I have got it up and running to the point where I can login. The only problem is, no one else can. Big thanks to cavedude, your application helped tons!
I have forwarded ports 9000 and 7000-7100, and still, my friend is unable to login, recieving error 1017. I know this isn't a support forum, so ignore this post if you want. I have posted this question in support as well.
http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=24861
Thanks guys.