Hi NightOwl,
I guess I need you to be a bit more specific about what your problem is in order to help you.
A few folks are having to go through steps to get connected at all, while others are only having problems with uploads or downloads connecting.
Another problem several users of all patch types had a few days ago was this, they were experiencing WinMX Error Encountered and the program was shutting down on them.
If you can let me know exactly what type of connection problem your having I would be glad to guide you through resolving it..