MUME

Hey guys, I'm having trouble logging on right now. I can get my client to connect but when I enter my account or character name at the logon screen it just hangs. This happens with both tt++ and with basic telnet. Anyone else having this problem? I'm running Ubuntu 8.04 and using basic telnet that comes with said Ubuntu. It hangs also when I enter 'new' to attempt to create a new account.

Happens when I attempt to log on from the java client as well.

I did a fresh install of Kubuntu 8.04.1 just a few weeks ago and I'm having no trouble whatsoever logging on using plain telnet, nor with powwow.
Do you have any firewall or proxy settings that might be interfering, or perhaps an unreliable router somewhere along the way?

It's recent and it's just MUME. I can connect, but none of my input after connection seems to go through. Other MUDs work. Other circle based MUDs work. MUME doesn't work through telnet, powtty, tintin++ or through the java client on the webpage.

Editted to add: Not only does my input not seem to go through, it in fact appears to crash telnet.