1017 after 100% re-do...Still Stumped

[DrizztBanrae]

Ok I totally started from scratch again tryin to get my server running publicly..and I still get 1017 when I try to login. Alhough I can still get in using localhost in place of all IP's

Ok I followed Jezebell's guide here although Govtcheese's lootdrop file link apeares to be broken so I skipped that step.

Heres my world.exe output:

[Status] CURRENT_WORLD_VERSION:EQEMu 0.5.5
[Status] Loading variables..
[Status] Loading zones..
[Status] Loading items..
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
[Status] Loading items from database: count=28728, max id=69304
[Status] ./LoginServer.ini read.
[Status] Loading guild ranks..
[Status] Loading ./addon.ini..
[Status] Loading EQ time of day..
[Status] Reboot zone modes ON
[Status] Deleted 0 stale player corpses from database
[Status] Deleted 0 stale player backups from database
Warning: You need to get laid...
TCP listening on: 208.31.**.***:9000
World server listening on: 208.31.**.***:9000
Connected to LoginServer: eqlogin3.eqemulator.net:5997

My Boot5zones.bat output:

[Status] CURRENT_ZONE_VERSION: EQEMu 0.5.5
[Status] Loading Variables
[Status] Loading zone names
[Status] Loading items
[Status] EMuShareMem loaded
[Status] Loading npcs
[Status] Loading npc faction lists
[Status] Loading loot tables
[Status] Loading doors
[Status] FileLoadSPDat() Loading spells from ./spells_us.txt
[Status] FileLoadSPDat() spells loaded: 5023
[Status] Loading guilds
[Status] Loading factions
[Status] Loading corpse timers
[Status] Loading what ever is left
[Status] Loading commands
[Status] command_init(): Warning: Command 'help' defaulting to access level 0!
[Status] command_init(): Warning: Command 'version' defaulting to access level 0
!
[Status] command_init(): Warning: Command 'serversidename' defaulting to access
level 0!
[Status] command_init(): Warning: Command 'loc' defaulting to access level 0!
[Status] command_init(): Warning: Command 'flag' defaulting to access level 0!
[Status] command_init(): Warning: Command 'si' defaulting to access level 0!
[Status] 160 commands loaded
[Status] Entering sleep mode
Connected to worldserver: 172.**.*.**:9000

eqhost.txt:

[Registration Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin2.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin3.eqemulator.net:5997"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin2.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin3.eqemulator.net:5997"
}

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 recommend using the eqemulator.net Loginserver ALWAYS.

### --- NOTE: You can NOT use the word "Server" in worldname.
### --- NOTE2: the word "Server" is added to each server automatically.

# READ README.TXT
[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemulator.net
loginserver2=eqlogin2.eqemulator.net
loginserver3=eqlogin3.eqemulator.net
loginport=5997
loginport=5997
loginport=5997
worldname=Dark Skye Legacy (Semi-Legit/Custom)
worldaddress=208.31.**.***
locked=false

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=0
Unavailzone=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=Standalone
ServerPort=5999
UplinkAddress=
UplinkPort=
UplinkAccount=
UplinkPassword=

[ChatChannelServer]
ChatChannelServer=172.**.*.**

Boot5zones.bat text:

REM: ****Read this first!!!****

REM: This file requires your real IP in the place of "YourIP" when you are connecting
REM: To the EQEmu Loginserver.

REM: When you are using minilogin, Replace all IP Addresses to say 127.0.0.1

REM: If you still get errors try using localhost instead of 127.0.0.1

REM:--------------Start-----------------------
@echo off

if NOT exist spells_us.txt goto NOSPELL

start zone . 208.31.**.*** 7995 172.**.*.**
start zone . 208.31.**.*** 7996 172.**.*.**
start zone . 208.31.**.*** 7997 172.**.*.**
start zone . 208.31.**.*** 7998 172.**.*.**
start zone . 208.31.**.*** 7999 172.**.*.**
exit
cls

:NOSPELL
echo You did not copy the spells_en.txt from your everquest directory to this one.  Please do so or zones will crash on startup.
PAUSE

REM:---------------END------------------------

and my db.ini text:

# READ README.TXT!

[Database]
host=localhost
user=**********
password=**********
database=eq
compression=off


### --- This file tells world.exe what computer mySQL is on. Host should
### --- be left "localhost" unless mysql is on a differant computer than world.exe.

Also noticed that when I tried to logon it was listed as 0.5.5...should it be DR1 or something?

Any help? Ah yes one more thing: I already used search for 2 hours at least tried to make sure I could fix before I posted.

[evolutionslust]

ditto

[DrizztBanrae]

Originally Posted by evolutionslust

ditto

Umm riiight...that really helps...

[Beretta]

The IQ of simple americans drops yet another point . . .


Ditto means the same . . . if someone replies ditto to something . . . that means the same thing applies to them . . .

For example

HOLY SHIT IM DRUNK!!!!!


and his buddy replies . . . "Ditto" . . . . .

it would be proper, because since your drinking with a friend, or course he is going to be drunk . . .

Now granted if your drinking and you reply ditto, your friends my think you weird or something, but still, ditto is an easy way of saying SAME HERE!

[mikenune]

I didn't take the time to look up your ISP but, if you can tonnect to your system if you try all local IPs (and run MiniLogin.exe) but can't connect if you try your external IP address then the following is most likely the case:

Your ISP doesn't allowing incoming connections to it's customers. Basically, your ISP is blocking anyone from being able to log into your server (or view web pages from your Web Server if you had one running, etc.).

