First things first, try these suggestions: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/connec...t-connect.html (click on blue link)

One issue with AOL is you never can be quite sure which ISP you are really going through. AOL rents lines from other ISP's. Also in UK, a high % nowadays have strict rules re: p2p. Many shape bandwidth & some even attempt to block p2p sharing programs.