Everything works locally, including the two test softwares, phpBB2 and Php-Nuke.. They work fine in local mode.
My friends pc, is nothing special.. No router, no firewall, its just sumthing he uses once a week for email, thats it.. I've even tried it from other people I know threw the net (irc friends,ect,ect) Everyone ends up with the same result, connection times out..
BTW: I do not have a router and I am running a firewall, and I have made sure that my firewall allows access to all the software as necessary..