i tried the fire wall i have only 1 f-w thats the windowsXP f-w.....
all my friends (3) have the block wall in front of he globe and they still have all the access and downloading formality.

is there another way i can double check (easier) to want firewalls i have. i have read and had a friend who has limewire(3yrs) and even he cant figure it out..

i hope this helped thx

Did you do the port test? Did it work?
You might have a different modem or router to your friends (these usually have their own internal firewall). Just because someone you know can connect, doesn't necessarily mean that you can connect!! That's why we ask people to answer questions about their setup...because everyone's is different.