hi there, I have been searching for weeks to try and solve this problem. Here is the information you requested. I have tried Uninstalling and Reinstalling along with some port configurations recommended in other posts. No Luck, any suggestions? LW use to work a long time ago. Please help

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98): Window XP Home
2. What firewalls you have? Avast version 4.7 Home Version (Turned Off)
3. How much ram? 768 MB
4. Hard Disk space available? 6.95 GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Cable Premium 10mb /per Seconds
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Modem: WebStar by Scientific-Atlanta DPC2100; Router: Dell2350 Wireless Broadband Router
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. LW 4.17.0; Java 1.6.0 _.03
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Bright House Road Runner
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? I did it and it said “Your test worked!”
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. This is the main computer have 3 others computers connected via router.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem, use to work 6 months ago.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? _ click here to see Sample image. Yes, but I always have seen a brick wall and it used to still work.
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? I checked my router and it shows lots of enabled.

15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Avast, but I stopped it, Windows Firewall is Turned Off
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). United States