OK...here's what I did, and it still doesn't work...

1. Changed listen port value in LW to match the manual port forward value to 6346. Then, I clicked apply, and closed LW

2. In Windows, I went to Network connections> Local Area Connection> Properties> Advanced> Settings> Advanced> Highlighted Local Area Connection> Settings> Saw 2 selections for Gnutella, both checkmarked.

3. Highlighted first Gnutella selection (UDP), and hit edit> The Settings there were as follows: Name: My Computer Name / ext. port: 43004 / int. port: 43004. I changed my computer name value to reflect my exact IP address, and changed both port values to 6346. I also did the same for the other Gnutella selection (TCP). I clicked Ok in all windows, to make sure the settings had taken.

Note: Strangely enough, when I went back to double-check...the value where I had input my IP address, had reverted back to my computer name. I figured it had to do with the computer name, and IP address being the same, I guess. I dunno...Now, in the firewall instructions provided to learn how manipulate these values under this link: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/firewalls.shtml. In step 15, this list suggests using the IP address of 127.0.0.1....I tried that, too. But it reverts back to my computer name again. Could this have anything to do with it?

I also tried a few other things, such as enabling/disabling proxy, while making sure to hit apply, and close LW out, after each attempt. This didn't make a difference.

I also tried disabling LW from starting automatically, which I saw worked for some users, but this did not work, either. I'm stumped....