Failure to connect after swapping out hard drives
 

I recently had my hard drive swapped out... same OS, same anti virus software (McAfee suite), same firewall settings as before, but now LW won't connect.

Here's my

1. OS version? Windows XP SP2
2. What firewalls you have? McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0.0
3. How much ram? 512mB
4. Hard Disk space available? 50ish GB
5. Connection type? Cable (Charter is my ISP)
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
Modem: Motorola SB5101 SURFboard cable modem.
Router: Netgear 108Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGT624 v3
7. Where are you trying to connect from? Home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have?
LimeWire: 4.10.5 Pro
Java: 1.4.2
9. Who is your ISP provider (Internet Service Provider)? Charter - it worked as recently as 1 week ago.
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 works
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? No
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem - worked fine until the hard drive swap-out (and basically a reinstallation of the OS)
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? yes - and I've created a windows firewall exception.

now I feel like an idiot
 

I opened up LW again, and I got the familiar "Starting connection..." message down at the bottom left of my screen.

I went to File --> Disconnect, and waited for the connection to say "disconnected."

I then went to File --> Connect, and it works like a charm now.

I only had to go through that once (I've done everything in all of the other threads first), and now it works every time.