Can you give us a full description of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.

BTW the newer versions of LW have firewall detection abilities to force people to configure their firewalls properly. In the bad old days when few people had their firewalls properly configured, it was very difficult to downld from them & impossible to direct connect to them. Have you seen this page: Connection problems? Check here first! (click on link) Follow thru the sections to do with software firewalls, & modem/router NAT firewalls. For your norton, see Configuring Norton Internet Security. BTW if you're running windows XP which has its own firewall, then disable it. http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...842#post178842