Hi Birdy
When is a link not a link ? When its not clicked on, I like the way you refuse to give up.
As Bob Marly would say.
In the abundance of water them fool still thirsty,
Peace.

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1. what OS version? (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista) XP
2. What firewalls you have ? WINDOWS FIREWALL HAS BEEN TURNED OFF
3. How much ram ? 1GB
4. Hard Disk space available ? 68GB
5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ? CABLE VIA WIRELESS ROUTER
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers ? ARRIS MODEM - CM550A & LINKSYS ROUTER WRT54GC
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.) ? [B******[/b]
8. What version,LimeWire & Java,Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.? LW 4.8.1, JAVA 1.6.0_01
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ? HARGRAY
10. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ? IT SAID 'YOUR TEST WORKED'
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. THE ONLY OTHER SHARING PROGRAM I HAVE IS BEARSHARE. HOWEVER THE EXECUTABLE FILE IS ON AN EXTERNAL HARDRIVE THAT IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY CONNECTED TO THE COMPUTER
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.? 1ST TRY WITH LW
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ? I DON'T HAVE A BRICK WALL OR A WORLD ICON
14. Have you given full permisions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ? I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN, WHICH PROBABLY MEANS THAT I HAVEN'T
15. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.? XP FIREWALL IS OFF

Rather than running without a firewall (very silly in my opinion), configure the XP firewall to allow LW.
Firewall setup

Your LW version's pretty ancient. If this is your first try with LW, why are you using such an old version?? There have been heaps of changes in LW since 4.8.1 (that's why you don't see the firewall icon...4.8.1 doesn't show it)

You could try downloading the latest LW (4.12.11) & see if you can connect. If you do that, it will uninstall your current LW version. If you don't have the 4.8.1 installer saved then you'll lose that version.

Your router has an internal firewall. You could try port forwarding, here are the instructions.
Port Forwarding for the Linksys WRT54GC

Don't forget the step of setting up a static IP address. LW's listening port, port in the 'manual port forward' box & port forwarded within the router all have to be the same number.

thanx, Birdy.

Hey, I just tried everything that was suggested and I'm still getting a brick wall in front of my globe and not connecting. Any more suggestions?

I need help Here's the list...

1. what OS version (eg: Windows 98, XP,OSX, Vista) ? XP Home
2. What firewalls you have ? Windows Firewall
3. How much ram ? 1.75 GB
4. Hard Disk space available ? 50MB
5. Connection type (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) ? Cable
6.Modem what brand name & model numbers ? Motorolla Surfboard, SB4200
7.Router brand name & model numbers ? None
8. Where are you trying to connect from (house, apartment complex, school, student accommodation, work, etc.) ? House
9. What version,LimeWire & Java, are you using. Go to L/W's Help/About L/W, THIS show both LW & Java version.? 4.14.12 LW, Java 1.6 (Standard)
10. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider) ? TimeWarner Roadrunner
11. Do this test click here: http://www3.limewire.com:6346/ should say 'Your test worked!. What happens ? Your Test worked!
12. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. No Other p2p Programs
13. Is this your 1st try at LW, or is this a new problem with an experienced user.? Experienced User, New Problem
14. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface ? Yes
15. Have you given full permissions for LimeWire to pass through your Firewall ? Yes, Exceptions: Limewire, and self installed Port (not sure if this should have been done) for port 6346 UDP
16. XP users, Please state XP firewall on or off.? On
17. In Start & remove Programs, Is this update Installed, "Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261)" ? Security Update for Windows XP (KB931261) Installed
If Windows Updates are not seen, Tick the box at top of page, (show updates)
18. Are you using Manual Port faward in LimeWire OR UPnP ? UPnP



Any ideas are GREATLY appreciated... I've never had trouble connecting to Limewire in the past and it's really disappointing to have it be unavailable. I don't know if I'll get a email response, so if you could just send me a email to check the post (or any suggestions, if you so desire) - *email address removed*

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Try the fixes in the post below.
If LW Will Not Connect

You can also try changing ports. In LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config, change LW's listening port to 65000 (or anything in the range of 49152 - 65535) > apply > ok.

will you help me wiht my limewire pbroblums

pleasee