I think I have a similar problem to this guy and figured I should not start a new thread. O and this is my first post
1. OS version? windows xp
2. What firewalls you have? I'm not sure. The only one I see is off. Its called Windows Firewall and it is set on off. I dont think I have a firewall problem because sometimes my limewire works.
3. How much ram? 368mb on eMachines Computer
4. Hard Disk space available? 123 GB
5. Connection type? DSL
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Router: Belkin Wireless G Router- 2.4ghz-802.11g (<I think this is the problem)
7. Where are you trying to connect from? 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. LW 4.14.10 Java 1.5.0 (I think this is right. I didnt go into LW because it will kick me off the internet and thats my whole problem.)
9. Who is your ISP? Bellsouth
10. Do this simple test for us. Test works
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. We used to have an iBook around the house so that we could use either one. But now we just have the router connected to our computer and that is how the internet works. It doesn't really make sense to me but it works most of the time, unless I open Limewire.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. I've used limewire for a long time.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ no
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? I don't know anything about our router situation.
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Some McAfee. However the Spamkiller is disabled, and the other system running is PC Spyware Doctor.
16. What country are you living in? US

Now for my problem. If I open limewire, by just double clicking on the desktop icon, all my settings and songs are there, but I cannot search. If I type in a search, it says Limewire is currently connecting to the network.
So its been doing this for a couple months now, and I don't even remember the last time I got it all to work. So I uninstalled LW a few weeks ago, and reinstalled it. When I opened it after reinstallation, it worked for that one time, ( and for some reason all my files are still intact, which is fine with me) but ever since then, I cannot connect to the network. And its not just not connecting , it is messing up the whole internet connection because any searching or email or whatever I'm doing on Firefox, suddenly says that the page won't load. So I think I should uninstall it all, including the router and wacky internet connection we have, and then try it again. any help?