I'm pretty sure I got the static IP stuff set up ok. I'm pretty annoyed that I can't figure out the username and password though...the directions don't mention any default ones...and when I ran the program to get that info from my comp, it says the host name is "Brittany," which I used for the username, but what about the password? I thought I was blind and didn't see that the instructions had told us the default username and password, but I even hit "ctrl + F" and typed in "user name" & "Password" and nothing...figures! Why is this turning out to be so hard for me?! I feel like a huge idiot! Thanks for putting up with me :P

Try leaving the username field blank & use admin as the password. Does that work?

yes, that worked! I finished alllll of the steps for the static IP........and wouldn't you know, when I tried to open the internet, it didn't work. I know the last step said that if you couldn't get internet after that, then go back and change your configuration to what it originally was (automatically look for IP)..which is what I had to do in order to get working internet again. What do you think went wrong? I'm seriously getting ready to give up!

I don't know what went wrong. I've never had trouble with a static IP. Did you make sure that all the info that you entered (subnet mask, default gateway, DNS server numbers etc) was correct?

Did you ever successfully delete LW's preferences folder?

Try another gnutella client & see if you have more luck.
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I guess I don't really know...I thought everything was correct but apparently not. I might just forget about it...I just don't have much luck with computers! Thanks so much for all of your help though, and for putting up with me! Keep up the good work.