Help logging in!

[Metalwolf]

Hi, I really need help getting everything working. I set up the emulator and everything (eqhost.txt,shortcut) etc.. All correctly. However when I input my user name and password it just says logging into server and just freezes or doesnt login. I at first thought it was because of me downloading the latest patch which is after 9/13. So I uninstalled everything and reinstalled my EQ Evolution CDs. Then i tried it again and it still did it! I really want to get this working and i would like any help someone could give me. I don't know if the server is down or what but If someone could help me out that would be great. Also I was wondering if there was a place to get the older patches that still work with the emulator. Thanks! by the way i tried changing the server to 5998 and that didnt work either.