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Message:	[quote=Jim Mc Quim] From start -> run, just the exe (no parameters): Attempting to start PennMUSH as a service ... Unable to start service, assuming running console-mode application. You can save time on the next invocation by specifying: pennmush /run Redirecting output to: log\game.log There's usually quite a wait between the first line and those following it. Using /start parameter flashes up a window briefly, but it's too quick to read. The same with /install.... if you really need the messages I've got screen capture around somewhere. Last night, after fiddling around with the local security policy (allowing local and network access to start as service), I somehow ended up with no delay between the first line and the rest, which I then managed to get back by manually starting Telnet as a service.... I can't see anything about servers in my ISP's AUP, are there tests I can run to narrow the problem down? As said, it used to run fine on '98, so I doubt it's the ISP and more likely the OS. Thankyou in advance. Quote: Quote: Help! :P [/quote] Message to be posted (in English, please).
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Posted by

Alshandra (1 post)

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Mon 27 Jun 2005 09:00 AM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

You will need to forward a port to allow it...

Here is my setup...

Apache - ip = 10.1.1.3 - port 80
TinyMUX - port 6060
PennMUSH - port 6161

Now what you will need to do is firstly;

Add a NAT rule to allow outside access to your webserver (apache in my case)

Rule ID: 5
Rule Flavor: RDR
IF Name: ALL
Protocol: ANY
Local Address From: 10.1.1.3
Local Address To: 10.1.1.3
Global Address From: 0.0.0.0
Global Address To: 0.0.0.0
Destination Port From: 80
Destination Port To: 80
Local Port: 80

Then for your mu*;

Rule ID: 11
Rule Flavor: RDR
IF Name: ALL
Protocol: TCP
Local Address From: 10.1.1.3
Local Address To: 10.1.1.3
Global Address From: 0.0.0.0
Global Address To: 0.0.0.0
Destination Port From: 6161
Destination Port To: 6161
Local Port: 6161

Hope this helps..You may not need to forward a port for the webserver - but you never know lol

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 09:35 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Ok, you're all gonna hate me.... I.... erm.... kinda.... found that my virus scan has a built in firewall.... and.... turned it down a setting.... and.... IT WORKS! HOOOORAY! ^_^

Apologies for timewasting! *dances a jig into the sunset*

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 08:42 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Ok.... did it.... and.... a timeout. So, I guess that means we're talking ISP not allowing the running of servers, and there's no way around that without switching ISPs, right?

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 08:20 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Did I say wierd? I meant lovely and.... lovely. ^_^ :P

Heh, thankies, will do.

Posted by

Nick Gammon Australia (18,772 posts)

bio Forum Administrator

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 08:19 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Weird? Go to MUSHclient's chat configuration window and follow your nose, or the help file.

Also see this page:

http://www.gammon.com.au/mushclient/chat.htm

And this page:

http://www.gammon.com.au/scripts/doc.php?general=chat

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 08:03 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

I meant I had it working on '98, then when I upgraded to XP it continued to work (for a while.... :P). How do you make a wierd chatty servery thing thing then? :P (and I'll have to poke my ISP for being firewally.... :P)

Posted by

Nick Gammon Australia (18,772 posts)

bio Forum Administrator

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 07:56 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Do you mean, you had it working on 98? That is what your original post said.

It seems likely that if you can connect locally that there is indeed a firewall issue at work, assuming you established your correct IP address.

One possibility is that your ISP is also blocking incoming connections, perhaps your user agreement does not permit running servers?

An interesting thing to do would be to try running a MUSHclient chat server temporarily, to see if you can get incoming connections working with a different program. You can configure that chat port (eg. make it 4000), and then get a friend to try establishing a chat connection.

If that doesn't work either, it rules out the issue of the service, or PennMUSH as such.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 02:52 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Ok, yep, I had it working on XP, that was back when I was playing around with the firewall and found out you had to disable it to allow external conns....

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 02:45 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Grue, I'm on ADSL.... there's no way around that? And I know it's not the XP firewall, 'cause I killed that.... but we've had ADSL longer than XP, and I remember it working on XP.... I think.... not sure, I'll find the logs....

My (current) IP's 80.46.213.235, but that changes every time I sign on....

Posted by

Meerclar USA (554 posts)

Date

Thu 15 Jan 2004 05:46 AM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

What ip address are you trying to run the mush on? Port number isnt important at this point, just the ip address.

Meerclar - Lord of Cats
Coder, Builder, and Tormenter of Mortals
Stormbringer: Rebirth
storm-bringer.org:4500
www.storm-bringer.org

Posted by

David Haley USA (3,881 posts)

bio Moderator

Date

Wed 14 Jan 2004 05:10 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

That sounds like a firewall issue to me. Either you have one on your local computer (Windows XP has a built-in firewall for instance), or you have one on your local network somewhere (if you have one), or you have a router that has one (possible if you are using ADSL for instance.)

David Haley aka Ksilyan
Head Programmer,
Legends of the Darkstone

http://david.the-haleys.org

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Wed 14 Jan 2004 04:42 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Ok, wierdness, that.... MUSH connectivity checker that was there in the other post (moosh.net) says that my MUSH is running, and yet people can't connect when I give them the IP and port.... also tried with TinyMUX, and the same, they can't connect but it says it's up.... what's with that?

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Wed 14 Jan 2004 03:14 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

Just says "Redirecting output to: log\game.log", then runs.... I can get into it locally, but it seems external conns still can't happen.... no termination (unless, of course, you click the little X.... :P).

Posted by

Nick Gammon Australia (18,772 posts)

bio Forum Administrator

Date

Wed 14 Jan 2004 02:36 AM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

If you do:

pennmush /run

Does it start (and keep running) or does it terminate?

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com

Posted by

Jim Mc Quim (11 posts)

Date

Tue 13 Jan 2004 03:13 PM (UTC) [ quote ]

Message

[mono]D:\Games\MUSH\pennmushNT\pennmush\game>pennmush /start
Start request sent to service

D:\Games\MUSH\pennmushNT\pennmush\game>pennmush /status
The service is not running.[/mono]

Seems to be an unwanted not there.... :P It was already installed so I removed, restarted, and re-installed.... still nothing.

Also, by trying to run it manually from the services dialogue under the control panel, I get an "Error 1067: The process terminated unexpectedly".... things aren't looking good, thinks me.

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