CICS Iterative Listener not connecting

I have coded a CICS Iterative Listener, my first, and when I run the VB apps it just says connection failed….with no reason.. When I telnet to the addr and port, the connect also fails, and says it timed out.. what would cause a time to occur…the communications look ok, a NETSTAT shows I am listening on the correct port. I coded the listener in COBOL for OS/390 and have entered it in the Configuration file. I log the SOCKET, BIND and LISTEN. I have tried using a SELECT or just coding the ACCEPT and I get nothing, that is the most disconcerting part…there is no error posted…just a long nothing. Any help would be appreciated.

Brad