I've been a Limewire user with no problems for quite a while. It still works at home with Knology as an ISP. At my vacation home in FL and Mediacom as a provider Limewire has failed to connect for several months. Today is the first day I've had time to work on the problem.
Mediacom says it's nothing they're doing. I have:
WinXP
AVG (disabled and rebooted)
A bunch of RAM, don't know for sure
10.3 G free space
Cable
Modem is Surfboard SB5100
LimeWire 4.14 (new download today)
Mediacom ISP
The test worked.
Not sharing anything with anybody
Had the program a couple of years, it still works at home

Prior to downloading the newest version when I opened the program it stuck on one green bar, DID have a brick wall in front of the globe, and gave me a message about being unable to connect.

I uninstalled that program and downloaded 4.14 and now it just sits there, no globe, no wall, no message.

Too many people are saying LimeWire used to work and just quit. What's going on?

I appreciate any suggestions.

Try these fixes one by one and see if they help...
Try uninstalling all versions of Java from the add/remove programs and then re-install the JRE 5.11 offline version....
Archive: Download Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) 5.0 Update 11

Try deleting your preference folder/s...
Fixes for Limewire when LW isn't operating as it should

I have also looked up your ISP and many suggest that is does block p2p traffic...

Slyck News - UPDATE - Numerous Mediacom Customers Without P2P Access
ISP's Blocking P2P Use? - Mediacom, Insight users face mystery blockade - dslreports.com
[RANT] Mediacom blocking P2P traffic - Dont waste your money - dslreports.com

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Hi, thanks for the reply, did all you suggested and then re downloaded limewire and reinstalled it. It now goes to 94 percent and shows a wall in front of the globe. Is this progress?

Had a nasty little techie at Mediacom say very sanctimoniously that they did not support stealing other people's music! I pay by the item! I was incensed! They also denied any p2p blocking but admitted "throttling". I give up! At least my ISP in GA works!

Don't know what happened but it suddenly began working. It still says 94 percent but the brick wall isn't in front of the globe! Thanks!

They probably throttle at certain times of the day, try off peak hours..

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