do which test with mcaffe off?
and i tried to do what ne0teric suggested, but still no change
its strange cuz i had limewire and rogers working together for more than a year now, and i dont think its the fact that we got a newer modem either, cuz limewire worked after for a while too...
im gonna uninstall all my p2p software and disconnect my modem for the night and hope that it will work in the morning

also if im not sure, but i think limewire always worked with the brick wall. but once again i might be high...

hi - i seem to be having a problem with connection. I d/loaded one song today - no probs - now when i try to d/load it says 'connecting' and nothing happens. the connection bar is on 4 - people are uploading from me? but i'm not getting any d/loads. i have not altered any settings and i have used limewire succesfully for a long time? thanks

Your isp won't be to blame unless you have over-stepped your monthly quota for download.Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

I think you problem is most likely this one: Beware of Fake files in search results or something else re: your downld sources. Keep searching for more results & more sources.

so... any suggestions? because everything worked fine until 2 days ago...:(

You deleted your LW prefs, re-checked your firewall settings & made sure XP firewall was off, changed LW's listening port, ... etc.
Not too many options left. Why not try Phex to see if you have the same problems.
Other option is proxies .... there's many types. But it's a long process to find one that works. You need to keep trying out new proxy addresses, & also try different types of proxies. PITA

If no go, then it looks like Rogers put the brakes on your p2p use 2 days ago. Give them a call (speak to a technician) & ask them to remove the p2p filters/blockers.

BTW what did LW Pro support tell you? You have LW pro so I presume you sought their support also.

i actually just called rogers, i asked them if they're blocking limewire or something, they said they're not blocking it, they are just slowing it down. he said since a lot of people use it, it creates problems so they slowed it down from like 100% to 60% (or maybe hes lying). and although i dont really know how to use proxies i tried some yesterday... but the thing that is really retarded is the brick wall infront of the globe... i dont know why its there...
also, where can i ask the lw pro support?

and also 2 days ago, when it first started to not connect, i left limewire running for a long time and it actually went to the second bar really rarely, and once to the third bar, but no use... doesnt happen anymore though

You can find the link to Pro support here http://www.limewire.com/english/content/support.shtml

ehh i cant get support cuz i didnt actually buy limewire...
and i called rogers a thosand times and they all say that they dont block p2p, its just limited or they slow it down...