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Anonymous - Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:09 am
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I am hosting a zone off my own computer, all the regular zones in the list appear in the main window colored green, is it normal for mine to appear in grey and in the zones menu only?

stuperfied - Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:31 am
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Now im getting a slow iteration warning?

Smong - Fri Dec 05, 2003 6:53 am
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You may have to make a custom zone entry for your zone using your local IP. Or you can exit the client and edit zone.dat so it has the correct IP. Search for other similar posts to find out how to get your local IP. (Someone should put a readme in server.zip explaining this stuff...).

If you get a slow iteration warning make sure you aren't doing a defrag (or using too much CPU) while running the server.

Edit: http://forums.minegoboom.com/viewtopic.php?t=1915

stuperfied - Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:18 am
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ok, I dont have a zone.dat file but I do have server.ini and I found this in the forum just now (and yes I did do a resonable search before posting):

Quote:

Code:
[Billing]
LogMessages=0
IP=localhost (Server window: Repeates "Attempting to...")
Password=[Y] (Biller window: "Bad Password")
ServerName=[]
Port=[X] (Server window: Repeates "Attempting to...")
ServerId=[Same as Misc:Port]
GroupId=1 (Biller window: "Invalid Login")
ScoreId=[Same as Misc:Port]
ReconnectTime=12000
AttemptTime=6400

In this example it says "IP=localhost" but in my server.ini it says IP=127.0.0.1, should I try the value "localhost"?

Fuzzjdc - Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:38 am
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localhost and 127.0.0.1 are the same but localhost can translate in to another ip sometimes. try it and see how it works.
A good practise is if u have a network card installed, use its ip but the problem is if the network card's ip is dynamicaly assigned, you will have to keep changing it.

stuperfied - Fri Dec 05, 2003 7:49 am
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I get the same problem, my friend added it to his list and it has an 80% packet loss in the trace. It keeps timing out so how do I fix this? Would it have anything to do with the slow iteration warning?

Even my sisters computer which accesses the internet through my computer brings it up as red and its sitting right nexto me with a trace that you wouldnt even bother running.

I have attatched my system info and will keep posting all relevent info I can find, I will even post my server.ini and subbill.ini (minus passwords) if it will help (I havnt customised anything in them yet).

stuperfied - Sat Dec 06, 2003 3:34 am
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Here are my .ini and .cfg files for review.
If anyone can help me I would really appreciate it.

Smong - Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:39 am
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Are you using a 56k modem and internet connection sharing software?

Maybe in server.ini delete [Misc] ServerIP= or actually give it a value (www.whatismyip.com, if 56k then you'll probably have to change it everytime you dial-up).

server.ini [Billing] IP= is a separate problem, but I would put localhost in there.

Cyan~Fire - Sat Dec 06, 2003 5:15 pm
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Do you see any errors/messages on your subgame or subbbill windows?

stuperfied - Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:39 pm
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The windows sometimes display slow iteration warnings and I believe the other message which sometimes appears reads something like 'show as terminated' but the windows still do connect and run. A list of solutions I have tried can be found in the thread Zone Name Appears In Red.