Connection off network Problems
 

I've had limewire for about 5-6 years now and this is the first time this happens with the new limewire i just downloaded. I only have one firewall and i turn it off just likei did when i had the old limewire and yet still it does not seem to connect ive read most of the threads and have found no anwser to my problem. Im running windows xp with a dsl connection througha network. I need some insight on the problem please help.

First thing to try is deleting 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.

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