goodkid1 how did you come to the conclusion that your connection problems are with your ISP and your friends problems as well....(I've looked back over your posts)
As a corporate systems analyzer, you should be the first not to assume that everybodies problems are the same and there will be just the one fix...
How about you and your 5 friends post your details and we can have a look at all the different set ups...You maybe surprised...
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...-you-post.html