Log Error

[JgbII]

Hi again
I am having an issue where I get the following error in my Pserver log

FrntEnd 3148 Error 98 TCP: can't bind local address

I have gone into the PServer.conf and set the frint end address to my local address, I know the HTTP server is up and running. Any Ideas

thanks,

[maarten]

Did you set it to the computers IP or the internet IP / modem IP?

Oh and you don't need the Palace httpd server it is old and slow. you are much better off using the official Apache that comes with linux.

[JgbII]

Hi Maarten,

I tried the locale IP address 192.168.0.104 I tried the loopback 127.0.0.1 and I have tried the IP of the Router with the same results. I am running the latest of HTTP server from Apache.

Thanks,

[maarten]

Ok two things that you might want to look at in palace.conf:

; PORT: Local port number to bind to
; Default value: 10001
PORT 10001

; BINDADDRESS: Local IP address to bind to. Default: localhost
; Default value: localhost
; BINDADDRESS "localhost"

The bind port for the local address, make sure the firewall is not blocking this and the localhost. This should be OK but who knows. Try the port first I guess, this is not the frontend part but just the server connecting to the system.

[JgbII]

Just a quick follow up as to what I have done so far with the server I am building, and some of the issue I am still facing.

• I am using Linux Mint 32 bit install on a 64 bit machine with 4 gigs of ram.
• I installed Palace Server 4.5.1
• To replace the Apache part of the PServer.
• I configured the Apache server to be the media server this greatly increased the background download speeds. The Command is

‘fileserver http://your-address/media/ (thanks for the info on this)

• The problem is still when the server first boots I get the error front end can’t connect to local host in the Pserver log
• Palace clients are still able to connect but after a short time the rooms stop downloading and the error YPclient can’t connect to host. in the Pserver log

Here is a copy of my Pserver.prefs and Pserver.conf files

“URL "palace://192.168.0.106:9998"
HTTP_URL "http://OUTSIDEURL:8080/media
"AVATAR_URL "http://192.168.0.106:9990/palace/avatars/

PORT 10001

BINDADDRESS "192.168.0.106"
FRONTEND "9998" "192.168.0.106"

I can type and get through to the test webpage using the address from the outside world, so I know the apache is working. I configured my firewall so port 10001 is open, and I have made sure the Mint supplied firewall is not up (for the time being) I can even get to my palace from out side my firewall so I know that my port fowarding is working. I will work on it some more tonight.

[JgbII]

Here is another installment of the PServer files


After I got home last night I did the following to the server

1. Instead of having two instances of PServer running for ports 9990 to 9998 and one just for port 10001 I set the Pserver port fowarding to to ports 9990 to 10001. on my firewall.
2. In another blog for Linux palace servers I had found where it said to modify the Host file I dont have what was written in front of me but I removed it.
3. Just a quick note I know that the mod is ment to link to the directory but the directory at www.ThePalace.com is down. is there another directory to go to?
4. I went into the PServer.Conf and made sure everything was correct.
5. I checked the Pserver.Prefs and it seemed OK too.
6. I restarted the PC then brought up the Apache and Palace Servers.

At first I got the Front end can't connect error but it finally connected. all the rooms load correctly and I am waiting about 24 hours to see it the server stays up. if it passes this test then I am going to go ahead and get the FTP configured and finish the URL fowarding set up.

Thanks Maarten for all you help with this I know you must get tired of taking care of all of us newbees to home linux palace servers...

[maarten]

Sounds good, hope it stays up and stable. Thanks but not sure I did anything, still glad to help if possible after ten years...

Here is the new live directory:

The Palace Portal! - Live Directory List

Here is some more pserver config info, not all of it is suitable for Linux but some stuff might be fun to know:

Windows Server Pserver.prefs Configuration

[JgbII]

Since the old directory is gone what is the IP address and format for the new directory so we can modify the Linux Host file?

When it was Palace.com

71.155.186.91 directory.thepalace.com

Would it be something simular to below?

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx thepalaceportal.com/list.php

Thanks.

[maarten]

The directory.thepalace.com is pointing to the Palaceportal website. Check it out:

The Palace Portal!

Read the instructions on the palaceportal website for getting the right key. This needs to be added to the Palace.prefs file I think in orderr for the directory to know who you are and show the info. You also need to manually edit that info on the Palaceportal website.

Just check out their info in this box:



so that means you don't need to add the IP re-direct in the host file.

Good luck!