I disabled the Windows firewall and LW is working again. Thank you very much!

The funny thing is, though, it was off when LW originally went down (I know because I turned it back on as I was trying to figure things out). I wonder why that happened?

Also, not that I really need it now, but how would I determine how my router is set up ((UPnP enabled, port forwarded or neither)?

I just did a quick "What's New" search to see if LW was working. I did get results but I keep getting the message that my computer does not appear to have an Internet Connection (it does) or a firewall is blocking LW from accessing the Internet.

Do I need to worry about this or anything else still?

Your router has an internal firewall...that's probably why you're getting the message about a firewall blocking LW. That's why I asked you whether you had UPnP enabled or a port forwarded...one of these options should get rid of your firewall icon.

If your router supports UPnP, enable it within the router & choose the UPnP option within LW's tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Then Apply > ok.

Or you could try port forwarding. Check below for instructions.
http://www.portforward.com/english/r...4/Limewire.htm

Don't forget to set up a static IP address first (there's a link for this within those instructions). And remember...the port forwarded, LW's listening port & the number in the 'manual port forward' box have to all be the same number

If you choose to do nothing (ie no UPnP or port forward), your firewall icon will probably remain & you could have trouble getting good search results. Also, chances are that very few people will be able to download from you...so you won't be sharing your files

LW isn't really working again. I am not getting any search results whatsoever.

My router does support UPnP. It is enabled. The UPnP option is chosen in LW as well.

Now I am constantly getting the message that "LW is currently connecting to the network. Your search results may not return many results until you are fully connected to the network."

Directly followed by the error message, "Your machine does not appear to have an active Internet connection or a firewall is blocking LW from accessing the internet. LW will automatically keep trying to connect you to the network unless you select 'Disconnect' from the File menu."

The firewall icon remains as well.

Reconfigure your Norton firewall
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showpo...10&postcount=6

If that's no help, try port forwarding (see the link in my earlier post).

I tried reconfiguring my Norton firewall, as per the linked instructions. That didn't work.

I tried port forwarding, that didn't help either.

I also tried putting my fist through the monitor. Surprisingly that was of no help.

Any other advice I might be able to try. I just don't get why it works sometimes, usually when I make the initial changes as per instructed, but then it goes back to not working.

The ol' 'fist thru the monitor' isn't a recommended fix

I don't know why port forwarding's not working. Did you have the option to save & reboot your router after setting things up? Did you make sure that all port numbers were the same within the router & within LW's options? After you set up port forwarding, did the firewall icon disappear at all (even for a little while)?

Sorry, been a way for a while. Crazy busy at work you know. Any hoodle...

May be I screwed up the port forwarding. I tried again and it did not work.

I did just realize that a new program was installed on my computer. My fiancée's sister had some type of MP3 player and they installed the "software" that came with it to transfer the files. It is an RCA Lyra (???) and there was the Yahoo! Music Engine installed. I removed this.

Also, I have bit torrent as well and that appears to be working, although very slowly. I know I could use this to share files, but I find LW much faster (when it is working) for audio files.

Any more ideas, other than using my machine as an anchor once the snow melts here.