Game closes immediately after server selection

[Kope]

I'm getting the same thing here, after it boots me back to the login credentials screen (after I have tried to join the blue server), I try to log in again and it says:

Error 1017: Cannot login to the Everquest server.
You may need to re-run the Update Patch.
Repeatedly seeing this message indicates a loss of connectivity to the patch server. This is usually temporary.