Fix "Account Already Connected" issue

Hi all, alot of people don't know how to config their Siege Server online correctly, here i will make a perfect guide for you to put it online and to resolve "account already connected problem".

(Note: This guide was made by me and only me and thanks to m1st4ck for the info long ago. During making of this GUIDE, I didnt look/take on someone else guide and steal info.)

Now the problem is not in your Store Procedure under WZ_DISCONNECT_MEMB and WZ_CONNECT_MEMB. If those procedure got error, then you will notice that your server has Login Freeze. The only thing to resolve this "Already Connected Issue" is to follow this guide.

First off, if you are on a router, forward port 55903 if your Siege Server use that port on statup.
If not, forward something else that your Siege Server using.

Now, go to:

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C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

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and open hosts.

Now, it will ask you to choose a program to open that file. Select NotePad.

Then you will see something like this:

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# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97    rhino.acme.com          # source server
#      38.25.63.10    x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1      localhost

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Click the last letter t of the word localhost and make a new line. this will allow you to add another IP and the domain.

Now it should be like this:

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#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
#      102.54.94.97    rhino.acme.com          # source server
#      38.25.63.10    x.acme.com              # x client host

127.0.0.1      localhost
123.123.11.12 mymuserver
192.168.xxx mumuserverlocal

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Put your IP and name that IP to watever you want. you need to add Local and Global IP.

Now, open your:

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Data\MapServerInfo.dat

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and edit the IP.

Make sure to put GLOBAL IP, not Local but GLOBAL. even if you are on a router, use GLOBAL IP. Also the Port of that IP and server code should match the Connectserverlist.dat. if not, you will have trouble warping to Valley of Loren. For the Siege Server link argument, use LOCAL IP, not global. and the last port should match and server code and port of the server code are using.

Forward the following port:

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55903

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Link Argument for Siege Server:

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Lan/Local IP! 55970 Lan/Local IP! 55960 55903

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So it should look:

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192.168.xxx 55970 192.168.xxx 55960 55903

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save it and restart your server.

Credits: Liselotte[DWT] and some info from m1st4ck

have fun playing siege server

guide updated, have fun and hope you UNDERSTAND it

Nice guide!!!

Sometimes windowsXP(no router) choose automatically local IP (like 169.254.193.80 )

IP 192.168.0.1 is not always your local IP, to find that out Start->Run-> cmd, then in msdos type: ipconfig /all

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Put your IP and name that IP to watever you want.

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any ip i want or real ip?:)

btw, how to make that thing working with changing ip?:)

and does it solve problem when sometimes people moves to valley of loren and gets DC?

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Originally Posted by Sv@ike

any ip i want or real ip?:)

btw, how to make that thing working with changing ip?:)

and does it solve problem when sometimes people moves to valley of loren and gets DC?

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wat i meant was the name, not the IP.

like:

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192.168.xxx mumuserverlocal

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Cleaned and added to RZ Guide Center.

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Originally Posted by Dios

Cleaned and added to RZ Guide Center.

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you lol
thanks for the guide :ala:

[mod] I dont mind if some1 else made a similar guide, after all there are 100 guides to make a server and yet people fail to understand and follow them. Please if you have comments pm them xD[/mod]

man.. its getting annoying.
I've try your guide.. and also the other one in guide forum and nothing. still the same problem. I'm almost giving up.
Anyone with another solution? :(

99.6x.. problem when sometimes people got your account already connected (not all the time) isn't in configuration or db procedures - problm is in joinserver/cs_gs (maby normal gs). Castle Siege gs gives your dc, but don't send update packet to joinserver that you are out and joinserver keeps you account as connected to server. How to solve? temporary go to joinserver, find account, disconnect. Permatently? If you are good at coding try modyfing cs_gs.. that's all.. i don't think that poor guides can colve bug like this..

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Originally Posted by Sv@ike

99.6x.. problem when sometimes people got your account already connected (not all the time) isn't in configuration or db procedures - problm is in joinserver/cs_gs (maby normal gs). Castle Siege gs gives your dc, but don't send update packet to joinserver that you are out and joinserver keeps you account as connected to server. How to solve? temporary go to joinserver, find account, disconnect. Permatently? If you are good at coding try modyfing cs_gs.. that's all.. i don't think that poor guides can colve bug like this..

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I agree 100% I'm testing NO-Router and have the same problem and the message is about something wrong in joinserver

I'm testing Router 1.02k and have the "Account Already Connected". I"am fix it (change LOCALIP to GLOBALIP) in joinserver. Its work !

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Originally Posted by Tigerrrr

I'm testing Router 1.02k and have the "Account Already Connected". I"am fix it (change LOCALIP to GLOBALIP) in joinserver. Its work !

