1. OS version? Windows 98 XP
2. What firewalls you have? Windows
3. How much ram? About 300MB
4. Hard Disk space available? Over 20GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Westell Versalink B90-327W16-06
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)? home
8. What version of FrostWire (FW) & Java do you have? (Go to FW's menu Help>About FW...) Will show both FW & Java version. FW 4.10.9 and Java 1.5.0_09
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Verizon
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. No
11. Is this a your 1st try at FW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. First try
12. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of FW's interface? Yes

I get one bar green in the bottom left and it says Starting connection. I left it like this for over an hour and nothing changed.
I have Frostwire listed as an exception in Windows Firewall and even turned the firewall off breiefly, but i still say the brick wall icon.
I also tried port forwarding but it does not seem to make any difference.
Please, any help is appreciated. Thanks