Thanks. Its synchronizing now. Rather slowly but it tells its synchronizing. Will post later to tell of further experiences
Overall thanks for the feedback, folks
No problem. I know it can be all a little confusing when you're new. If you're having difficulty connecting to a wallet, usually someone will have posted about it in the official coin thread. It should have all the information you need. You may need to look around to find the right settings for your miner, depending on if you're solo mining or pool mining, but all the information is on the forum, you just have to dig for it.