ya sorry my head is really spinning here and I have tried every thing I could to get it to connect.
server side:
[2013-03-01 01:44:29.693680] Listening on host :: port 8342
[2013-03-01 01:44:29.694469] Listening on host :: port 8341
[2013-03-01 01:44:29.694891] Listening on host :: port 8332
[2013-03-01 01:44:29.695182] Listening on host 192.168.1.118 port 8343
[2013-03-01 01:44:29.700813] initialized
[2013-03-01 01:45:21.553129] client host 192.168.1.72 port 48943 connected
[2013-03-01 01:45:21.553563] client host 192.168.1.72 port 48944 connected
[2013-03-01 01:45:21.554151] client host 192.168.1.72 port 48945 connected
[2013-03-01 01:45:56.361272] client host 192.168.1.72 port 48949 connected
[2013-03-01 01:45:56.361794] client host 192.168.1.72 port 48950 connected
[2013-03-01 01:45:56.362289] client host 192.168.1.72 port 48951 connected
[2013-03-01 01:46:56.365829] client host 192.168.1.72 port 48955 connected
cgminer side:
after adding the pool info and then listing the pools by pressing "p" cgminer v2.10.4
4: Enabled Dead Priority 4: http://192.168.1.118:8343 User:admin101.stargate
I also made sure that I had the latest releases of all the open source software involved.
the answer simply alludes me!!
Thank You For Your Time.