Why can't I get past "starting connection"?
 

Help, it's frustrating the life out of me.
I have followed all other advice I can fing on connections but it hasn't helped.

A: Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

B: 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?

C: Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. How much ram?
4. Hard Disk space available?
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
7. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
8. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
9. Who is your isp provider?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers? Are there any other p2p sharing programs like LW running?
11. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.

I'm having the same problem
 

okay..i'm having the same exact problem as this guy

i'm running a
1.8 p4 windows xp
i've got the xp firewall, and i think there might be one on the router i use
512 ram
10 gig left
i have wireless interenet..it runs off a satelitte it basically runs off of radio waves...i don't know it's about as fast as dsl
i'm running a linksys router with 3 computers and this one isn't the main computer
home
newest of lw and java
speednet
sharing it with two computers
just lw
i used limewire for quite some time then recently it has just been giving me bloody fits every day

the odd thing is sometimes it will connect..it will say it's running at full speed but i'll be downloading at lower than dialup speeds yet..my internet speed is still full speed...i've tried all the stuff suggested..but..i'm still having issues