Error F01: DSLauncher could not contact the patch server (new install)

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Type:Patch Server
Bug: Brand new install, Freelancer is installed, Discovery downloaded and installed. DSLauncher gives the following error:

Error Code: F01 DSLauncher could not contact the patch server. The remote server returns an error: (403) Forbidden

Reproduction Steps:

• Step 1: install freelancer. install discovery
  
• Step 2: run dslauncher (as administrator, or not, fails both ways)
  
• Step 3: ???
  
• Step 4: Profit
  

Additional Information:

I tried different install directories that were not %appdata%, such as c:\games\ etc.

I tried disabling the firewall completely.

Is there a config file that I could edit to point to an IP address instead of a named server to identify any DNS related issues?

edit: I installed on a completely different computer: same issue.

edit2: Appears I'm either IP banned or my router is blocking. I switched to a different internet connection, and was able to patch / connect. Is there an IP ban list I can check against?