1017 error.. tried all fixes I found

[Archivis]

Been working on this for quite some time now... searched through MANY posts dealing with this problem, tried all suggestions I found, still not working... My file info is as follows:

db.ini

[Database]
host=localhost
user=archivis
password=******
database=eq
compression=off

loginserver.ini

[LoginServer]
loginserver=eqlogin1.eqemulator.net
loginserver2=eqlogin2.eqemulator.net
loginserver3=eqlogin3.eqemulator.net
loginport=5997
loginport2=5997
loginport3=5997
worldname=Archivis' World
worldaddress=external ip
locked=false

boot5.exe

start zone . external ip 7995 internal ip
start zone . external ip 7996 internal ip
start zone . external ip 7997 internal ip
start zone . external ip 7998 internal ip
start zone . external ip 7999 internal ip
exit
cls

I get as far as the server select screen, when I try to log into my, or any other server, I get booted back to login screen. When I started out, everything was fine up till this point. Then I tried the fixes and my server is coming up as locked, even though as you can see from my file, it shouldn't be.

Yes all ip's are correct, edited them out for the post.

Using a linksys router, and yes I followed the guide for it, turned off my win xp fire wall.

All I can figure is that there must be more than one problem cause nothing is working. world.exe and boot5zones.exe both load up just fine with no errors.

Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions. At this point I'll try anything, even putting on a head dress and shaking a dead chicken at my computer...

Note: I tried the dead chicken all ready, all it did was get feathers everywhere, I dont suggest trying this...