I don't think this affects MySQL login..but, you will need to change this:
Code:
[options]
unregistered_allowed = TRUE
reject_duplicate_servers = FALSE
trace = TRUE
world_trace = FALSE
dump_packets_in = FALSE
dump_packets_out = FALSE
listen_port = 5998
local_network = 192.168.1.
When you had them changed, did you get the same 2003 error? Or were you just not able to connect to the game server?
EDIT: If you don't mind, post your eqemu_config.xml file too.