I can connect fine at qwork using mac OS 9.1 but at home running win 2k it worked until I installed 1.6b. I tried to install i.6d and still doesn't take. Bearshare doesn't work either. I am firewalled with a 192.168.xxx.xxx address, but then I am at work as well. I am the Admin there and it works fine. I have a feeling it has something to do with the latest Java Runtime. Because When I installed 1.6b it never worked though I still had 1.4 on the PC and it worked fine. I uninstalled 1.4 hoping that would solve the issue and still no go. I tried the manual connects and most of the tips on these boards.