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i don't talk what u got DC every time when u try to move to cs_gs, i talk about that u sometimes get account alrerady connected in cs_gs and i am not sure about that bug on 1.02k but it does exist on 99.6x.

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Originally Posted by liselotte

guide updated, have fun and hope you UNDERSTAND it

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YEA i get it bro nice guide but how about if your ip isnt static( permanent ip)
my ip is pppoe(changing ip every 4 or more hours)for now im using no-ip,is it possible to use no-ip or xxxx.myvnc.com instead of numbers

# Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host

127.0.0.1 localhost
xxxx.myvnc.com<<<<<< is this rigth
xxxx.no-ip.org <<<<<< is this rigth

I can confirm Sv@ike's statement. I am using 99.6xt for 3 months with 30+ players. Unbelievable, I am using the same IP and port settings for server definition and server startup as isolette wrote! In spite of this, if a player get DC while on CS server, his game accout remains connected! This is the only (!) way how to get blocked on CS server in my server. Only solution so far is to restart whole server.


liselotte, with all respect to your work, what is the logic of modifying hosts file?

If you have DNS record for your server e.g. my.muserver.com mapped to IP 12.34.56.78 and you are able to ping my.muserver.com directly from PC with client, why do you think it is neccessary to have such entry in such PC's hosts file?

Btw, (at least) 99.6xt uses server IP to connect, not a host name...


Real workaround would be a manual tool able to send a disconnect packet to join server for specified game account. It wouldn't be a must to restart whole server...

I agree with you. I even posted a guide with the hosts file, because at that time 08/2006 this was the ONLY approche to solve this problem. To be frankly, neither th hosts file nor a DNS will solve this problem. Just for explanantion: in the hosts file are DNS directly resolved. The server looks first in the hosts file to resolve DNS, if he cannot resolve here then he passes to the DNS and if not could resolve with your DNS it goes from there to the root hints or other specified DNS resolvers. ALL THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE "Account already connected problem"!!
Its even more crazy, I made tests on different locations with different computers, and figured out that some computers do not show this problem, others do....
The problem lies in the communication between CS-JS-GS(CS) and even those SQL procedures around here do not solve the problem 100%!

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Originally Posted by Z80

I agree with you. I even posted a guide with the hosts file, because at that time 08/2006 this was the ONLY approche to solve this problem. To be frankly, neither th hosts file nor a DNS will solve this problem. Just for explanantion: in the hosts file are DNS directly resolved. The server looks first in the hosts file to resolve DNS, if he cannot resolve here then he passes to the DNS and if not could resolve with your DNS it goes from there to the root hints or other specified DNS resolvers. ALL THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE "Account already connected problem"!!
Its even more crazy, I made tests on different locations with different computers, and figured out that some computers do not show this problem, others do....
The problem lies in the communication between CS-JS-GS(CS) and even those SQL procedures around here do not solve the problem 100%!

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so this guide is useless? :sleeping:

My Public Ip is Dinamic..

how configure mapserverinfo.dat and host?

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Originally Posted by deztroyr1

so this guide is useless?

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unfortunately yes, it is useless

and there is no way to fix it for real?

you noob say watever you want but this guide fix 100%

100%? wow i used it and it doesn't help for shit... lmao... nice guide!

meh.

For some PC's this will NOT fix the problem... we're having the same problem :(

If anyone CAN get a REAL fix for this, let me know...

well guys i also use this method on my server.and i have run 99.96 and newer since there release and i dont have this problem.the guide works.i think where everyone is messing up is.when you start your gameserver look at the top and see what name you gave it.that is the name you put in host file

in my opnion,
this guide only works for server with router
non-router doesnt work, i've tested it

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Originally Posted by ADM_KRIOK

in my opnion,
this guide only works for server with router
non-router doesnt work, i've tested it

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Yeah, when i do teverything the guide says the servers doesn't appear, is there a way to solve this problem with non-routers users?

Thanks in advance.

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Originally Posted by ADM_KRIOK

in my opnion,
this guide only works for server with router
non-router doesnt work, i've tested it

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This guide works on non router too - i have server running. Just try to learn - but 1st look at your server files - all servers are not the same.

my error is select char enter the game ,, move i DC ? ?
WHY???

im glad that some of you guys find this guide working 100% on your server.

good job.

to those who cant make this 100% working or say that this is a useless guide, then you failed running a server.

my problem is, I run my server remotly on a datacenter...
and when i type ipconfig /all in cmd I dont have 192.168.xxx.xxx IP
I only have my global ip and nothing more

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Originally Posted by liselotte

im glad that some of you guys find this guide working 100% on your server.

good job.

to those who cant make this 100% working or say that this is a useless guide, then you failed running a server.

