Connect to the Server¶

Server details¶


Login server	`172.215.213.23`

Ashita¶

Open the Ashita launcher.
Select your profile (or create a new one) and click Edit.
Under Login Server, replace the default address with 172.215.213.23.
Save the profile and launch.

Tip

If you don't see a Login Server field, look for a boot.ini or boot script in your Ashita profile folder. Change the --server argument to 172.215.213.23.

Windower¶

Windower 4 has no "Login Server" field for private servers. Instead, you point a profile at xiloader.exe (the Legendary loader) and pass the server address as a launch argument — xiloader makes the connection and Windower hooks into it.

Make sure xiloader.exe is in your FFXI folder, next to pol.exe (usually …\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer\). See Get the loader.
Open the Windower 4 launcher and create or edit a profile.
Set Executable to xiloader.exe (use the full path if Windower can't find it).
Set Arguments to --server 172.215.213.23.
Save and launch.

Prefer to edit Windower4/settings/settings.xml by hand? The profile looks like this:

<profile name="Legendary">
  <executable>xiloader.exe</executable>
  <args>--server 172.215.213.23</args>
</profile>

Skip the login prompt

Add your credentials to the arguments to log in automatically: --server 172.215.213.23 --user YOURNAME --pass YOURPASSWORD

Troubleshooting¶

"Unable to connect" / connection timeout : Verify you're using IP 172.215.213.23. If the server was just restarted, wait 30 seconds and try again.

"Version mismatch" error : Your client needs to be the current retail version. Run the PlayOnline updater to patch up, then try again.

Stuck on the login screen / no response : Check the Discord #server-status channel — the server may be down for maintenance.

Last updated: 2026-06-30 09:22 UTC