Permanent - Unable to connect

I have downloaded and configured the client as described in the "Beginners" thread. I have been only able to log in once, on 1st March, but it was so crowded and laggy that I decided I'll wait a bit with playing.
Now (yesterday and today) all I'm getting is "Unable to connect" message.
What gives?
Now (yesterday and today) all I'm getting is "Unable to connect" message.
What gives?