Ok it looks like it is your Nortons that is causing the problems -- there are 2 ways of configuring your computer so that your firewall will accept Limewire -- (1) Open Nortons and find the applications or connections tab where it shows all the programs that have been permitted/accepted by Nortons. Find Limewire hilite it and delete/remove it. Now reboot yr computer -- open/start Limewire and a Popup box from Norton should appear asking if you wish to permit or deny this program -- click permit -- now that should do it -- if it doesn't try this way -- (2) making an exception for Limewire in Nortons Personal Firewall. Open this link (configure nortons for LW) scroll down to post #4 bloodie and follow instructions -- also this was added by another LW user who used "bloodie's" method to configure nortons:-

In addition to what bloodie said I found that by following the steps he provided up to step 11 worked; however, thereafter it did not. I found that by following the nexts steps I have provided, I got lime wire to work for myself.

step 12. left click on computer icon that appears under "program rules"
step 13. select modify
step 14. click on "communications tab"
step 15. select "all" from the drop down box
step 16. select ok
step 17. open limewire.

If the above dont work try this link by LOTR (Finally solved my connection problem)

Hope this works for you -- pse let us know how you get on

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Limewire links: (If LW 5 will not connect) (If LW 4 will not connect)(system details) (LW Clean Reinstallation Instructions) (setting up your firewall to accept LW)

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