Hello, I've been following some of the other threads with no luck. My firewall has limewire listed as an exception, and I've been using limewire for a while. It is suddenly no longer connecting. (it appears to be trying) I have the firewall icon (globe behind a wall) and I'm using a cable modem, toshiba pcx 5000. I have no idea how to access it or check the plug n play settings. HELP!

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1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)xp
2. What firewalls you have?zone alarm (allows lime wire)
3. How much ram? 500 mb
4. Hard Disk space available? over35 gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?pcx 500 toshiba
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.trying to download the older version on one of the threads, but I had that one originally when I started having problems, then I updated with no luck.
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? Test said all is well.
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 w/ experienced user.
13. Do you see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface? YES
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? I don't know. I think I got a message that said the UPnP was not working properly, but I never could sort that out.
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall AVG Free

. What country are you living in? USA

please. This is driving me nuts.

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Which Java version did you download? Try this one. Use the JRE offline installer & remove any other Java versions before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

Looks like your router has a firewall. See the link below.
http://www.timewarnercable.com/Media...20Benefits.pdf

But...I can't find specific instructions for port forwarding (to get rid of that firewall icon). If you have a user manual that came with your router (I can't find one), look at the instructions for port forwarding.

Try changing LW's listening port to 64049, or something in the range of 49152 - 65535 (in LW tools > options > advanced > firewall config. Click Apply to save a change).