Unable to connect to Data Center

[JustcallmeSoul]

completely uninstalled all anti-malware programs that i had installed, but thats not it. i really, honestly do not think it is a communication error, the ports are open and i can ping to their servers with no issues at all. squeenix support is increasingly not helpful, but a friend of mine pointed out something that confuses me, my directory for the game (c:/programfiles(x86)/steam/steamapps/common/FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn does not contain a .cfg file.

[Nekodar]

The main folder should have a game and boot folder
The game folder should have movie and sqpack folders as well as some files, but I see no .cfg either.

The place you should check if you have a cfg should be
C:\Users\<user>\Documents\My Games\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn

Dunno if it's different for steam, but it shouldn't be...

If you have no cfg there either... Check settings first on the launcher, then on main screen.