1. OS version - Windows XP SP 3
2. What firewalls you have - XP Firewall, router firewall
3. How much ram - 3 gb
4. Hard Disk space available - 100 gb
5. Connection type - cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers - Modem (cogeco cable modem), Router (Linksys WRT54GS running DD-WRT firmware: DD-WRT v23 SP2)
7. Where are you trying to connect from - house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? - LimeWire 4.18.6
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider) - Cogeco Cable (cogeco.com)
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 see Your test worked!
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs - No.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. - I am an experienced user
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? - I see the brick wall
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled - no port forwarding - UPnP disabled
15. What security programs are you using - McAfee
16. What country are you living in - Canada

Normally limewire runs fine. When I download from the gnutella network I get great dowload speeds. The connection indicator in the bottom left corner (bars) indicates I have a very strong connection.

When I try to use Limewire to download torrents Limewire brings my network connection to it's knees. At first everything is OK. My network connection is stable. The longer Limewire downloads the torrent, the worse my connection gets. When this happens I am not able to even access my routers admin page.

As soon as I close limewire (close sys tray icon as well), my network comes back.

I have noticed this with every torrent application I've used (bit torrent, utorrent...). I tried port forwarding in the past and it didn't seem to help.

Any ideas?

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