Ok, I have located the problem… after so many days of my brain bleeding…lol
Apparently, I did not have a plug-properly configured/installed. I found out by doing yet another fresh install and then adding plugins one at a time. After each plugin, I would go and test the post function. When I installed “Really Static” I immediately got the cannot connect issue. I don’t want anyone to think I am blaming the plugin because I DID NOT have it configured properly. I just wanted to post my solution in case someone else has this problem because it was a tough problem to solve.
Thanks for the help.
