Updated Windows Server Setup Guide

[lrdchaos1357]

I've tried following the guide and ether I'm missing a step earlier, or missing information. When I try to do step 6, it askes for a login and password, but they aren't any of the passwords I've set up.

[zabooo]

I too am also having the same problem. I have been creating new accounts in my logindb and nothing is working (I have about 15 created accounts). Also the other thing I did different is instead of setting my server.dyndns.org im using localhost on everything so i can just solo for now. Everthing works fine except for being able to log in.

[Sylaei]

Zabooo, try this, create a login and use 11111111 for the password. There are 8 ones there. I finally got it to work for me that way, I don't know whats wrong.

[EQFAN2009]

Hey folks - this site is fantastic. My wife and I have played EQ since around 2000 but quit a couple of years ago due to time restrictions (read kids!) I'm looking to build and host a server so friends and family can play and eventually nephews nieces and my own kids can play in a 'safe' environment.

I've followed the Vales guide but have come up against what appears to be a very common error - yes another 1017!. Basically I can log in and play from the box running the server so I'm comfortable that the client/server match is OK and the DB is compatible with the binaries, however when I try to login from a PC on my LAN - even if directly connected to the server (ie no router in the middle) the connection drops on transfer from login to world. That is I can authenticate over the LAN/direct link, but as soon as I go to enter the world I get the old 1017. I use the exact same username and password for both local login and LAN/direct login. Local works LAN/Direct doesn't

Router is set up to forward tcp/udp 9000 to 192.168.1.8 (I'm confident this isn't an issue as there is no connectivity when directly connected to the server by a single cat5 cable)




Config files are below:

{eqemu_config.ini}
<?xml version="1.0">
<server>
<world>
<shortname>MyShortname</shortname>
<longname>MyLongname</longname>

<!-- Loginserver information. Defaults shown -->
<loginserver>
<host>myshortname.no-ip.info</host>
<port>5999</port>
<account></account>
<password></password>
</loginserver>

<!-- Only specify these two if you really think you need to. (read: You don't) -->
<address>myshortname.no-ip.info</address>
<localaddress>192.168.1.8</localaddress>

<!-- Sets the ip/port for the tcp connections. Both zones and console (if enabled). Defaults are shown -->
<tcp ip="myshortname.no-ip.info" port="9000" telnet="enable"/>

</world>

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




</server>


-------------------------------
{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=192.168.1.8
loginserver2=myshortname.no-ip.info
loginport=5999
loginport2=5999
worldname=myshortname.no-ip.info
worldaddress=192.168.1.8
locked=false
account=
password=

[WorldServer]
Defaultstatus=
Unavailzone=

[ChatChannelServer]
worldshortname=
chataddress=
chatport=

[LoginConfig]
ServerMode=EQEmuLoginServer
ServerPort=5999

------------------------------------------------
{hosts file in ...System32\drivers\etc\hosts}

192.168.1.8 myshortname.no-ip.info

-----------------------------------------------

{eqhosts file}
[LoginServer]
host=myshortname.no-ip.info

------------------------------

Any help would be much appreciated.

EQFAN

[EQFAN2009]

Ok, a little progress made with the dreaded 1017 error gone and I can now make it past the login screen (Yay!) I disabled the virtual IPs from VMware that were on both the Server and the Client machines, and the key change was to edit emu_config.ini section from this:

<!-- Loginserver information. Defaults shown -->
<loginserver>
<host>myshortname.no-ip.info</host>
<port>5999</port>
<account></account>
<password></password>
</loginserver>

to this:

<!-- Loginserver information. Defaults shown -->
<loginserver>
<host>eqemulator.net</host>
<port>5998</port>
<account></account>
<password></password>
</loginserver>

And updated eqhosts.txt accordingly


So I'm now using the global login server to get back into my own box which seems kind of clunky but might be useful for getting friends and family connected to my server.

Once again, if I log in from the same machine my server is on all is fine and I can enter the world, but if I try the same thing on a LAN box I get 'Server is not Responding' message.

My next trick will be to experiment with some portforwarding configurations for both server and client. All suggestions are most welcome.

Ultimately I'd like to use my own login server and perhaps set up a VNP if required for family and friends to login from the WAN(Internet). One step at at time though
Once I can achieve connectivity from a LAN box, I'll gradually move back closer to Vales' settings for the login server which is currently sitting idle on my server!

[EQFAN2009]

Quick update on last post before I go to bed (work tomorrow!)
LAN client can connect to other servers listed under eqemulator.net and make it into tutorial zone so there is definitely an issue with either my server receiving non-localhost clients, or the port forwarding setup within the LAN.
Will try again tomorrow after work

[EQFAN2009]

I enabled logging in the LAN client - message prior to 'The Server is not Responding' was zone address [192.168.1.8:23579] received

Failed to connect to the zone server 192.168.1.8:7004 result = 5 for MSG_ZONE_Address

Does this ring any bells for anyone?

