To the best of my knowledge, here's what I have going on:
1. OS version? Windows XP
2. What firewalls you have? The only one I know of is through McAfee, but I checked to see if LimeWire was on the exception list, and it is.
3. How much ram? 480 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 28.9 G
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Surfboard modem, Netgear wireless router WGT 624
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. Limewire 4.14.10
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Comcast
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? Says "Your test worked."
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Shared with one computer in same room through wireless router. Using Azureus and OpenOffice.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem with experienced user.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? No
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14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? not sure
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall (See No. 2)
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). US