ghilton,
In case this helps until support comes on line later today:
What ports need to be open?
From the readme.txt file in directory where AwareIM installed:
"IMPORTANT: if you are running firewall software on your computer make sure that you unblock access to the following ports: 1098, 1099, 4444, 9000, 8080, 8090-8092, 3732-3764, 8005, 8009, 5001."
Tom