1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) windows vista home basic
2. What firewalls you have? vista but its turned off, and our router one is turned off to
3. How much ram?1gb
4. Hard Disk space available?120gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?modem and router philips SNK5620
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)?home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.12.11, java 1.6.0_01
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)?pipex
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ The page should say 'Your test worked!'. What happens when you go there? your test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. sharing it with one other laptop, we both wireless, also i use bearshare and that works fine
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. new user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface?yes
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? made the 6346 port enabled on tcp and udp
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall router has a fire wall and thats disabled, can only find the original vista firewall and thats disabled too
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland).uk

ps. it lets me connect very rarely! the brick wall goes and i get 5 full green bars. but thats about once every 2 weeks!

HELP!