friends can connect but i can't

[TheSpidey]

Just to clear everything;
You don't need to have two realms running to have local access. You do, however need to use your hosts file.
What's the problem?
When you try to access yourdomain.net, your PC asks your ISP's DNS server for the IP of the domain. The DNS replies with your external IP, causing what is known as realm loop.
Enter the hosts file. The hosts file bypasses DNS requests on domains you add to it. Your PC will first check the hosts file for the domain you're trying to reach, and only then will it try querying the DNS.
How does the hosts file work? Simple. Once you've grasped the concept, it becomes clear. Each line on your hosts file (which isn't a comment denoted by a '#') represents one "redirection".

127.0.0.1 localhost

This tells the PC, "Whenever you look for the domain localhost, don't ask the DNS, it's at 127.0.0.1".

So how would we use it for our advantage?
Simple. Since the DNS replies with our external IP, we want to bind our domain to 127.0.0.1, like so:

127.0.0.1 yourdomain.net

And Vista runs emulators just fine.

[Bigdog]

YOU DA MAN!!!:biggthumpup::yourock2::icon_headbang:


That totally worked!!!


now ima go get muh friends and ops:

[Bigdog]

Your answer was awesome. thanks for taking the time to spell it out. Hopefully this topic is well named, a lot of people are having this issue no doubt...




For those of you reading this.


NOTE:

Read the complete topic before making modifications. A lot of the information in this topic was not needed and the forums suggest a lot of changes. If you tried a lot of setups, it's best to just Uninstall the Panex Repack and Reinstall.


To solve the "Friends can connect but i cant" issue, as applied to someone who is serving a Panex 6.4.2 repack on a Windows Vista System and attempting to play on the same computer, follow the directions that "TheSpidey" posted.


go to Start>Programs>Accessories>right click "Notepad" and click Run as Administrator.

Open

C:/WINDOWS/SYSTEM32/Drivers/etc/hosts


Change the following:


127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost

to =

127.0.0.1 yourdomain.net
::1 localhost

Save

Restart Server

Log in using Default Admin UN/PW

This will give you access to the private server you are hosting. :Sylvia:

[Bigdog]

:banghead:


not working again. same problem. stops at "connected"

I did nothing to make it stop working, and have tried everything to reproduce the conditions that made it work.


I dont understand... why would it work fine 3 times, then stop working?

[TheSpidey]

Don't remove the loopback (127.0.0.1 localhost). You can have many domains pointing at the same IP, but not the other way around

[Bigdog]

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 yourdomain.net
::1 localhost


this is my Hosts setup now...

still stops on "connected"


i can repost any info needed.


this is frustrating, it worked fine.

[Bigdog]

<LogonServer Address = "127.0.0.1"
Port = "8093"
Name = "Default Logon"
RealmCount = "1">

#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#
# Realm Section
#
# Name:
# The name of the realm.
#
# Address:
# The address (and port) of that realm.
#
# Icon:
# The type of realm (PVP, Normal, RPPVP, RP)
#
# TimeZone:
# Time zone the realm is in.
#
# Population:
# (0 = low, 1 = medium, 2 = high)
#
# Important information below
#
# change 127.0.0.1 to your EXTERNAL ip if you wish to have a PUBLIC server.
# This issues come up a lot!
#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#-#

<Realm1 Name = "Panex Public 6.4.2"
Address = "5.242.103.2:8129"
Icon = "PVP"
Population = "1.0"
TimeZone = "1">




Logon



<LogonDatabase Hostname = "localhost"
Username = "root"
Password = "panex"
Name = "ascent"
Port = "3306"
Type = "1">


# Host Directive
#
# This is the address that the realmlist will listen on.
# To listen on all addresses, set it to 0.0.0.0
# Default: 127.0.0.1 (localhost)
#
# Note: ISHost is the interserver communication listener.
#

<Listen Host = "0.0.0.0"
ISHost = "0.0.0.0"
RealmListPort = "3724"
ServerPort = "8093">

# Server console logging level
#
# This directive controls how much output the server will
# display in it's console. Set to 0 for none.
# 0 = Minimum; 1 = Error; 2 = Detail; 3 = Full/Debug
# Default: 3
#

<LogLevel Screen = "0"
File = "-1">

# Account Refresh Time
#
# This controls on which time interval accounts gets
# refreshed. (In seconds)
# Default = 600
#

<Rates AccountRefresh = "600">

# Accepted Build Range Setup
#
# These two directives set up which clients will be
# allowed to authenticate with the realm list.
#
# Set these to the same builds that the server was
# compiled for.
#
# As of the last update, version 2.1.1 was build 6739.
#

<Client MinBuild = "8606"
MaxBuild = "9999">

# WorldServer Setup
#
# RemotePassword
# This directive controls the password used to authenticate with the worldserver.
# It must be the same between the two configs. If it is not, your server will
# not register.
#
# Default: "change_me_logon"
#
# AllowedIPs
# This section MUST be completed, otherwise all attempts to link your servers will fail.
# These "Allowed" fields are a space-seperated list of CIDR-form IP addresses that are allowed
# to make server connections to your logonserver, and register realms.
# For example, everything in the 127.0.0.* range would be:
# 127.0.0.0/24, as 24 of the bits must match the 127.0.0.0
#
# To allow a single IP,
# 1.3.3.7/32, would allow only 1.3.3.7 to connect as 32 of the bits must match.
#
# AllowedModIPs
# In the same form as AllowedIPs, these are the IPs that are allowed to modify the database
# (adding bans, GMs, account permissions, etc)
#

<LogonServer RemotePassword = "ascent"
AllowedIPs = "127.0.0.1/24"
AllowedModIPs = "127.0.0.1/24">

[TheSpidey]

Address = "5.242.103.2:8129"

This should be your domain, not your external / hamachi IP

[Bigdog]

:doh: Forgot to Run the server as admin... It all works then.

[Aznex]

(As always try running everything as admin and make sure you got everything right)

Told you it was vista :nyahnyah::nyahnyah:

[Fireblast]

Vista these days, personally recommend using xp running for the server because i have vista and i had alot of problems.

[TheSpidey]

I have vista and had no problems whatsoever

[lilbdiablo12]

oh you better not tell me that i have to run everything as admin?!?!?! if that is the case im going to... slit my computers wires...

nope that didnt work either

[Deeth]

I'm still having problems. :/

Edit:

What exactly should I have in my hosts file?
127.0.0.1 localhost
External IP Domain?
Internal IP Domain?

[Bigdog]

This is so annoying...

This setup is not stable. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't.


We have NOT found the solution to this issue.


Hosts config with all programs as admin has worked. it's the only thing that has worked but it doesn't work all the time. Usually it only works a few times then stops until i reinstall...

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.0.1 yourdomain.net
::1 localhost

Maybe this is not the complete answer.