Testing Quest 3.0 with QX3 (Questnet)

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Magehost posted 15-09-2001 22:18 GMT
Hi trying to setup Quest 3.0 pro and Alex's
Alpha QX3 (Questnet server program) with I hope you dont mind some of the games freely downloaded on this site. I've just started to use these nifty programs and donot have at present my own Text adventure game. So to test the server with AOL and its unique way of doing things. Please try to logon with Quest 3.0 pro using this new IP address,
just type this number in the Network Hostname box, leave the port number 10001 and connect ...if you can. But please dont blame if my 2.5yr old son wants to play Pingu, because to keep him quiet I'll agree to anything.
Thanks ..Magehost
Magehost posted 15-09-2001 22:21 GMT
Oh Sorry folks here is the permanant Number
169.254.237.35
Alex posted 15-09-2001 22:59 GMT
I still can't connect to it :(
Computer Whizz posted 16-09-2001 02:35 GMT
Me neither!
.... Alex: While trying to connect I found that the "Connecting to ??.??.??.??:10001" window wouldn't close after 300 presses of cancel. I closed Quest 3.0, thinking this would kill the bugger ------ did it hell!
Could you look into this please?
I'll be testing this out again tomorrow just to make sure it isn't windows getting angry after 9/10 hours :)
Computer Whizz
Magehost posted 16-09-2001 15:44 GMT
Hello thanks for attempting to logon using the IP number given. Obviously it didn't work. Thanks to Alex's suggestion of using NO-IP.com I now have a Permanent Hostname
which should work. Thats if i've set it up ok..a definate learning curve this, frustrating but fun.
The Hostname is ZQUEST.SERVEMP3.com
Thanks
Magehost
Alex posted 16-09-2001 18:24 GMT
I've never had fast enough reactions to test Cancel on the "Connecting to..." window when testing on my machine. It works OK when it gets to "Waiting for response..." which is what I *still* get when trying zquest.servemp3.com.
Alex posted 16-09-2001 19:03 GMT
OK, the pause happens when Quest tries to automatically resolve the hostname. I've set a property on the SocketWrench control I'm using which turns automatic resolving off... the pause has gone and things seem to be quicker.
Magehost posted 16-09-2001 20:25 GMT
Hi Alex, I have been leaving myself logged on via 127.0.0.1 is that ok.
Alex posted 16-09-2001 22:57 GMT
Quest doesn't care what address you use - Quest and QuestNet treat 127.0.0.1 the same as zquest.servemp3.com. It's just that TCP/IP defines 127.0.0.1 to loopback to the local system - but Quest doesn't care about that. So leaving yourself logged on via 127.0.0.1 won't make any difference at all - to QuestNet, you're just another player.
Magehost posted 21-09-2001 19:11 GMT
The server is running again.

Author	Topic: Testing Quest 3.0 with QX3 (Questnet)
Magehost	posted 15-09-2001 22:18 GMT Hi trying to setup Quest 3.0 pro and Alex's Alpha QX3 (Questnet server program) with I hope you dont mind some of the games freely downloaded on this site. I've just started to use these nifty programs and donot have at present my own Text adventure game. So to test the server with AOL and its unique way of doing things. Please try to logon with Quest 3.0 pro using this new IP address, just type this number in the Network Hostname box, leave the port number 10001 and connect ...if you can. But please dont blame if my 2.5yr old son wants to play Pingu, because to keep him quiet I'll agree to anything. Thanks ..Magehost
Magehost	posted 15-09-2001 22:21 GMT Oh Sorry folks here is the permanant Number 169.254.237.35
Alex	posted 15-09-2001 22:59 GMT I still can't connect to it :(
Computer Whizz	posted 16-09-2001 02:35 GMT Me neither! .... Alex: While trying to connect I found that the "Connecting to ??.??.??.??:10001" window wouldn't close after 300 presses of cancel. I closed Quest 3.0, thinking this would kill the bugger ------ did it hell! Could you look into this please? I'll be testing this out again tomorrow just to make sure it isn't windows getting angry after 9/10 hours :) Computer Whizz
Magehost	posted 16-09-2001 15:44 GMT Hello thanks for attempting to logon using the IP number given. Obviously it didn't work. Thanks to Alex's suggestion of using NO-IP.com I now have a Permanent Hostname which should work. Thats if i've set it up ok..a definate learning curve this, frustrating but fun. The Hostname is ZQUEST.SERVEMP3.com Thanks Magehost
Alex	posted 16-09-2001 18:24 GMT I've never had fast enough reactions to test Cancel on the "Connecting to..." window when testing on my machine. It works OK when it gets to "Waiting for response..." which is what I still get when trying zquest.servemp3.com.
Alex	posted 16-09-2001 19:03 GMT OK, the pause happens when Quest tries to automatically resolve the hostname. I've set a property on the SocketWrench control I'm using which turns automatic resolving off... the pause has gone and things seem to be quicker.
Magehost	posted 16-09-2001 20:25 GMT Hi Alex, I have been leaving myself logged on via 127.0.0.1 is that ok.
Alex	posted 16-09-2001 22:57 GMT Quest doesn't care what address you use - Quest and QuestNet treat 127.0.0.1 the same as zquest.servemp3.com. It's just that TCP/IP defines 127.0.0.1 to loopback to the local system - but Quest doesn't care about that. So leaving yourself logged on via 127.0.0.1 won't make any difference at all - to QuestNet, you're just another player.
Magehost	posted 21-09-2001 19:11 GMT The server is running again.