1. OS version? Windows XP Service Pack 2
2. What firewalls you have? Windows, Trend Micro, Norton [Trend, and Norton are OFF, and Windows has exceptions also with port exceptions]
3. How much ram? 1 Gigabyte
4. Hard Disk space available? 30.5 Gigs on my main drive
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) dsl broadband, and a wireless router for my brothers laptop
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Modem: Speedstream 4200
7. Where are you trying to connect from (house, appartment complex, school, student accomodation, work, etc.)? house
8. What version of LimeWire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version. LW 4.14 and Java 1.6.0_02
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Windstream
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? Connection timed out
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. I use uTorrent, and Limewire.
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. New problem 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? Yes and it ****** me off
14. For those using a modem/router, how is your modem/router set up...are you port forwarding or is UPnP enabled? UPnP enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)? Some people might not be aware that their security suite includes a firewall Norton Antivirus, Windows, and Trend micro Pc-illin.
16. What country are you living in? Sometimes there are ISPs with the same name in more than one country (eg Clearwire in the USA & also in Ireland). USA

BTW, my computer worked fine before my computer was re-formatted.