what I do. just a tidbit from my attempts at trying to figure this thing out.