no servers show up
 

when i log in no servers show up and on the website it says the servers r up whts wrong? and how do u cheack if r game is v5.8

Same here, Although at least I can log in now. Earlier today I could see one locked server, now there hasn't been any for a few hours.

find melwins 5.8 guide for dummies and download the eqhost.txt

I did so, but still it didn't work. I changed the ports to 5994 instead of 5996, and still no servers show up. It also says that I have 0 out of 7 expansions available. Am I stupid or is this a widespread problem? I'm going with the stupid one, but I'm going to need help anyways.

no one is really using 5994 right now. stick with 5996 for now.

Changed to 5996, still no servers up. Anyone else have any other ideas?

change it to 5995 it works for me

Yes, it will work if you have the compatible client to 0.5.7 and earlier.. But, if you are trying to connect to 0.5.8 with the latest client (until the 14th patch), then you must use 5996 or 5994......

Ok with 5994 I can log in but no servers are visible, 5995 freezes at "Connecting to login server", and 5996 gives a "invalid login" message. I patched on the 13th.

5996 invalid login means you didnt reset your authorization properly... 5994 there probably just arent any servers up and running on that login server as of yet...

when i connect to 5996 no servers show up and says i have 0 out of 7 of the games i updated it at 9/11

If I patched fully on 9/11, should I be able to connect to 5.8 servers?

yep