Okay, first of all thanks anyone who helps me with this, so lets get the ball rolling and get the preliminaries out of the way...

1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) Windows Vista
2. What firewalls you have? Microsoft Windows (tried on & off)
3. How much ram? 2GB
4. Hard Disk space available? 100GB
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) Cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Linksys WRT54G & Moto Surfboard
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? Home
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. 4.13.6 Pro Beta
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Time Warner RoadRunner
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? "Your Test Worked!"
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Several wireless clients feed into WRT54G along with wired desktop & voip ATA sharing wired... all tunnel through surfboard.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user.New prob with an experienced user...
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? You bet
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/attach...1&d=1158099342
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? UPnP enabled and confirmed working
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Symantec Corporate 10.2 (vista), defender

Hmm... blue works to make it interesting. Anyways, I've tried as much as I can read

(1) Disabling firewall, defender, symantec
(2) Tried Java 5.0 Update 11, 6.0, 6.0 Update 1
(3) Tried LW 4.12.11 << whatever's most recent
(4) Updated Windows completely
(5) Uninstalled McAfee both with the uninstaller and cleanup program
(6) Confirmed port forwarding works
(7) Uninstalled, reinstalled LW several times
(8) Uninstalled, reinstalled java & limewire several times, several versions
(9) Installed LW on W-XP machine, tested, working, turbo-charged
(10) disabled aero effects
(11) internet works

I'm at a loss with this one. I seriously don't know why it won't connect to the gnutella network. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know. Thanks!

I'm not any knowledge on Vista, but one thing that takes my notice is your symantec corporate. Are you sure that does not include a firewall? I do know your model Linksys is 'not' a very reliable model. When you say you port forwarded, you mean you simply changed the settings in LW right, not actually port forwarded the Linksys?

* Try changing port in LW. You should connect using a different port to that of other computers on same network.

* Just to check, try connecting directly via your surfboard & not via the Linksys.

I have a Windows XP Machine running symantec and Limewire connects just fine, as well as through the Linksys. I have the Linksys running different firmware than factory, and yes have configured port forwarding on the Linksys both manually and with UPnP (confirmed working... it updates the status live). I also included changing the settings in LW.

Anywho, I've also gone as far as to match the settings from my XP computer (port-wise) on the Vista computer and nothing works.

Thanks for responding!

Hey everyone... got it working!!!

I got curious and started changing ports and I finally decided to go high and choose something like 65000... it connected and everythings great!

Thanks everyone who tried to help!