[EQFAN2009]

Update time
The learning curve is beginning to level out! I've tried a few different approaches now with one semi-successful i.e. download Cavedude's PEQ-LOY Server install pack and maps. Configuration is MQSQL5.0, Active Perl 5.8 and the above packs. Still having intermittent problems with 'Server Not Responding' message when zoning in from the Character selection screen to starting zone. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. First success was achieved by bypassing my ADSL modem and LAN and going out via my Blackberry's internet connection, so it's looking more and more like a LAN-hardware/firewall/portforwarding issue. Ulitmate goal is to have Eqemulator V8.0 or greater on Gentoo 64, but will take it a step at a time. If anyone has any advice or guidance on G64 compiles for EQEmu please send a message and or links!
Have also tried Win32 compile from source - no luck - am use to Gentoo Linux compiles not Win.
Anyway I suspect some of my earlier problems was caused by confusing the advice and files provided by the PEQ site and this one!!! The directory contains minilogin, PEQ and SVN code from various locations - could be compatibility issues! Will wipe the server director and start from scratch.

[EQFAN2009]

Hmm still no joy. Have opened up ports 5998, 5999, 7000-7500 and 9000 and dropped firewalls on both server and client. Have run out of things to try. Any assistance or suggestions would be most welcome at this stage. :-(

[EQFAN2009]

Well after trying everything I could possibly think of I've still had no luck so I tried one last thing - switched to Linux. Dusting off my old Gentoo64 server, I had the source compiled within 5 minutes and was connected to the server in under 10. Linux 1 Windows 0.
Sorry that this is no help to anyone stuck with a Windows box. I'll keep plugging away at the problem slow time and update this thread if I come up with anything.
Cheers

EQFAN

[Speedz]

I completely uninstalled perl and deleted the folder and restarted the perl section in the guide useing perl version ActivePerl-5.8.9.825-MSWin32-x86-288577.msi

I also searched for the other perl install entries for version 5.8 that are not mentioned in this guide. I forget offhand what they are, but not too hard to find. I think I used 2 entries that are not on this guide.

Now I am fighting not being able to minilogin my server, my internet is crap WISP (wireless Internet Service Provider) and it is extremely slow and unreliable.

So I am trying to make a internet independent EQ. Tho I have scoured the forums and nothing seems to work as of yet. Tho I once was able to login through the normal eqemulator.net login server. But its time for me to search the heck out of this issue.

[EQFAN2009]

Thanks for the update Speedz. It looks like it might be time for an updated Windows server installation guide. I've started working on one, but until I can successfully build and run one I'll hold off on publishing it! There are a number of factors involved in getting the server up and running and unfortunately they're not all in the one place. Hopefully when I'm done it will be a one stop shop for server installation complete with screen shots.
From what I can gather the latest versions of Perl and MySQL are not fully compatible with the server and DB files. I also learned by trial and error about patching in the latest .sql files from the utils directory none of the present guides have these things in them. This is not a criticism of the great job others have done but I'd like to build and improve on what has been developed before.
Right now I just wish I could resolve the connection problem when trying to enter the world from the character selection screen on a LAN PC!

[Speedz]

Well an update on my situation:

Minilogin "seems" to hate me, but I got the EQEmuLoginServer.exe to play nice with world server finally.

My hangup is, no matter what I do, I can't get past "invalid username and/or password" when trying to login.

I tried various things:

deleted the account from database to see if one will just auto populate, no luck.
tried to enter an unhashed password in the password field in the database, no luck.
tried hashed password, no luck.

I am at a loss so far as to how to play on my server. I once did successfully connect through the eqemu login servers but this is not how I want it to work. So I know my database is at least functioning well enough.

Off to more searching. Once I get this working, I will try to retrace all my steps of success and create a emulator on another machine from scratch and document the steps and all files needed to help with a guide update. But until I can actually log in to my server that isn't going to happen soon.

Any guide help I will add is for offline only steps. As I think the current guides need some help in that area. I also thank everyone so far in this community. I been a member for years and inactive for most of it. It is great to see so much work continuing to be done.

[Hrothgar]

Originally Posted by Speedz

Well an update on my situation:

... My hangup is, no matter what I do, I can't get past "invalid username and/or password" when trying to login.

I tried various things: ...

I am in the same boat. I have tried for weeks with different usernames and passwords (sha and plain). I have the variable set to "Public" instead of "minilogin". I have tried various IP settings in the eqemu_config.xml and eqhost.txt (router address, lan address, server address, 127.0.0.1, dyndns address, no-ip.biz address, localhost). World.exe connects to the login server and I can watch the login command window reject my user name "Could not find user 5da4c2c" but I can't get past "Error - The username and/or password were not valid. Please check them and try again." on the EQ login screen. I am not sure if the encrypted username in the login command window means anything (it isn't encrypted in the login database).

[EQFAN2009]

Hey Speedz,
Most of the documentation I have read suggests that Minilogin is deprecated and the Eqemuloginserver.exe is the way to go even for internal systems such as yours. I have been able to get this up and running following Vales' guide no problems. If you want to stick with the minilogin then track down the PDF guide on this website and look at the bottom of the guide.
Cheers
EQFAN