I think Scrubfire was talking about your spelling regarding the ping statement. If you tried to ping "midlecoin.com" instead of middlecoin.com it just couldn't work

Connecting to EU server today has been a rollercoaster. It was up, then down, then up again, then it turned upside down... I'm now connected to useast but if you are eastern based I'd try with the Asian server as it might offer a lower latency for your location.