Recent zone loading freezes, crashes, & failure to connect to server

[phiren]

Well actually weird new troubleshooting problem discovered by accident.

Sometimes when I ping:
login.eqemulator.net

it says ping request could not find host

I tried changing up my eqhost.txt from:
[LoginServer]
Host=login.eqemulator.net:5998

to:
[LoginServer]
Host=66.55.145.2:5998

Thinking that might be it -- but still no dice. Definitely still seems like some kind of routing server @ AT&T is broken

[qualia]

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

Well actually weird new troubleshooting problem discovered by accident.

Sometimes when I ping:
login.eqemulator.net

it says ping request could not find host

I tried changing up my eqhost.txt from:
[LoginServer]
Host=login.eqemulator.net:5998

to:
[LoginServer]
Host=66.55.145.2:5998

Thinking that might be it -- but still no dice. Definitely still seems like some kind of routing server @ AT&T is broken

im on att. been super slow all day

[phiren]

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

im on att. been super slow all day

Well once you are in, you are pretty much in. I just sat in the same zone for like 2 hours straight. The problem is GETTING IN... and then surviving zoning.

I'm assuming when you zone, your computer connection tries to talk to the login.eqemulator.net server again .. and since AT&T isn't routing properly.. the communication breaks, and you get a lockup. But if you are in the same zone, it never really bothers to check with login.eqemulator.net .. no reason .. or it does occasionally but doesn't care.


~Phiren

[qualia]

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

Well once you are in, you are pretty much in. I just sat in the same zone for like 2 hours straight. The problem is GETTING IN... and then surviving zoning.

I'm assuming when you zone, your computer connection tries to talk to the login.eqemulator.net server again .. and since AT&T isn't routing properly.. the communication breaks, and you get a lockup. But if you are in the same zone, it never really bothers to check with login.eqemulator.net .. no reason .. or it does occasionally but doesn't care.


~Phiren

i have been phone tethering in the mean time... better than 250ms

[phiren]

Bottom line is -- some server at AT&T is broke. Knowing how these companies are set up .. I'm almost positive they KNOW there's a problem through automated ticketing.

Also knowing AT&T , I'm guessing they will get it fixed this week.

My internet went down for 5 days a few months back .. and learned they don't like to do the technical stuff on the weekends.

I wouldn't be surprised if this is magically resolved by the end of next week.

All we can do is run tracert's and try to find the broken server FOR THEM.. and then find someone at AT&T who cares/knows what we are talking about.

~Phiren

[Thugnuts]

Surely we have at least one techbeard on P99 who works for AT&T?

Hopefully he's on the trail!

[Abner]

I got in last night. I stayed on the same character (Wiz) most of the night scared to switch toons. I zoned and ported probably 20+ times and never crashed /hooray although one time it took like 4 minutes.

Near the end I tried switching toons and that worked too. We'll see what tomorrow brings!

[mythias]

It seems like all the symptoms that I have been having disappeared (knock on wood) after yesterday afternoon ... haven't had trouble yet

[EQBallzz]

I thought it was fixed for me also yesterday afternoon after applying the patch. Thing were working fine and I was zoning np until late in the evening..zoned into Sol A and locked up. Had to force close the game and the login issues started up again. Took about 10 minutes of the same errors and such trying to log back in before getting back in again.

[phiren]

no one wants to jinx it and say it eh?