trouble getting socket.io to work in node

browser-net-output.txt

xx.yy.zz.ww		GET	200	application/javascript	234B	72ms
					
278839520115563000	GET	101	undefined		30B	2.0min
					
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/plain		159B	2.3min
					
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/javascript		166B	20.40s
					
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/javascript		166B	20.06s
					
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/javascript		166B	20.07s
					
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/javascript		166B	20.08s
					
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/javascript		166B	20.07s
					
278839520115563000	GET	(failed)	undefined		30B	1.6min
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/plain		159B	20.09s
					
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/plain		159B	20.12s
					
278839520115563000	GET	200	text/plain		159B	20.06s
					
278839520115563000	GET	(canceled)	undefined	30B	5.03s

client.js

var socket = io.connect("http://xx.yy.zz.ww");
socket.on('news', function(data,success){
	console.log("DATA!");
	success("yes");
});
//socket.emit('my other event', { my: 'data' });

server-console.txt

   info  - socket.io started
   debug - served static /socket.io.js
   debug - client authorized
   info  - handshake authorized 278839520115563206
   debug - setting request GET /socket.io/1/websocket/278839520115563206
   debug - set heartbeat interval for client 278839520115563206
   debug - client authorized for
   debug - websocket writing 1::
connection established!
   debug - websocket writing 5:1+::{"name":"news","args":[{"hello":"world"}]}
   debug - setting request GET /socket.io/1/xhr-polling/278839520115563206?t=1317787153942
   debug - setting poll timeout
   debug - discarding transport
   debug - cleared heartbeat interval for client 278839520115563206
   debug - setting request GET /socket.io/1/jsonp-polling/278839520115563206?t=1317787164043&i=1
   debug - setting poll timeout
   debug - discarding transport
   debug - clearing poll timeout
   debug - clearing poll timeout
   debug - jsonppolling writing io.j[1]("8::");
   debug - set close timeout for client 278839520115563206
   debug - jsonppolling closed due to exceeded duration
   debug - setting request GET /socket.io/1/jsonp-polling/278839520115563206?t=1317787184457&i=1
   debug - setting poll timeout
   debug - discarding transport
   debug - cleared close timeout for client 278839520115563206
   debug - clearing poll timeout
   debug - jsonppolling writing io.j[1]("8::");
   debug - set close timeout for client 278839520115563206
   debug - jsonppolling closed due to exceeded duration
   debug - setting request GET /socket.io/1/jsonp-polling/278839520115563206?t=1317787204519&i=1
   debug - setting poll timeout
   debug - discarding transport
   debug - cleared close timeout for client 278839520115563206
   debug - clearing poll timeout

server.js

var app = require('http').createServer(function(req, res){
    res.writeHead(200);
    res.end("Nothing to see here, folks.");
  }),
  io = require('/usr/local/lib/node_modules/socket.io').listen(app)
;

app.listen(80, "xx.yy.zz.ww");

io.configure(function(){
  io.enable('browser client minification');  // send minified client
  io.enable('browser client etag');          // apply etag caching logic based on version number
//  io.set('log level', 1);                    // reduce logging
  io.set('transports', [                     // enable all transports (optional if you want flashsocket)
      'websocket'
    , 'flashsocket'
    , 'htmlfile'
    , 'xhr-polling'
    , 'jsonp-polling'
  ]);
});

io.sockets.on('connection', function (socket) {

  console.log("connection established!");

  //socket.on('my other event', function (data) {
  //  console.log("DATA:"+data);
  //});

  socket.emit('news', { hello: 'world' }, function(data) {
    console.log("received:"+data);
  });
});

I've tried "on-message" and it still doesn't work. I even tried it where it's same-domain, and still it won't work.

i'm convinced it's something about my server setup, but for the life of me i can't figure out what.

sorry man, I'm out of ideas. :(