Try clearing your cache first. What browser are you using? What OS are you on? And have you ever been able to log in at all?
Hey. I've got the same problem....have the latest version of flash player, but i stuck at "checking the server status". I can wait an hour and it does not changing =/
Hey, i'm sorry now it works, but only after a real long time or many actualisations. I use the internet explorer. Could it be a problem, that i'm from germany?