I rebuilt the server twice and it finally worked; the "new_server" option, however, never worked, and I had to manually create the admin user, add all the info to the files, etc.
My friend is STILL having that problem:
Error - a timeout occurred.
She can ping the server, but every single time she tries to connect, it gives her that. I can connect from my computer and play.
Her eqhost.txt
Code:
[LoginServer]
Host=<server_public_ip_address>:5998
Same as mine. Actually, I think she took away the space after the Host line; however, my file has the space and connects just fine.
So frustrating, now. Not sure why it would allow me to play and not her. Both of us have fresh Titanium installs, no changes except the eqhost.txt file.
Image of her error:
https://i.imgur.com/Eo8vPwG.jpg