Hi my names robbie i have had limewire for everrrr. and just recently the power supply in my dell computer went so i replaced that and now since i have replaced that my limewire hasnt been able to connect. before this happened i never had any problems i have tried for like a week to fix this i have tried everything and i just cant get it to connect someone please help me!!!

here is some info

1. Windows XP
2. i have the normal window firewall and norton
5. dsl
6. westell router
7. connect from my house
8.i have limewire 4.12.11 and i just downloaded java 5.0 12
9. verizon dsl ISP
11. my computer is the main computer in the hosue and we have a lap top
13. yes i see a brick wall in front of the blue world icon at the bottom of LW's interface
14. I have norton protection

Hi Robbie,

Don't use 2 software firewalls together...they'll conflict with each other. If you're using the Norton firewall, make sure it's configured to allow LW (click on the link below) & turn the Windows firewall off
PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall

This has also helped some people with their connection: Delete LW's preferences folder when LW's properly closed. See point 3 here & also point 2 if you've used older versions of LW in the past (there could be a folder in either location).
Fixes for LimeWire
This will kill all of your settings within options, you'll have to go back through afterwards & reset things. If you're not sure of your settings, go through LW's tools > options & write them all down, so that you can reset things later.

Your Westell router might have a firewall...what's the model number?

You could also try this version of Java. Use the JRE offline installer & remove your current Java version before you install this one.
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

its model 327w.... and i tried all those other things and still nothing has worked. i dont get how it can work then all of a sudden nto work!!

Did you delete the preferences folder? If it was deleted properly, all of your options would've reverted back to default. If you've got any doubts about whether you deleted that folder properly (some people have trouble finding it), let us know.

Is your router a Westell Versalink 327W? If so, here are the port forwarding instructions...see if that helps with the connection.
Port Forwarding for the Westell Versalink 327W
LW's listening port, port in the 'manual port forward' box & port forwarded within the router all have to be the same number.