Server?

[Sam Townsend]

I'm a fan of classic Sierra adventure games, but I had never heard of INN until today. I was so excited when I read about a revival project, but dismayed when I tried to run the client and got stuck at "Dialing". Then I found this forum and saw that the server has been having issues for quite some time.

What's interesting is that the server isn't completely down. It is still possible to establish a connection with 50.129.98.113 on port 17, which means something is still running. Running a packet sniffer, however, it is obvious that there is something seriously wrong with the server. The client is sending data to the server, and the server is responding with acknowledgments (meaning it received the data), but it never sends back any data!

The fact that something is at least doing something on this host gives me some hope that this thing could be brought back online. Does anyone know who hosts the server or how to contact them?

[John Willis]

Nothing to see here. INN is dead until the people maintaining the server either figure out how to run a production system or open source their code (or maybe even say who they are).

John P. Willis

Coherent Logic Development LLC

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chocolat...@gmail.com

http://www.coherent-logic.com/

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[Mackan med]

i wanna know also...

its sad if is just one server are online

[Sam Townsend]

It seems clear that the people in charge of this, though obviously talented (I wouldn't know where to start with reverse engineering INN), are inexperienced when it comes to hosting a server. The server is hosted on a Comcast connection and nmap guesses that it is running Windows XP with a 96% probability. This is hardly ideal.

I really wish they would come forward. At the very least, they could use some advice about how to reliably host a production system (assuming, of course, that they haven't abandoned it already). Open sourcing their code would also make a lot of sense; that would be the best way to ensure that it lives on.

[Mackan med]

should be awesome if it be open source to be on own server for public users..

i don't know why it is so holy secret for it... better to be free for everyone then its this old...

[co...@cytranic.com]

If its Windows XP, there is a chance we can use a zero day exploit to root the server and gain access. Once we have access we can turn back on the server! ;)

[Keneth Rodriguez]

That actually sounds interesting, if at least we get access to the server or at least it should gain attention by the creators of the server

[Sam Townsend]

For the record, I do not condone breaking into any servers :-)

[Luke Gelsinger]

I was just thinking...what kind of illegal activity could possibly be going on that it's so hard to bring the server back online?

[Sam Townsend]

One possibility is that there is no reverse-engineered server software. I've been thinking that it's possible this server was actually running the original server software AT&T was using back in the day, either a stolen copy or one retained by an employee. This would explain a lot, including the secrecy surrounding the people hosting the server and the inability to open-source any code. Of course, I don't know anything for sure, but I'm just throwing it out there as a possibility.

[Mackan med]

that i know are who hade jobb with inn earler have reprogram from scratch from info about ys and the other games from inn,

so poseble to create working again is highly poseble...

[Tom Frye]

The INN Revival Server is UP!

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From: Sam Townsend <stown...@sbcglobal.net>
To: innre...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 1, 2015 10:10 AM

Subject: Re: [INN Revival] Server?

One possibility is that there is no reverse-engineered server software. I've been thinking that it's likely this server was actually running the original server software AT&T was using back in the day, either a stolen copy or one retained by an employee. This would explain a lot, including the secrecy surrounding the people hosting the server and the inability to open-source any code. Of course, I don't know anything for sure, but I'm just throwing it out there as a possibility.

[Keneth Rodriguez]

YEAH!!!!!!!!!

[Keneth Rodriguez]

What is your name in the server for being able to find you? I am Keneth

On May 8, 2015 10:45 PM, "'Tom Frye' via ImagiNation Network Revival Project" <innre...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

[Jesse Cobra]

I gotta get in and see if I can relive the glory of Red Baron days!!!

[Jesse Cobra]

Hmmm, I am not getting in, Error #9

On May 8, 2015 9:51 PM, "Keneth Rodriguez" <kene...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Keneth Rodriguez]

Sierraland is empty and I can't play :(

[Jesse Cobra]

I could not get it... gave up...

[Jesse Cobra]

Oh inn, how we miss thee...

[Jon Mayo]

I'd be playing right now if it were up. I'm pretty handy in C if anyone is working on reverse engineering the protocol?