Re: [Newbie] Errors when starting the MUD

From: George (greerga@circlemud.org)
Date: 02/28/99


On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Nate Mcsp wrote:

>In a message dated 2/28/99 7:20:14 PM EST, greerga@circlemud.org writes:
>
><<   if ((s = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0) {
>     perror("SYSERR: Error creating socket");
>     exit(1);
>   }
>
> Don't change those lines. The 0 is not the port.  Do not touch that which
> you do not understand...
>  >>
>
>I haven't touched those lines.  I've changed the port number in the autorun
>and config.c.

You had to have changed them:

>SYSERR: Error creating socket: The specified family can not be used with this socket.

That message is _only_ printed at comm.c:389.

So, unless you've added that message elsewhere, revert those lines in
comm.c. :)

--
George Greer
greerga@circlemud.org
http://www.van.m-l.org/CircleMUD/OasisOLC/


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