my config if it helps...
rpc port anyone?......
not working...
addnode=maxcoin.cloudapp.net
addnode=maxcoinus.cloudapp.net
addnode=maxcoinasia.cloudapp.net
addnode=maxexplorer.cloudapp.net
addnode=213.179.202.19
addnode=91.121.8.25
addnode=213.192.56.163:8334
addnode=148.251.11.43
addnode=188.226.147.41
addnode=187.104.154.105
addnode=137.226.216.235
server=1
rpcuser=xxxxxxxxx
rpcpassword=xxx
gen=1
thanks! those extra ips helped.
I used textedit on mac, opened a new plaintext document, pasted this in and threw it into ~/Library/Application Support/MaxCoin/ titled "maxcoin.conf"