I am still getting "not capable masternode: Could not connect to 173.29.65.208:9999"
I used Port Test and it was able to see port 9999. Any ideas what to do next?
Your ip might not be static.
What are masternode ranks for? What is the ranking system?
I just double checked and it is static
the port seems to be open to the outside world, you need to check you can connect to it from your computer using telnet, also make sure that something else is not using that port and that it point to the right ip within your network if you use router port forwarding, finally if you have an antivirus, make sure it's not blocking the client from connecting to odd ports.