Can't connect to login server

[kaev]

Problem started at ca. 3:00am (CST) this morning. Didn't see any thread complaining here or on p99 forums so I figured problem must be at my end. I had been logged into p99 yesterday evening so it was rather sudden (no, I didn't make any changes to my network, just logged off for a few hours.)

I checked my eqhosts.txt, it's there and it has the correct content.

I checked my shortcut, it's still the same as it has been.

I ran multiple malware detectors (AVG, Malwarebytes, & Spybot) which all turned up nothing.

Shut down all the machines in the house and power-cycled my DSL modem/wireless-router to force it to reset. Still nogo.

Same error every time: "A connection to the server could not be reached..."

Have tried both LOGIN and QUICK CONNECT, no difference (not that I expected any.)

I have occasionally had this error before when there were local network issues, but my LAN and internet connection both appear to be running without issue at present.


Any suggestions?

[kaev]

A bit of additional info...

Browser works fine (obviously.)

Attempted to play NWN online and the GameSpy server list did not populate.


Has anybody got any suggestions at all?

[kaev]

Bullied some poor CenturyLink CSR into RMA'ing my shitty DSL modem/router. The replacement is still shitty, but I can EQ again \o/. Got to be one of the oddest hardware failures I've ever seen.