Vinzent Zeppelin[IS] Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 LaunchNet7 (1.8.9) fails checking for updates, loading the notes page, and reads "play.net-7.org" as offline after notifying me that the "address" parameter cannot be null. Changing the address to 217.160.5.19 returns an "online" status, but Net7proxy starts and closes after several seconds without launching the game client. Accessing 217.160.5.19 in a web browser returns a generic "database error" page, so apparently the server is technically running. I have tried "ipconfig /flushdns" and restarting my router to no avail. Are there server troubles afoot, or is it just me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercyground Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 DNS issues. As in net7 isnt listed anymore. I'd say domain expiry? I only got on here cos google dns still had the ip and i got on that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercyground Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 87.106.15.95 enb-emulator.com 87.106.15.95 patch.net-7.org 87.106.15.95 enbpatch.net-7.org 87.106.15.95 www.net-7.org 217.160.5.19 play.net-7.org 217.160.5.19 local.net-7.org Put those entries in your hosts file. Run the EnB\NET7\bin\hosts.bat file as an administrator to load your hosts file up. drop the entries in at the very end. Save it and go Do remember thou. you WILL need to remove them in future as the DEVS may change the server addresses. This is a Temp patch while DNS issues are ongoing. :edit: added patch server and local to allow login. enbpatch.net-7.org should also be in there but i have no ip for that server. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinzent Zeppelin[IS] Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Tried it -- the patcher downgraded to version 237, and now Net7Proxy starts, displays its version number, then closes after a few seconds. Perhaps I need to add an entry in hosts for the auth server? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercyground Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 try again. i added extra servers. the local one is what is needed to fire up the server. I missed that first time round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinzent Zeppelin[IS] Posted January 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Added local.net-7.org to hosts and now I can get in. Many thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beisser Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 someone fix the zonefiles please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercyground Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 http://www.net-7.org/stresstest/signup.php is down. I cannot patch round this as its selflookup cannot find the dns. I cannot connect to the database because: Unknown MySQL server host 'play.net-7.org' (11004) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercyground Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 And remember folks. this is a TEMPORARY PATCH until the DNS servers are fixed. REMEMBER TO REMOVE THEM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco[IS] Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 someone fix the zonefiles please. What is "zonefiles?" Is that something from back in the day? Like Microsoft Gaming Zone? :? - Marco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercyground Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 To disable this. Either delete the entries or just put a # infront of the line. #87.106.15.95 enb-emulator.com If you are not having problems Do not do this patch as if the devs move the server you will not be able to connect. Ingame are saying they are connecting fine now without needing to patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondct Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 zonefiles are what dns servers use to translate website domain names to their ip addresses (if memory serves)... they update automatically at a prescribed time interval, so I can only assume that since enb does everything (and I am just guessing here) that since enbem does everything on their own servers that when the server crashes it does not respond and the record goes blank... so when the server comes back up your computer has no way to find the domain... which is why the above poster said to add the record to your hosts file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beisser Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 zonefiles are what dns servers use to translate website domain names to their ip addresses (if memory serves)... they update automatically at a prescribed time interval, so I can only assume that since enb does everything (and I am just guessing here) that since enbem does everything on their own servers that when the server crashes it does not respond and the record goes blank... so when the server comes back up your computer has no way to find the domain... which is why the above poster said to add the record to your hosts file its got nothing to do with any server dying.. dns has nothing to do with enb or the forums itself. someone just screwed up a zonefile, or the primary dns for the zome died. again this got nothing to with the game or the webserver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondct Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 well I guess this is just confusing to some of us... I have been running websites for over 10 years, and I am just confused as to where the redundancy is... I mean how does someone screw up a zonefile... you set it and forget it and it just propagates all over the place... seems like a lotta dns failures lately... again I appreciate all the devs have/are doing to bring enb back to life... but no one can be a know it all... so if dns is there weak spot, just trying to toss out some ideas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercyground Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 87.106.15.95 enb-emulator.com 87.106.15.95 patch.net-7.org 87.106.15.95 enbpatch.net-7.org 87.106.15.95 www.net-7.org 217.160.5.19 play.net-7.org 217.160.5.19 local.net-7.org Updated the server list now DNS seems to have stopped playing silly buggers. Oddly my local.net-7.org returns a loopback address of 127.0.0.1 This however stops me logging in. so for now i'm leaving my patch in place. play and local need to be set as such or it fails logging in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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