Windows Hosting a server on x64 windows vista

[keatoru]

My friend and I are trying to start a server and he is going to be hosting it. We tried installing xampp, we got the distro, our map, ports are forwarded correctly, everything's right. Is the reason we can't get the server because he is running a 64bit OS? Is there any thing we can do to get everything to work correctly?

 

[Znote]

It doesn't matter if you are using 32bit or 64bit as long as the map is small.

 

[keatoru]

its an rl tibia map.

 

[Mooosie]

Check if the ip is right in config.lua:

change this:
ip: "127.0.0.1"

to

ip: "YOURIPHERE"

that is a normal fail in servers

 

[Elaney]

should give some more info so we know what the problem is.

 

[keatoru]

I have hosted servers before on my desktop (my friend is the one trying to host this server). I know all the steps to setting it up. I've gone through it all and set everything, have correct ip in config. ports are forwarded server goes online. I just can't connect. i have my ips right.

Is it just that my friends running a 64 bit system?

 

[Mooosie]

Xml or sql?

 

[keatoru]

honestly i didn't even know there were xml servers still... its sql(not sqlite) distro is TFS 0.3.6pl1

 

[Mooosie]

You've done this right on config.lua?:

sqlType = "mysql"
sqlHost = "localhost"
sqlPort = 3306
sqlUser = "root"
sqlPass = "LOCALHOSTPASS"
sqlDatabase = "NAMEOFDB"
sqlFile = "forgottenserver.s3db"
sqlKeepAlive = 0
mysqlReadTimeout = 10
mysqlWriteTimeout = 10
encryptionType = "plain"

 

[keatoru]

yes.. I have set up my config perfectly. I edited the config my self to make sure it was done correctly and sent it to him.

 

[Elaney]

you done what moosie said?

 

[mujica]

Wait so if you sent it to him is it same ip? if not he has to open command prompt get his ip and put it in Config.

 

[keatoru]

yes elaney

@mujica
i told him how to set up a no-ip. he set it up perfectly. i used the no-ip in the config. and just be sure that wasn't the problem i also used his real ip in another version of the config.

 

[DonHagman]

I am to tired to read the whole thread, so I just say it..
I've been hosting servers with my 64bit without any problem.

 

[keatoru]

that was definately worth the post... helps me out SOOOO much...

you know what. screw it. i don't want the help anymore. ill figure it out my self. you all keep trying to suggest the most obvious errors when I have already covered that and i've stated so MANY times. just kill/lock/delete/sticky for all i care this thread. just forget about it.

useless support.

 

[Elvang]

You need ports 7171, and 7172 forwarded nowadays. Not just 7171.

 

[keatoru]

i didn't know that, thank you, but my friend thats hosting did know that. He already has both forwarded.