Hey dac10, this is my .conf file minus my user and pw, mine works just fine, maybe this will help ya.

rpcuser=yourusername
rpcpassword=yourpassword
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=3333
gen=0
server=1
listen=1
staking=0
addnode=www.cryptounited.io
addnode=pl.e-waluty.net.pl
addnode=199.175.53.179
addnode=199.175.53.224
addnode=198.23.242.217
addnode=72.11.148.176
addnode=162.221.184.173
addnode=128.199.202.69
addnode=108.173.158.52
addnode=195.154.163.121
addnode=24.11.45.99
addnode=104.172.24.79
addnode=108.173.241.118:6877
addnode=104.172.24.79:6877
addnode=47.222.173.194:6877
addnode=37.233.101.66:6877
addnode=185.92.222.90
addnode=195.154.163.121:6877
addnode=31.53.190.189:6877
addnode=37.233.101.66:6877