LAN server works; Public hosted server, not so much

[Durinor]

I assume this port range is opened after logon? That the server does not listen on this port otherwise? I added the firewall rules I mentioned and tried to do a telent at myserveraddress 7000 and it would not make a socket connection.

I tried doing a local telnet on 7000 from the server, no luck.

From my eqemu config file:

<zones>
<defaultstatus>0</defaultstatus>

<ports low="7000" high="7400"/>
</zones>