@after_lunch
Hello!
Before trying the system replacement you mention, please send us a system report, where Eddie might have logged everything happening while it tries to contact the bootstrap servers. From the main window click "Logs" tab, click the LIFE BELT icon, click the "Copy" icon (or send the report to our web sites) and paste either the whole report or the link to the report into your next message (or open a ticket to keep the system report private),.
Also test what happens if you enter http://airvpn.org when Eddie asks for an alternative bootstrap server. Note that it's http and not https (then Eddie encrypts by itself the underlying HTTP data flow). If it fails too, try also .info in place of .org.
Kind regards