alright well i checked out a bunch of threads and have tried numerous ways to solve my connection problems but none have worked, i tried adding the gnutella thing on the firewall advanced tabs and i tried changing my port number and i just dont know what to do. i have a windows xp and my internet service is a wireless router, i believe a cisco systems one so if anyone could help me work this problem out that would be great.

Your information are to vague to give you any proper advice.
Can you give us a total description 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 (Internet Service Provider)?
10. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.
11. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.
12. 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?

Do you see a brickwall in front of the small globe in the left bottom corner of the LW window??

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i dont know what i did but it started working out of nowhere thanks for responding though despite my vagueness

erm Cisco ... aren't their devices equivalent to (made by) Linksys? Make sure UPnP is enabled on your wireless device.