Bonjour!
See the FAQ at
http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka...QEmuFAQ#QLinkR
Also if your friends are on from the same campus you probably need an IP exemption, see the P99 FAQ for details... the behaviour on non-exemption IPs logging in is the black YOU HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED screen when you try to enter the game after character select...
Regards,
Mg