Great thanks offkey, I have tried everything. I even reformatted my computer but it does the exact same thing.
It is definatly an access server issue, this is why I think that.
I installed sfc3 then tried to connect, it was looking for access server and did not freeze.
I installed 534 patch, tried it, did not freeze because it was looking for access server.
Installed the access server directory update, it connected to access server, then game locked up like it usually does.
Did something change on the access server?
I guess the only other thing thats left is router settings, but I did not change them from the time it worked to when it didn't work. . . .