Having trouble logging in.

[Xerxez]

UPDATE: I've tried to unblock port 5998 but my ISP said they don't block any ports.. I've allowed the port through windows firewall and I've tried resetting the modem from the ISP... any info would be great, considering I've only had 2 suggestions in the past 20 hours =/ Thanks



Edit: Okay, I figured out I had to put a 2 after login on the eqhost.txt .. but now I'm getting a memory error when I select the server. I feel like some higher power is preventing me from playing ;( any info?


Edit2: wow not its not establishing a connection again.. WTF this is bogus!!!!!!!!!!!


Edit: Fixed. Was resolution disagreement error. Thanks for everyones help. Not.

[Rogean]

Post the contents of your eqhost.txt file.

[Locowind]

I cant get to the server list, when I try to log in it says it cant connect to the server and check to see if I am connected to the internet. Eqhost looks fine

[LoginServer]
Host=login.eqemulator.net:5998


The weird thing is if I put in a wrong password it doesn't give me a wrong user name or password error ,it just gives the cant connect the server message. Shouldn't the login server detect a wrong password and tell me?

[Rogean]

If you can't connect to the server, how is the loginserver going to tell you anything?

Anyways...

Open up a command prompt and type ping login.eqemulator.net

Report the IP it gives you.

[Locowind]

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

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

Pinging login.eqemulator.net [108.61.129.166] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 108.61.129.166: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=51
Reply from 108.61.129.166: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=51
Reply from 108.61.129.166: bytes=32 time=19ms TTL=51
Reply from 108.61.129.166: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=51

Ping statistics for 108.61.129.166:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 19ms, Maximum = 22ms, Average = 20ms

C:\Users\Jeff>

[Rogean]

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.

[Eunomia]

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.

Did you try this?

[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)

[Locowind]

Changing eqhost fixed it, THANKS. Well I logged in and all my characters were gone, I figured out that eqemulauncher had screwed up my files . I ran the P1999 patch again , then I couldn't log in ,it changed the eqhost file back to what didn't work, then it worked after I put the 2 back in.

[Metra_Sexual]

I'm having the same issue,my EQhost is
[LoginServer]
Host=login.eqemulator.net:5998

and i did the command prompt you said and got

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6001]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Jean>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),

Any suggestions?