If you are trying to use tripod, I am sorry to say this but honestly you are fighting a losing battle

As far as free hosts go, I tried them all that were 'recomended' and had problems with them all varying from connection problems to actual usage.
Honestly, you will enjoy using YaBBSE much more and quickly if you invest in a shared host package.
If you still want to try and connect I will help you but I promise you it will frustrate you even more to just be abe to 'look' at the first page and do no more as I did.