Update: un-installed everything NR from all devices. Then re-installed server with new domain (jimbob2) on the windows box. re-installed NR Free on android from market. everything worked using Dynamic Forwarding. since I (as well as some others aparently) can't set up static forwards or customize dynamic forwards, I once again installed the NR free apk from the other post.
Still everything working through dynamic forwarding. then i set up a static forward, close the app and re-start it and!...
DUn DUn DUn
now back to nothing works (dynamic or static). so i remove the static forward, close the app (which froze for a sec and i had to re-close it by giong into the notification again). low and behold! the dynamic forwards work again! YAY.
now if i could just have some static forwards so that my phone always connects to my windows box through NR... i'll keep ya updated.
EDIT:Gonna see what pro beta from the market and that post do.
EDIT2:pro beta does nothing without the pro server.
thought i'd give it a shot.