Global Queue/Timers

I am trying to set up a download queue. Seem to have everything under control, only nothing seems to be happening. I have zzz's and "waiting to retry" in the status box. I am very much a beginner. Is there a way to view a queue log? Or at least to view anything that tells me connection attempts have been tried? It has looked like this for over 24 hours now and I feel like Iam wasting my time with this. I do have a brain, but I am feeling a bit frustrated. Help?

What's your firewall situation?

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