wine users - Jan 2005 - Connection problems and weird WinSock warnings...

Hiya,

I've posted this 'enigma' on the newsgroup :
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine/browse_thread/thread/57dcb7531ebfb529/65018c77a5e58651#65018c77a5e58651

The answers were pretty rare so I post the problem here, too.

"
I'm getting connection problems with an application run under Wine which
isn't acting like that under a native Windows environment.


The application is a game client called Ragnarok Online, fully updated,
using
a private server.


The problem comes when I try to connect to the server. The client seems
to try
connecting to the server then fails. But it seems that the problem isn't
with
the server because no connection attempt are logged on the server when I
try
connecting.


I investigated a bit and I got some uncommon warnings when I enable
winsock's
calls tracing :


trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\advapi32.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"c:\\windows\\system\\gdi32.dll"
: builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\user32.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"C:\\windows\\system\\ole32.dll"
: native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\dinput.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"c:\\windows\\system\\winmm.dll"
: builtin

trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\binkw32.dll" : native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"C:\\windows\\system\\msvcrt.dll" : native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"C:\\windows\\system\\shlwapi.dll" : native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\comctl32.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\shell32.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"c:\\windows\\system\\ddraw.dll"
: builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\ijl15.dll" : native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\iphlpapi.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\ws2_32.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\mss32.dll" : native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"c:\\windows\\system\\imm32.dll"
: builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\cps.dll" : native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\granny2.dll" : native
trace:loaddll:MODULE_LoadModule16 Loaded module "krnl386.exe" :
builtin
trace:loaddll:MODULE_LoadModule16 Loaded module "system.drv" : builtin
trace:loaddll:MODULE_LoadModule16 Loaded module "GDI.EXE" : builtin
trace:loaddll:MODULE_LoadModule16 Loaded module "USER.EXE" : builtin
trace:loaddll:MODULE_LoadModule16 Loaded module "keyboard.drv" :
builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\x11drv.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\wineoss.drv" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\msacm32.dll" : builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"c:\\windows\\system\\msacm.drv"
: builtin
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\midimap.drv" : builtin
trace:winsock:DllMain 0x417d0000 0x1 0x1
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\Mp3dec.asi" : native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\Mssfast.m3d" : native
trace:loaddll:load_dll Loaded module
L"c:\\windows\\system\\dsound.dll" : builtin
[There the client interface load]
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_LINEPATTERN (0000000a) value : 00000000 !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_MONOENABLE (0000000b) value : 00000000 !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_ROP2 (0000000c) value : 0000000d !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_PLANEMASK (0000000d) value : ffffffff !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_LASTPIXEL (00000010) value : 00000001 !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_ZVISIBLE (0000001e) value : 00000000 !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_EDGEANTIALIAS (00000028) value : 00000000 !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_RANGEFOGENABLE (00000030) value : 00000000 !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_EXTENTS (0000008a) value : 00000000 !
err:ddraw:set_render_state Unhandled dwRenderStateType
D3DRENDERSTATE_VERTEXBLEND (00000097) value : 00000000 !
[Then I connect]
trace:winsock:WSAStartup verReq=101
trace:winsock:WSAStartup succeeded
trace:winsock:WS_gethostbyname "droganor.no-ip.com" ret 0x40435c18
trace:winsock:WS_socket af=2 type=1 protocol=0
trace:winsock:WSASocketA af=2 type=1 protocol=0 protocol_info=(nil) group=0
flags=0x1
trace:winsock:WSASocketA         created 0148
trace:winsock:WS_ioctlsocket socket 0148, cmd 8004667e, ptr 0x408afabc
trace:winsock:WS_connect socket 0148, ptr 0x64c0e0 { family 2, address
105.112.46.99, port 6900 }, length 16
trace:winsock:WS_select read (nil), write 0x408af9a4, excp (nil) timeout
0x408afaa8
trace:winsock:WS_select read 0x408aee68, write (nil), excp (nil) timeout
0x408aef6c
[Same message repeated 953 times]
trace:winsock:WS_closesocket socket 0148
[Then a message comes "Unable to connect to the server" and I close
the
client]
trace:loaddll:MODULE_FlushModrefs Unloaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\Mp3dec.asi" : native
trace:loaddll:MODULE_FlushModrefs Unloaded module L"C:\\Program
Files\\Gravity\\RO\\Mssfast.m3d" : native
trace:winsock:DllMain 0x417d0000 0x0 0x1


I'm using Wine 20041201, under Debian Sarge using Ubuntu's packages
provided on
the Wine's APT repository. I don't have any windows installation on my
computer
but this game client works quiet flawlessly on Windows. I don't think
my 
firewall is related to that... Other programs like the game client
updater, 
download managers and others tools can connect to web servers.


If anyone has an idea.


This trace is quiet strange :


trace:winsock:WSASocketA af=2 type=1 protocol=0 protocol_info=(nil) group=0
flags=0x1
And the others are uncommon :
trace:winsock:WS_select read (nil), write 0x408af9a4, excp (nil) timeout
0x408afaa8
trace:winsock:WS_select read 0x408aee68, write (nil), excp (nil) timeout
0x408aef6c


Weird, Weird..."

I tried to use native WinSock DLL but the result is almost the same.
Almost, the error message "Unable to connect to server" coming
instantly...
I wonder if Wine can use native WinSock DLL ?

I configured Wine using the Winetools and emacs for customizing Wine's
behaviour with some softwares ([AppDefaults] sections).

Regards,

-- 
Eddahbi Karim <thetemplar@free.fr>
Freelance

Le samedi 08 janvier 2005 ? 13:17 +0000, Eddahbi Karim a ?crit :
> trace:winsock:WS_gethostbyname "droganor.no-ip.com" ret
0x40435c18
> trace:winsock:WS_socket af=2 type=1 protocol=0
> trace:winsock:WSASocketA af=2 type=1 protocol=0 protocol_info=(nil) group=0
flags=0x1
> trace:winsock:WSASocketA         created 0148
> trace:winsock:WS_ioctlsocket socket 0148, cmd 8004667e, ptr 0x408afabc
> trace:winsock:WS_connect socket 0148, ptr 0x64c0e0 { family 2, address
> 105.112.46.99, port 6900 }, length 16
I've found the answer to the problem. See below, if you're reading the
archives...

The resolution of this address "droganor.no-ip.com" is totally wrong.

It seems that Winsock try to etablish a connection with
"105.112.46.99"
but this is NOT the IP of the DNS "droganor.no-ip.com".

I tried to change this DNS by another one which maps the same IP and
Winsock tried to etablish a connection with another different IP.

But only this game client has this problem. Internet Explorer resolve
DNS correctly. And the official game client hasn't any DNS support so it
uses an IP and Wine's Winsock interface handles it correctly.

So, here comes...

The Solution
------------

Use a game client (Sakray) without DNS support. Then unpack the .grf
packages (Unpack the game's package then the update package) with
grftool ( http://openkore.sourceforge.net/grftool/ ) in the Ragnarok
Online folder, go to data/, edit the sclientinfo.xml and change the DNS
address by the IP corresponding, launch the client and enjoy the game !

I hope it will help someone.

Bye,

-- 
Eddahbi Karim <thetemplar@free.fr>
Freelance