hello all.... this whole thing started about two weeks again when I moved down here to GA. I've been using LW for about 3 1/2 years so I know most of the in's and out's except for this problem now. My LW wont connect but my wife's LW on her laptop will. Anyways here is my info



1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98) XP SP2
2. What firewalls you have? Windows, Belkin
3. How much ram? 3 gig
4. Hard Disk space available? 11gb
5. Connection type? (eg: dialup, broadband, cable, etc.) cable
6. Modem & router brand name & model numbers? Modem - Arris(# tm502g) Router - Belkin Wireless G(# f5d7230-4)
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. 4.12.3 and 1.6.0_02
9. Who is your ISP (Internet Service Provider)? Mediacom
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? My test worked!
11. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up. Just your standard wireless setup
12. Is this a your 1st try at LW or is this a new problem with an experienced user. new problem with 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? UPnP is enabled
15. What security programs are you using (antivirus etc)?
16. What country are you living in? USA

Did you have Java 1.6.0_02 installed before you moved (ie when LW was working)? Some people have had problems with that version of Java. Try this one instead, 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

Also try this: 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.

Double check that your XP firewall is allowing LW.

Open your LW, file > disconnect. Let it sit for 5 minutes then file > connect.

What's the model of your Belkin?

well I had tried all of that before and it didn't work. So I logged my wife into her limewire on her computer and then took one of the connection ips from her limewire and entered it into mine....it seemed to have worked because I get connected no problem. Not sure if what I did was right but it did work.