1. OS version? Windows XP home edition
2. What firewalls you have? windows firewall
3. How much ram? Don't know how to find!! But plenty I'm sure
4. Hard Disk space available? 20.6GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? orange livebox
7. Where are you trying to connect from House
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? LW 4.18.3 Java 1.6.0 _05
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? France Telecom/Orange
10. Do this simple test for us. Using your browser go here: I get the cannot find server page
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. yes. 2 other home PC's one connected to the main livebox, 2 running off of wireless connections. Also a PS3 running wirelessly through main livebox.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. Had LW installed before with no problems, had to uninstall about 2 months ago, now on reinstallation nothing happens.
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? UPnP enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? AVAST antivirus
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). France