How to run EverQuest behind a restricted firewall.
Requirements:
A friend or the like with direct connection to the internet. (Either
unfirewalled or able to port forward.)
Basic networking skills for forwarding ports or opening firewall on friends
computer.
Ok, this program actually works, not like http-tunnel or socks2http which
does not give you full UDP Support..
You will need some programs before we get started:
Java runtime Environment:
This allows you to run java on your computer.
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp
(Download J2SE 5.0 JRE)
ProxyCap:
Some people may have Permeo Security Driver or Sockscap32, but I was unable
to get this working with those programs so please download this before you ask
me for help.
This program is for forwarding the different TCP and UDP ports to the tunnel
software.
http://proxylabs.netwu.com/download.html
(Download pcap201.msi)
Cubehub Tunnel:
This is the actual tunnel software.
Now there are 2 versions of the tunneling software, 1 that has debugging and 1
that does not, the one with debugging can have 20ms higher latency or so .. but
I suggest that you start with that and switch to the other version when it's all
working.
Download binary
tunnel.jar
Download
optimised log-free tunnel.jar
Setting it all up
Setting up the server on friends computer:
We are going to run this program as a simple console first, until we know it
is all working.
Create a folder on a harddisk to put tunnel.jar into.
Im going to put it in c:\tunnel in this toturial.
Now install the Java runtime environment if you havn't already.
Do start - run - and write "cmd"
In the command prompt window do:
Now to check if you actually did install java correctly type in: Java
-version
It should spit out the java version etc..
If it doesn't then you havn't installed java correctly and you should try and
reinstall.
Ok now to start the tunnel.
Write
java -jar tunnel.jar --server -t 0.0.0.0:80
The last number after the : is the port, it can be any port you know is open
behind the clients restrictive firewall .. like smtp: 25 or pop3: 110 or secure
http: 443
Port 80 is usually always open because thats the port you use to surf the www
with.
After writing this command you should get:
This was with the debugging tunnel.rar with the optimized version you would not
get any output whatsoever.. so you would have no idea if it's working or not.
Now you need to forward port 80 or open it in the firewall on your friends
computer.
This is hard to explain since there are so many different options, different
firewalls different routers etc.. so if you have questions regarding this issue
please write a comment and I will try to reply.
Ok you are done with the server.
Setting up the client on your own computer:
Ok you need to install the Java Runtime Environment if you havn't done so
already.
After that you do the same as the server did .. create a folder and put
tunnel.jar into it.
now you run cmd again (Start - Run - "cmd")
Do as on the server again get to C:\tunnel and write java -version
Check if it outputs the version if not you havn't installed java correctly.
Ok the command for the client is:
java -jar tunnel.jar -t FriendsServerIp:port -s 0.0.0.0:1080 -n 10
FriendsServerIp needs to be replaced by whatever IP your friend has, and port by
whatever port you decided to use.
-s 0.0.0.0:1080 means it will listen on that port for local socks connections,
if you don't know what this is for leave it be.
-n 10 means it will open up 10 connections, this can be experimented with, the
developer of the tunnel said that 25 is optimal for Quake3 so 10 or maybe less
is probably good for EQ.
Now you should get a whole lot of stuff spamming down your screen.
The tunnel is now set up.
Now you need to set up ProxyCap
1) Install proxycap and add the Socks5 server that you will create with the
tunnel client to the list of proxy's in proxycap. Select Remote DNS option and
proxy UDP
(ignore warning or error regarding this when closing the window).
2) Click on the rules option on the left and add the following applications
to proxycap. Click on the new button and select specific application in the
window that shows up. Browse for EverQuest.exe in your EverQuest folder and open
that. Set the socks server from the proxy list as its assigned proxy.
Do the same for eqgame.exe which is also located in your EverQuest folder.
Running EverQuest
Yes this is it .. you are going to run EverQuest !!!
The patching can be slow to connect sometimes, but it will ..
If you can't seem to get patching to run make a shortcut to eqgame.exe with
patchme at the end like this:
Sorry for the danish, but I didn't have a english OS handy at the time of
writing this article.
I hope you get it working, I have spent many tireless nights trying to find a
tunnel that worked, and finally did.
When you are sure your tunnel is working you can of course use the optimized .jar
file instead on the server and client, and probably get a little better latency..