I've had this same problem. I just downloaded the newest version of limewire onto my new laptop. I have a wireless connection through AT&T Yahoo and limewire works perfectly on the home computer, but when I load it up on my laptop, I only get the one bar of connection, meaning I can't download anything. And if I try to use the internet while its running, I can't connect. I checked the firewall on my computer. I have Windows Firewall and McAffee. I turned off McAfee's completely and deleted and re-added limewire to the list of exceptions for my Windows Firewall. I still can't get a connection. This is with the newest version 4.14.8 I'm fairly literate on computer information so if anyone knows anything about this problem and how it may be fixed, I would greatly appreciate it. I searched through this forum and couldnt find anything quite like the problem I'm having. Thanks for your time