sidney & spiderpainball,

Have you checked to see whether your ISPs are blocking or filtering p2p?

Make sure you're only using one firewall (two can interfere with each other) & that it's configured properly for LW:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=51357

Read the parts about UPnP within the above thread. If your routers use UPnP, make sure it's enabled both within the router & within LW (tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Tick 'use UPnP', apply).

Do the port 6346 test within the thread. What's the result?

If you have no joy, give your set up details:

OS
LW & Java version (help > about LW & it'll tell you)
Connection type (dial-up, ADSL etc)
Where you connect from (home, work etc)
Modem/router brand & model number
Firewall you're using
ISP
Do you share a connection with other computers
Is this your first try at using LW

**spiderpainball, only use your Norton firewall, turn off the Win!