OK, well this morning I turned the computer on and put itunes on and listened to some music and thought of a song I heard yesterday on the radio, so i decided to download it. I opened Limewire and searched the song. Quite a few came up and about half of them had bitrates. I picked the on at the top with 121#. This didn't have a bitrate, and when i clicked download 'Connecting...' came up and was there for about 10 minutes until i canceled it. I tried the one with 101# and this one had a bitrate of 128. Again the same thing happened. It was fine last night as i downloaded three songs. I don't know whats happened. I haven't made any changes. Due to the problem i have re-installed Limewire and been on options and restored defaults. Still this has made no difference. Any help is kindly apprciated. Thanks.


1. OS version? Windows XP Home Edition
2. What firewalls you have? I Don't Know Specifically but there is one on my router
3. How much ram? 512mb
4. Hard Disk space available? 96.5Gb
5. Connection type? Broadband
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Linksys ADSL2 Gateway with 4 port switch Model Number: AG241
7. Where are you trying to connect from? Home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? Limewire: 4.12.6 Java: 1.5.0_02
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Onetel
10. 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? 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. Home Network between 2 computers, but currently the other computer is in pieces so therefore it isn't networked at the moment.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem with a fairly experienced user.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? No

Beware of Fake files in search results & also check this for tips How to find music

Try choosing those with lesser hosts under the # column.