Make sure your OSX LW is not using the same port (connection or listening port) as any other program on your computer or network. Your Linksys is port forwarded? It sounds like it. Is your LW set to Manual Port Forward?

Make sure Performance options are all disabled in LW. Make sure OOB is disabled under Speed options. Set LW to connect manually. Let LW open, load any shares or incompletes if any, then try connecting.

Send me a PM, I will send you an older LW version to try out, the newer versions are a little trouble-some connecting.

PS: Sorry I didn't see your thread earlier.

LoTR,

I have tried your tweaks, and all i get to is "Starting connnection. It appears as if LW is doomed to not work on my macbook. I did all you said, and double checked the ports/manual port forwarding in my rtr (although every app w/UPnP usually does not need this done) and still i get squat. I'll take you up on trying abn older version, i shall PM you asap. Thank you for the response,

Calfmandooo