Ok... after you deleted LW's preferences folder, did you have to go through the setup wizard?

Did you replace your gnutella.net file with one of the ones in post #8?

Which other fixes have you tried from this thread (click on link): If LW Will Not Connect
That thread has lots of different fixes because there are lots of different things which have worked for people in the past. You need to try them all.

Please send me a PM & tell me the static IP address that you used when you were setting up port forwarding. Click on this link to send me a PM: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/privat...=newpm&u=29749

Which port forwarding software did you buy? You don't really need to buy software to set up port forwarding - the instructions for your router (link in post #5 should have all the info that you need