If that's the case then you're kinda SOL. :(

[DrizztBanrae]

Originally Posted by Beretta

The IQ of simple americans drops yet another point . . .


Ditto means the same . . . if someone replies ditto to something . . . that means the same thing applies to them . . .

For example

HOLY SHIT IM DRUNK!!!!!


and his buddy replies . . . "Ditto" . . . . .

it would be proper, because since your drinking with a friend, or course he is going to be drunk . . .

Now granted if your drinking and you reply ditto, your friends my think you weird or something, but still, ditto is an easy way of saying SAME HERE!

And yet the lack of common sense is made more apparent everyday....
Obviously when I said "that really helps" anyone with an ounce of common sense would understand that more information is needed...ie my original post I posted all my output and file config's evolutionslust says simply "ditto"

Yes I am fully aware that ditto means "same here" as you so eloquently put it, however for people such as yourself I shall re-word my previous post to say:

Maybe you could provide a little more information, evolutionslust, so we can better help with your problem.

As to mikenune, whom actually posted on this article with somethung usefull (instead of takin up forum space posting something completely irrelevant to the subject) Im not currently using minilogin....should I be?

[Beretta]

.... Your a moron . . . .


All the guy was saying when he said Ditto was that he was looking for the same fix you are. Why dont you shut the hell up before you make yourself look like a fool

[samandhi]

If you are able to log in using localhost instead of your IP, but cannot when using your IP, then it is a NAT issue... Please provide information about your connection (ie, is it DSL, do you have a router, is your IP static or dynamic, so on)...

[DrizztBanrae]

Originally Posted by Beretta

.... Your a moron . . . .


All the guy was saying when he said Ditto was that he was looking for the same fix you are. Why dont you shut the hell up before you make yourself look like a fool

I realize he was looking for the same fix I am...as I said eariler to re-word my question:

Maybe you could provide a little more information, evolutionslust, so we can better help with your problem.

Because that would help to solv his problem alot more efficently than sayin "ditto" plus if he ad posted more of his info I could have looked at his and compared to mine thus helping eachother out as well as anyone else posting usefull information, something I've yet to see from you Beretta.

Anyways to samandhi, thanx for your help but Ive figured out that my ISP dosesn't allow people to connect to me...is there another way besides switching ISP's?

[mikenune]

Not really, no.

The only way you could "get around" this is if:

1. You managed to talk yout ISP into allowing you to run a server (very doubtful).
2. Some ISPs have "business" accounts or similar. Although they typically cost more than a standard customer account, many offer improved speed/service and, sometimes, the ability to host a server.

But short of those, there's not much you can do :(

Edit: BTW, I love your little sig! :lol:

[samandhi]

Anyways to samandhi, thanx for your help but Ive figured out that my ISP dosesn't allow people to connect to me...is there another way besides switching ISP's?

Yes there is something you can do. You can set up a proxy server... Here is how that works. Your ISP wont be blocking the standard ports incoming, such as 80 (which is used for browsers). All you have to do is set up a proxy that assigns port 9000, or whatever port you need it to use, to use port 80 (you may not really want to use port 80, for obvious reasons, but this is just an example. You would use some OTHER standard port).. I used to have an ISP like this and wanted to run an FTP server...

Or you can email them and ask them what ports are open, as they usually only block a range of ports (though not always)... Then just use one of the open ports that is NOT standard... This may take some research on your part, but IS possible....

To find out what ports you have open to you, just make sure all firewall software is OFF, then go to Norton's website and use their security software. Or just download a port sniffer and sniff out your own ports to see which ones are open incoming (because outgoing isnt the problem).

Hope this helps some..........................

[mikenune]

Actually, I've actually run across a couple of places that would actually check for things like HTTP GET headers and such. Wich means that setting up a proxy server won't help.

Of course, your idea on how they do it is much more common so a proxy might work.

[samandhi]

Yeah, because all a proxy does (in your case), is to re-route the port to a different port, in your case one that will allow incoming traffic. This is all done OUTSIDE your ISP's domain, so there is NO way they can stop it...

[boppoom1]

OMG ok try this when i ran my server i got the same problem what you need to do is delete your

[ChatChannelServer]
ChatChannelServer=172.**.*.**

from the bottom and just leave a space below

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=Standalone
ServerPort=5999
UplinkAddress=
UplinkPort=
UplinkAccount=
UplinkPassword=

that usually helps alot when people ask me see if it works if it does? tyr going to www.eqhq.cjb.net we will help you there if you cant get supprot here. Thanks

[samandhi]

that usually helps alot when people ask me see if it works if it does? tyr going to www.eqhq.cjb.net we will help you there if you cant get supprot here.

What the hell is that supposed to mean? He IS getting support here.

And:

OMG ok try this when i ran my server i got the same problem what you need to do is delete your

In case you didnt notice this statement:

Anyways to samandhi, thanx for your help but Ive figured out that my ISP dosesn't allow people to connect to me...is there another way besides switching ISP's?

Deleting his chatchannelserver block will NOT allow incoming traffic...... If he wanted to play on a minilogin server where ONLY he and others in his LAN wanted to play then he wouldnt have to worry about his ISP blocking his incoming traffic.

Why do you feel the need to offer support from a different forum, on THIS forum? This (in case you didnt notice) IS a support forum...