Having trouble logging in.

[Polixenes]

Originally Posted by Rogean [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yep that's the wrong IP.

Change your eqhost to login2.eqemulator.net

You've got either a really horrible dns server or a modified host file. Changing to eqlogin2 might fix it. If it doesn't, ping that and give IP as well.

I got the exact same problem when I ping, with my eqhost amended as above or without the 2. 100% packet loss.

My Internet Provider is called Logic (out of Bermuda) if that would tell you something.

I can always play P99, usually after several attempts to get past the blank server screen, or the update your spell files' error, or a simple hanging crash at character select. But once I am in I tend to have from 2 to 8 linkdeaths per 2 hour session.

My lagmeter in the top left is always at 100% when I disconnect, whereas in real EQ I remember that 100% would start counting down when a linkdeath was imminent.

If this is a "horrible dns server" causing my problem, is that a conversation I should be having with my ISP? How can I help them to troubleshoot?

Thanks.

Edit - here is the ping message and a tracert message:

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


C:\Users\Phil>ping login.eqemulator.net

Pinging login.eqemulator.net [66.55.145.2] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 66.55.145.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Users\Phil>tracert login.eqemulator.net

Tracing route to login.eqemulator.net [66.55.145.2]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 <1 ms 14 ms 5 ms 192.168.1.1
2 41 ms 41 ms 39 ms eJAR-l2-01.northrock.bm [216.249.32.61]
3 40 ms 41 ms 39 ms 66.55.114.177
4 40 ms 41 ms 41 ms eHEX-ce-01.northrock.bm [66.55.117.45]
5 62 ms 60 ms 61 ms eNYC-ce-01.northrock.bm [66.55.117.50]
6 65 ms 61 ms 60 ms ge-102-0-0-3.r05.nycmny01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net [129
.250.193.113]
7 66 ms 63 ms 62 ms ae3.ar1.nyc3.us.as4436.gtt.net [69.31.34.120]
8 61 ms 63 ms 61 ms as20473.ae7.ar1.nyc3.us.as4436.gtt.net [69.31.34
.62]
9 61 ms 63 ms 61 ms ethernet1-2-2-c8-12-b2-1.pnj1.choopa.net [108.61
.80.218]
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * (same down to line 30)