I think I remember seeing a thread about this recently, but can't seem to find it. ^^; Was a solution found ?
As a reminder, the problem is like this:
I can log into POL and get all the way through the "Select Character" screen on FFXI. Everything works normally until the black "Downloading data..." screen. It just kinda sits there downloading for a few minutes and then the error pops up. "No response from the FINAL FANTASY XI server. Connection timed out."
Anyway, I appreciate any feedback and apologize for asking a repeat question. :3