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or you failed making a "100%" usefull guide -.- weirdo

hahah funny, if this isnt 100% working, why would i share it?

i dont share guide that is nmot 100% tested by me or by my team.

127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.15 mymuserver
192.168.1.15 xx.myftp.biz


mymuserver .. whats this?

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Originally Posted by jim3481

127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.15 mymuserver
192.168.1.15 xx.myftp.biz


mymuserver .. whats this?

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mymuserver = DNS of your muserver


In your case, if you are running one DNS(xx.myftp.biz) on your PC then 192.168.1.15 xx.myftp.biz is enough.

I run 2 DNS on my PC so the picture looks like this:

192.168.1.15 mu.myftp.biz -> used on launcher
192.168.1.15 ivo2296.myftp.biz -> used for my web server

That 192.168.1.15 is just an example.

I'm using 2 network cards as one of them is integrated in mother board so:

Sometimes windowsXP(no router) choose automatically local IP (like 169.254.193.80 )

IP 192.168.0.1 is not always your local IP, to find that out Start->Run-> cmd, then in msdos type: ipconfig /all

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Originally Posted by ADM_KRIOK

in my opnion,
this guide only works for server with router
non-router doesnt work, i've tested it

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i have router, when i try to use LAN IP with GS_CS, my gs remain white blank, but if i used 127.0.0.1 my GS_CS works fine, but sometimes i have already connected problem,...this guide dont work, sorry no offense i just want to report.

I don't have a router and this don't works for me. ;_ ;

Serverlist.dat

0 "SERVER1" "x.myftp.biz" 55901 "SHOW"
1 "SERVER2" "x.myftp.biz" 55904 "SHOW"
19 "SERVER-CS" "x.myftp.biz" 55919 "HIDE"

MapServerInfo.dat

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0
0 0 1 Sx.myftp.biz 55901
1 0 1 Sx.myftp.biz 55904
19 0 0 Sx.myftp.biz 55919
end

1
0 0 30 19
0 0 31 19
0 0 34 19

1 0 30 19
1 0 31 19
1 0 34 19

19 1 30 -1
19 1 31 -1
19 1 34 -1
end

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Link CS-GS

D:\MuServer\FNR-CS\GameServer\GameServerCS.exe x.myftp.biz 55970 x.myftp.biz 55964 55919

Link GS-1

D:\MuServer\FNR-01\GameServer1.exe x.myftp.biz 55970 x.myftp.biz 55960 55901

Link GS-2

D:\MuServer\FNR-02\GameServer\GameServer2.exe x.myftp.biz 55970 x.myftp.biz 55960 55904

and My hOST

127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.15 x.myftp.biz

but when move to GS-CS, there are times disconnect me

plz hel me ..... :grenade:

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Originally Posted by jim3481

Serverlist.dat

0 "SERVER1" "x.myftp.biz" 55901 "SHOW"
1 "SERVER2" "x.myftp.biz" 55904 "SHOW"
19 "SERVER-CS" "x.myftp.biz" 55919 "HIDE"

MapServerInfo.dat



Link CS-GS

D:\MuServer\FNR-CS\GameServer\GameServerCS.exe x.myftp.biz 55970 x.myftp.biz 55964 55919

Link GS-1

D:\MuServer\FNR-01\GameServer1.exe x.myftp.biz 55970 x.myftp.biz 55960 55901

Link GS-2

D:\MuServer\FNR-02\GameServer\GameServer2.exe x.myftp.biz 55970 x.myftp.biz 55960 55904

and My hOST

127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.15 x.myftp.biz

but when move to GS-CS, there are times disconnect me

plz hel me ..... :grenade:

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Can you tell what ipconfig /all shows?
And on above links don't use DNS , use your local IP like 192.168.1.15

this is my ip,dns

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2...picturecb2.jpg

wait your help, thank

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Originally Posted by jim3481

this is my ip,dns

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2...picturecb2.jpg

wait your help, thank

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1. Is your wan(global) static or changes every time you reconnect your internet connection?

2. Use in links 192.168.1.15

3. In Links for ChatServer and ExDB use your DNS or wan IP(if static)

4. For the time you testing your server open in your router all ports(UDP/TCP) that you see in Links.

5. I don't know how you have configured IPs in the other configurations files of your MU server.

Not working with dynamic IP!

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Originally Posted by Storm_Man

Not working with dynamic IP!

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Then i run my server with magic - that guide is mostly for the problem when users try to move from lorencia to valley of loren.

But My Server Run on LAN (NOT WAN) Use IP Local : 192.168.0.200
How to Edit this Bug.
Thank's
Sorry 4 my bad english

Sure it did help.
I couldn't move to any higher map, and always that i tried, it kicked me out and the connection was "lost between servers"

Now i can move to any map, thanks a lot

And... by the way, i use router. It was very useful