If you are having problems connecting it may be that port 23 is being blocked on your computer or network. We are working on setting up some alternate ports in the next version.
If you started a character with the name but you did not finish creation you should be able to login with the character, rather then trying to create again. If this is not the case please let me know.
For those of you with trouble saving your settings you may need to upgrade to flash 10. If you have 10 then please shoot me and email and describe the bug so I remember what the problem it. - jeremy@ironrealms.com
Hey guys, thanks for the feedback. We are working on fixes for the bugs that have been submitted, including the name problem. Should have a new version up within the next hour.