If you have patched recently and are frustrated by not being able to get in, heres the start of a solution.
Run over to 
http://windump.polito.it/
download this program (or use the linux equivalent tcpdump). Install it, and collect logs for us of creating a character, logging in, and zoning and running around like a fool with a level one grabbing data to help us fix eqemu to work with the latest round of clients!
Please send all logs to 
dev@eqemu.com
All are welcome to participate, the more data we have, the faster we will be able to churn out a fully eqLive compatible version of eqemu in the near future.
Thanks!  
(Also, try to split logs up as possible.  Character creation/logging in.  Combat.  Merchant Interaction.  etc.  Name the log files so we can quickly identify them when you submit them.  Thanks again!)