i'm right there w/u...OS is Vista64 | Java is 1.6.11 | Gateway is Motorola SBG900 set for port forwarding 6346:6346 TCP/UDP. oh and LWPro is 4.12.11. All firewalls are off, even though i configured exceptions. Comcast is ISP. i have done everything that i have found here and elsewhere. my friend runs it noprob and he has gone over my settings, everything is identitcal except port config : he runs on 44496. yes i tried and no luck. i'm about ready to throw in the towel. BTW went into command console and pinged multiple ports and i receive ping timeouts????pls help