Tagartine Schuler

K, heres the deal. I've researched, and read, and troubleshooted, and everything else I can think of to fix this. I've about had it with this issue simply because I can not get past it. Before I upgraded my OS to Win 7 32 (previously XP 32) I had no problems connecting to the SL servers, minus the usual Windstream Service Brown-Outs. For those who see this and are like "Soooo.. whats the problem?" When I try to join the SL server, it goes through the usual login process. When it gets to the "Waiting for Region Handshake..." part, the viewer freezes. Heres where the problem starts. From all my research, I've gathered that SL uses a "passive" communication system meaning that the Client PC has to initiate comms with the server. Whatever... Moving on. I've also gathered that the "waiting for region handshake..." is where the server attempts to communicate with the client. If there is no response, the viewer "hangs" on this portion of the login process. Please see below for steps completed as far as troubleshooting. My Rig: EVGA NForce 790i FTW, EVGA NVIDIA GTX 285. That should be all you need to know about it. All drivers are current all the way down to the BIOS. Troubleshooting Completed: Uninstalled-Reinstalled, Cleared Settings/Cache Folder for All SL Viewers, Disabled PC Firewall, Forwarded Ports in Router, Made my PC the DMZ, Changed Log-in Zone (region), Tried 5 different 3rd Party Viewers... SL2, Phoenix, Firestorm, Emergence, Immprudence (sp?), Kirstens... Nothing has worked. I'm hardwired to a hub connected directly to my DSL Router. I don't have my PC connected to wireless at the moment due to the "extra" firewall it creates in my LAN. Any help with this from anyone would be greatly appreciated. Tag