I can't seem to connect to slush's pool or any pool for that matter at the moment copying my console below
2013-04-17 05:43:15: Listener for "Fast": api2.bitcoin.cz:8332 17/04/2013 05:43:15, timed out
2013-04-17 05:43:16: Listener for "Fast": api2.bitcoin.cz:8332 17/04/2013 05:43:16, IO errors - 2, tolerance 2
2013-04-17 05:43:21: Listener for "Fast": api2.bitcoin.cz:8332 17/04/2013 05:43:21, timed out
2013-04-17 05:43:22: Listener for "Fast": api2.bitcoin.cz:8332 17/04/2013 05:43:22, IO errors - 3, tolerance 2
2013-04-17 05:43:22: Listener for "Fast": api2.bitcoin.cz:8332 17/04/2013 05:43:22, No more backup servers left. Using primary and starting over.
2013-04-17 05:43:27: Listener for "Fast": api2.bitcoin.cz:8332 17/04/2013 05:43:27, timed out
2013-04-17 05:43:28: Listener for "Fast": api2.bitcoin.cz:8332 17/04/2013 05:43:28, IO errors - 1, tolerance 2
2013-04-17 05:43:32: Listener for "Fast" shutting down