EVE Online - Cannot connect to server after loading Win 8

Hello everyone,

My hard drive crashed on my Windows 7 (work) laptop, so I've loaded Windows 8 on a new hard drive in the machine.

Everything is working as expected for a new OS (I'm still getting used to it), except that I can't connect to EVE online.

I've checked firewall settings. I've added ports 26000 and 3724 rules to the Windows firewall, but still cannot connect.

I can ping 87.237.38.200, but I cannot telnet to 87.237.38.200 26000 or 3724. I'm an IT consultant, so I have access to the firewall at my office, but I don't see any rules prohibiting those ports. I have also tried adding a rule to allow them, but no dice, and the game worked 2 days ago when my system had Windows 7 on it.

A tracert to 87.237.38.200 works fine and nothing is over 250ms which according to the documentation (https://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/Network_Guide) I've read is the threshold.

The game is up to date, I've tried clearing the game's cache.

So unless I'm missing something, I'm left to believe there is some weird setting in Windows 8 that is stopping me from connecting/telneting to the server.

Could anyone help me out with this?

Thanks

Did you check if your ports are still forwarded in your router.
Is your lanip maybe changed by DHCP after installing windows 8.

lifetec said:

Did you check if your ports are still forwarded in your router.
Is your lanip maybe changed by DHCP after installing windows 8.

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That's a good idea, but yes I did check that. Sorry for the late reply, I've been away for a bit.