Error 1001.. what else can I try?

[Dysanfernargel]

I've been searching these forums and what not for quite a while now trying to figure out what I need to do to connect... and yes, I've tried every eqhost.txt configuration I've found... datarate is set to 8, I've also tried 5 and 9 ( 9 is suggested by my old guild leader on rodcet to alleviate lag ).
At the bottom of my post is my current eqhost.txt file.... I've tried each of these servers on their own, I can occassionally get into the server select screen, but usually don't have enough time to select a server before I get error 1001 again. I don't know if this is related, but I've noticed that as soon as I launch EQ my processor usage flies to 100% and my overall fps drops to less than 0.5, could this have anything to do with it? It shouldn't be doing that, I'm using a 1.8GHz AMD chip.. it wasn't this slow when I was using a 300MHz Celeron with a motherboard to match it... I've also tried using the specific servers as suggested in the IRC channel, with no luck.... any suggestions?
[Registration Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin2.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin3.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin4.eqemulator.net:5997"
}
[Login Servers]
{
"eqlogin1.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin2.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin3.eqemulator.net:5997"
"eqlogin4.eqemulator.net:5997"
}
I hate to have posted about an issue which keeps being brought up, but I've tried every solution I've been able to find without any success.. I know how much you guys / gals hate dealing with lame newb posters... but I have been scouring the forums for about 18 hours now and I can't find anything new to try. Thanks in advance.