A connection to the server could not be reached *I searched*

[lerxst2112]

If the client is writing that information to the file it means that it isn't reading the file properly.

Open your file, delete everything, and paste only this into it.

[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5998

Notice the difference in case. I don't know if it is important or not, but it is inconsistent with what is in all of my host files. Make sure there is a carriage return after the last line.

[Derision]

lexrxst2112 beat me to it. The case indeed is important, I was just testing and if [LoginServer] is not capitalised correctly, the client will write the xpmitchell stuff to eqhost.txt. If Host is not capitalised, the connection will fail with 'a timeout occurred'.

[chamberdown]

haha, wow, that did it. im now connected. I really appreciate the help guys. I guess I didn't realize it could be so simple. thanks again!

[chamberdown]

well, turns out that I couldn't connect still due to a non-related issue regarding a "referenced memory could not be read" error. so i left it alone for the night, the next day, i tried to get on again to see if the error still existed, and it gave me the same connection problem in the title!!! i immediatly checked the eqhost file and it was fine. no added lines. So now im lost again..

EQhost.txt file is
[LoginServer]
Host=eqemulator.net:5998

the shortcut has patchme after it.

My router has the port 5998 traffic allowed through

I'm a bit lost now. I tried doing the ping on www.eqemulator.net -->

C:\Users\mainPC>ping www.eqemulator.net -l 1400 -t

Pinging www.eqemulator.net [67.23.190.71] with 1400 bytes of data:
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=226ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=229ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=226ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=226ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=226ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=226ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=232ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55
Reply from 67.23.190.71: bytes=1400 time=227ms TTL=55

Ping statistics for 67.23.190.71:
Packets: Sent = 20, Received = 20, Lost = 0 (0% loss)

am I missing something? I don't think anything changed from yesterday until today. thanks again for any help, thought I had it, but apparently not