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How do I run the server?

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Posted by Moogle   (16 posts)  Bio
Date Thu 18 Apr 2002 03:28 PM (UTC)
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Hello, yes, I need help, I want to run PennMUSH, but I have no idea what I'm doing, AT ALL. I need someone to walk me through the process step by step, by step. Seriously, I don't know anything about C++ or Linux, and unfortunately I'm running on Win98, if someone can help out this poor soul I would be greatly appreciated.

~Moogle
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,173 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #1 on Thu 18 Apr 2002 09:45 PM (UTC)
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It is hard to answer a very open-ended question like that. What is the problem? Finding the files? Downloading them? Installing them? Running them? Building?

There is a step-by-step discussion about most of that on the page Setting up a Win32 PennMUSH site. It was written a while ago so it might be a bit out-of-date, but try that first.

If you get stuck please post a specific question, eg. what page of the installation guide you are on, what file you can't find, or what error message you get if you do something.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Moogle   (16 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #2 on Fri 19 Apr 2002 12:03 AM (UTC)
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First, I want to know if it will run on Win98, because everything I've read so far talks about only Win95 and WinNT, secondly, I want to know exactly which file(s) to download and thirdly, exactly how to install them, since it's muhc more difficult the just double clicking on a setup.exe.

~Moogle
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,173 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #3 on Fri 19 Apr 2002 12:17 AM (UTC)
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Yes, it runs under Windows 98, I just tried it. The reason the web pages mention 95/NT is they are a bit old.

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I want to know exactly which file(s) to download and thirdly, exactly how to install them, since it's much more difficult the just double clicking on a setup.exe.


It's not much more difficult. You download one file, unzip it, and execute one program. Can't get much easier than that.



  1. Go to this site: http://ftp.pennmush.org/Win32Binaries/
  2. Download this file: 175p5-noltar.zip
  3. Unzip it (say, into your C: drive)
  4. Change to the "c:\pennmush\game" directory
  5. Execute pennmush.exe


The server is now running! Connect to it using your client at:

IP: 127.0.0.1
Port: 4201
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Moogle   (16 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #4 on Sat 20 Apr 2002 08:29 PM (UTC)
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I got it running, thanks for the help, this is probably going to sound excedingly dumb but, client? port? *sheepish grin*
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,173 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #5 on Sat 20 Apr 2002 09:47 PM (UTC)
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Check out my MUDs FAQ. The answers are there - I just added one about the 'port' question, as it wasn't in the list.
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Moogle   (16 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #6 on Sun 21 Apr 2002 02:46 AM (UTC)
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I got the Wyrmnet client, but now when I try to connect, it says:

Unable to Connect to Host
This Attempt to connect was rejected.


?????
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,173 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #7 on Sun 21 Apr 2002 02:57 AM (UTC)
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Probably the server isn't running. Try searching this forum for hints about why that might be.
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Moogle   (16 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #8 on Sun 21 Apr 2002 04:07 AM (UTC)
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You're sending me on a scavenger hunt now??
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Posted by Moogle   (16 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #9 on Sun 21 Apr 2002 04:13 AM (UTC)
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This is what's in the log/game.log, well and much more of the same garbage.:

[04/20 16:27:40] Setting ctype locale to English_Canada.1252
[04/20 16:27:40] Setting time locale to English_Canada.1252
[04/20 16:27:40] Failed to set messages locale from environment.
[04/20 16:27:40] Setting collate locale to English_Canada.1252
[04/20 16:27:40] PennMUSH version 1.7.5 patchlevel 5 [03/11/2002]
[04/20 16:27:40] MUSH restarted, PID -602201, at Sat Apr 20 16:27:40 2002

[04/20 16:27:40] Reading mush.cnf
[04/20 16:27:40] Can't open txt/help.txt for reading
[04/20 16:27:40] Can't open txt/news.txt for reading
[04/20 16:27:40] Can't open txt/help.txt for reading
[04/20 16:27:40] CONFIG: Invalid command or restriction for ahelp.

[04/20 16:27:40] Can't open txt/news.txt for reading
[04/20 16:27:40] CONFIG: Invalid command or restriction for anews.

[04/20 16:27:40] Reading alias.cnf
[04/20 16:27:40] Reading restrict.cnf
[04/20 16:27:40] CONFIG: directive 'exit_flags' missing from cnf file, using default value.
[04/20 16:27:40] Successfully copied executable, starting copy.
Redirecting output to: log\game.log
[04/20 16:27:40] Setting ctype locale to English_Canada.1252
[04/20 16:27:40] Setting time locale to English_Canada.1252
[04/20 16:27:40] Failed to set messages locale from environment.
[04/20 16:27:40] Setting collate locale to English_Canada.1252
[04/20 16:27:40] PennMUSH version 1.7.5 patchlevel 5 [03/11/2002]
[04/20 16:27:40] MUSH restarted, PID -717961, at Sat Apr 20 16:27:40 2002

[04/20 16:27:40] Reading mush.cnf
[04/20 16:27:40] Can't open txt/help.txt for reading
[04/20 16:27:40] Can't open txt/news.txt for reading
[04/20 16:27:40] Can't open txt/help.txt for reading
[04/20 16:27:40] CONFIG: Invalid command or restriction for ahelp.

For some reason it sounds bad.
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,173 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #10 on Mon 22 Apr 2002 02:16 AM (UTC)
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The last bit of the log should look like this:


[04/19 10:25:29] File "data/indb" found, size 760 bytes, modified on 25 Mar 2002 01:59:52
[04/19 10:25:29] File "data/outdb" not found.
[04/19 10:25:29] File "data/PANIC.db" not found.
[04/19 10:25:29] Verifying selected database.
[04/19 10:25:29] File "data/indb" found, size 760 bytes, modified on 25 Mar 2002 01:59:52
[04/19 10:25:29] Input database verified. Proceeding to analysis.
[04/19 10:25:29] ANALYZING: data/indb
[04/19 10:25:29] ANALYZING: data/indb (done)
[04/19 10:25:29] LOADING: data/indb
[04/19 10:25:29] READING: done
[04/19 10:25:29] LOADING: data/indb (done)
[04/19 10:25:29] RPT: No access.cnf file found.
Listening on port 4201 using IPv4.
[04/19 10:25:29] 236 file descriptors available.
[04/19 10:25:29] RESTART FINISHED.


It should work, it worked for me under Windows 98, just make sure you follow all the steps.
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Moogle   (16 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #11 on Mon 22 Apr 2002 05:35 AM (UTC)
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That's what it says, yet it still doesn't work.
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,173 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #12 on Mon 22 Apr 2002 06:10 AM (UTC)
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I've never used Wyrmnet client. Try telnet. Like, open a command window, and type:

telnet localhost 4201
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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Posted by Moogle   (16 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #13 on Mon 22 Apr 2002 07:49 PM (UTC)
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What do you mean by command window?
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Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,173 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #14 on Tue 23 Apr 2002 02:18 AM (UTC)
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Start Menu -> Programs -> MSDOS prompt
- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
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