Hey Folkrockr, good to here you got connected. IMO the newer versions are very bugggie, which may be some of the problem. I have had LW for over two years and I am now also having a connection problem. I actually stopped using LW about a year ago but I still let my kids use it. We have Never had a Problem as we are also with Qwest-VDSL. Out of no where it stopped connecting. Absolutly NO Changes have been made to our computer or ISP.
If your interested, you may try an older version if you have further problems.
See Here.
OldVersion - Newer isn't always better ! Version 4.12.3 or 4.12.6 are probably the most stable versions without the useless Bittorrent attempt. Hope this Helps.