Can I have your plat and stuffs?

Login worked yesterday. Today I'm getting Error 1018. Waited a few hours, server crashed, tried again, still getting Error 1018 even after a server reset. Awesome.

http://i.imgur.com/AZWL9Vo.png

I've waited 6 hours, reset my router/modem, obtained new IP addresses, and changed my Login Server password.

Bad Memories
 

I went through a similar behavior back on Live (including after patches). I'm pretty sure it was after Luclin, but it could have been as late as OoW. Petitions were most unhelpful at the time, and it definitely seemed to be account specific. My GF at the time didn't really have these issues, even when we were playing on each other's machines.

One day it just started working again. I think it took somewhere between 4 and 8 weeks and then I was good again for years. Perhaps there is a lingering bug somewhere in the older clients? If you could replicate this behavior with one of the other EQemu servers, perhaps you could compare an old vs. new client?

Just an update.

I have another account with this same problem. Both accounts are inaccessible at the exact same time from any IP address that tries to login. No matter who or where the login is occurring, the error will occur for hours at a time. Both accounts will eventually clear up and allow logins until the same behavior repeats itself a day later.

This is not specific to my computer, router, modem, or ISP. I have tested it with all kinds of configurations and locations.