L2Off server with dynamic IP

[youpe]

Hi,

 

Is it possible to host a L2Off server with a dynamic IP ? Because in the database you have to put your WAN IP which we will change for exemple every day.

 

I have a dyn dns, but the adresse is a string exemple : dyndns.mydyndns.com so would it work in the database ?

 

Thanks

[mcbigmac]

Test it and see.

 

 

I highly doubt it however - as i believe the IP is sent from auth as a DWORD not as a string.

I'm not sure.

 

Now that i think about it more - the field in the DB that hAuthD \ Official Auth Servers use are also INT if i remember.

So you'd both need to code support for string\char in auth and have client be able to interpret\receive a string and fetch an IP.

[xeL]

Test it and see.

 

 

I highly doubt it however - as i believe the IP is sent from auth as a DWORD not as a string.

I'm not sure.

 

Now that i think about it more - the field in the DB that hAuthD \ Official Auth Servers use are also INT if i remember.

So you'd both need to code support for string\char in auth and have client be able to interpret\receive a string and fetch an IP.

Hi,

 

Is it possible to host a L2Off server with a dynamic IP ? Because in the database you have to put your WAN IP which we will change for exemple every day.

 

I have a dyn dns, but the adresse is a string exemple : dyndns.mydyndns.com so would it work in the database ?

 

Thanks

 

Yes it works just put you dyn dns in in IP column at lin2db and table dbo.server . Start l2auth or hauth and done.

[youpe]

Thanks for the answer I will check the DB type but if I need to code where would it be ? in the BD ?

 

Xel are you sure it works for official C4 server ? if yes it's really nice

 

 

[mcbigmac]

Geuss i remember wrong - however if it's hostname and auth resolves it to an ip before sending to client

theres no issue either.

 

Does it work both with AuthD or hAuthD?

[xeL]

Thanks for the answer I will check the DB type but if I need to code where would it be ? in the BD ?

 

Xel are you sure it works for official C4 server ? if yes it's really nice

 

 

I tested on c6 only.

[xeL]

Geuss i remember wrong - however if it's hostname and auth resolves it to an ip before sending to client

theres no issue either.

 

Does it work both with AuthD or hAuthD?

yes

[xeL]

I tested on c6 only. But should work if database permits  it because hauth it dose, c4 original auth dunno.

[mcbigmac]

Well withou having the files here at work - it's because hAuthD translates the hostname into a resolved IP before sending to client.

As the packet server-list - sends DWORD\4x BYTE\CHAR for the ip of each server.

 

So if you wish to do this - use hAuthD and your done :)

[youpe]

Ok thanks a lot for the help ! and if you have time can you check the original auth ? :D because I am waiting on my server to be delivered :s

 

Ok trying into a virtual box because I can't wait lol !

[xeL]

Well withou having the files here at work - it's because hAuthD translates the hostname into a resolved IP before sending to client.

As the packet server-list - sends DWORD\4x BYTE\CHAR for the ip of each server.

 

So if you wish to do this - use hAuthD and your done :)

true

[mcbigmac]

authD will fail, atleast most of them i think.

 

Due to the expectations in code to be able to respond to inet_addr() winsock functions.

atleast from my quick peak @ authd.

 

 

It's cool that hint wrote support for it tho - but it'd be interesting to know if you can exceed 15 chars on authd for a domain or not.

Since that will cripple you.

[youpe]

Yes that's true it's a var char(15) lol

 

Anyway my server is up on my virtual machine but do you have a guide somewhere for L2walker on C4 server untouched because I have only a linux machine available so no way to launch the game and I want to try to connect client on my server

 

In the logs I have error like : read from pc_parameter.txt failed and that for a lot of file

 

and ObjectDB error too :)

 

Ok the error are gone just a few remaining about skills