1. OS version? xp
2. What firewalls you have?avast
3. How much ram?sorry dont know
4. Hard Disk space available?dont know
5. Connection type? broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?i think this is the right thing- Zoom ADSL X6
7. Where are you trying to connect from? house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW 4.12.11 and Java 1.5.0_09
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? It said test worked
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? Sharing with 2 laptops
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. It worked for a few months then started doing this
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? yes
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? sorry dont know
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall sorry all it says is avast!
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country? UK

I have left it to see if the connection improves but it still stays on 1 bar and when i try to search for the doc i want to download it says:
'limewire is currently connecting to the network. Your search may not return any results until you are fully connected to the network'

Sorry if there is a solution already posted somewhere and im wasting everyones time but im really stuck!

Thanks!!!!!!!