Need some help, can't find what I did wrong. (must be missing it)

[xsxix]

changed all localhost variables to 192.168.*.* .. used the machine's IP. Changed the values in the following... eqemu xml, the minilogin ini and the eqhost txt.
Now I'm receiving the following error when I launch my startup.bat

---------------------------------------------
[03.07. - 15:17:56] Starting Log: logs/eqemu_debug_3552.log
[03.07. - 15:17:56] [LAUNCHER__INIT] Loading server configuration..
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [NET__WORLD] WorldConnection connect: Connecting to the server 192.168.1.2:9000 failed: TCPConnection::Connect(): connect() failed. Error: 10061
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [LAUNCHER__ERROR] worldserver.Connect() FAILED! Will retry.
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [LAUNCHER__INIT] Starting main loop...


startup.bat conents=
--------------------
@echo off
Echo Starting MiniLogin Server
c:
cd c:\minilogin
start minilogin.exe
echo.
echo.

cd C:\build
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

[Derision]

Originally Posted by xsxix

Now I'm receiving the following error when I launch my startup.bat

---------------------------------------------
[03.07. - 15:17:56] Starting Log: logs/eqemu_debug_3552.log
[03.07. - 15:17:56] [LAUNCHER__INIT] Loading server configuration..
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [NET__WORLD] WorldConnection connect: Connecting to the server 192.168.1.2:9000 failed: TCPConnection::Connect(): connect() failed. Error: 10061
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [LAUNCHER__ERROR] worldserver.Connect() FAILED! Will retry.
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [LAUNCHER__INIT] Starting main loop...

Does eqlaunch not produce any messages after that ? The inital 10061 error is normal, but I would expect to see it connect a few seconds later, i.e.

[Debug] [NET__WORLD] Connected to World: 192.168.1.2:9000

followed by the zones being started.

[Rilwen]

Originally Posted by xsxix

---------------------------------------------
[03.07. - 15:17:56] Starting Log: logs/eqemu_debug_3552.log
[03.07. - 15:17:56] [LAUNCHER__INIT] Loading server configuration..
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [NET__WORLD] WorldConnection connect: Connecting to the server 192.168.1.2:9000 failed: TCPConnection::Connect(): connect() failed. Error: 10061
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [LAUNCHER__ERROR] worldserver.Connect() FAILED! Will retry.
[03.07. - 15:17:57] [LAUNCHER__INIT] Starting main loop...


startup.bat conents=
--------------------
@echo off
Echo Starting MiniLogin Server
c:
cd c:\minilogin
start minilogin.exe
echo.
echo.

cd C:\build
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

I'm also getting this exact problem, with all addresses set to "localhost". The only difference is it says "Connecting to the server 127.0.0.1" instead of "192.168.1.2" Port forwarding and firewall exceptions have no effect.

[Frosef]

I had a bunch of problems getting MiniLogin to work properly myself. I had some success with solo play, but when I wanted to enable private WAN play I couldn't get it going and had to abandon MiniLogin entirely.

I also found it helpful to create 3 MiniLogin accounts: One for 127.0.0.1, one for my LAN IP (192.168.x.x), and one for my public IP. MiniLogin doesn't actually care what you enter in the account name box, it strictly checks the incoming connection's IP address. By creating the 3 accounts I was able to narrow down which address actually worked.

In the end, what worked for me for solo play was setting my eqhost.txt, and server config XML file match up in all IP-related fields. i.e. <LoginServer>, <address> and eqhost.txt all contained the exact same info. I never got WAN play to work, or even LAN play.

[Congdar]

Originally Posted by Frosef

I never got WAN play to work, or even LAN play.

I have been using the minilogin on my lan quite a while and it isn't hard to get going if you remember a few things. I've never tried MiniLogin for WAN but this works great for LAN
1. Use your systems actual IP in place of mine
2. Pick a better server name
3. Your database password is likely something different
4. Your database could be named something else like ax_classic
5. The <shortname> is used as part of the filename for your character settings in the Everquest folder: Name_asn.ini
6. You must have an entry in your database account table for each system on your lan
7. The account entries must have the IP of the connecting system in the minilogin_ip field
8. If you have set the status field to GM status (200+) you must also have a matching entry in the gm_ips table
9. Each connecting system must have the eqhost.txt file pointing to the emu server's IP
10. Your Anit-Virus/Firewall must allow access for world.exe and zone.exe
11. LoginServer.ini needs ServerMode=MiniLogin
12. The 'zone' parameter for eqlaunch.exe must match the name field in the launcher table
13. Typically the database launcher table has name set to 'zone' and dynamics set to '5' for solo play, these are Dynamic Zones
14. If you have many players on your lan, set your database launcher_zones table up with the same 'zone' name in the launcher field and put the short zone name in the zone field. Set the port field to zero
15. Set LoginType to MiniLogin in your db variables table

eqemu_config.xml

<?xml version="1.0">
<server>
	<world>
		<!-- Server name. -->
		<shortname>asn</shortname>
		<longname>Actual Server Name</longname>

		<!-- LAN IP information. -->
		<address>192.168.1.1</address>
		<localaddress>192.168.1.1</localaddress>

		<!-- LAN Loginserver information.  Defaults shown -->
		<loginserver>
			<host>192.168.1.1</host>
			<port>5999</port>
		</loginserver>

		<!-- Sets the shared key used by zone/launcher to connect to world -->
		<key>notsureifthisisneededbuthereitis</key>
	</world>

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

LoginServer.ini

[LoginServer]
loginserver=192.168.1.1
loginport=5999
worldname=Actual Server Name
worldaddress=192.168.1.1
locked=false
account=
password=

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

[ChatChannelServer]
worldshortname=
chataddress=
chatport=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=MiniLogin
ServerPort=5999

eqhost.txt

[LoginServer]
Host=192.168.1.1:5999

startemu.bat

title MiniLogin
@echo Loading MiniLogin
@echo Please wait for MiniLogin to listen on port 5999
start minilogin.exe
pause
title World
@echo Loading World...
@echo Please wait for World to get its IP address.
start world.exe
pause
start eqlaunch.exe zone
exit