I ended up uninstalling and then reinstalling v 5. I turned off my firewalls and still cannot get connected either. I have Vista, with the Windows firewall and Norton.

Moved from Trouble Running Limewire

I have tried turning off or adding exceptions for LW and have not been able to get something configured correctly. I am using Vista.

Help!!

Moved from firewall question (lose internet connection when LW running)

Don't run Windows & Norton firewalls together. Turn off the Windows firewall. Now try removing all LW rules from Norton firewall & reconfiguring that to allow LW. See the links below.
PortForward.com - Free Help Setting up Your Router or Firewall
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/226610-post6.html

If you're still stuck, go through the fixes here: If LW Will Not Connect
If nothing there helps, post back with your system details.

i followed everything on Portforward and still not getting anywhere. I am ready to give up.

Sorry to hear that.

But if you don't tell us what other fixes you've tried, or give us your system details - there's not much more we can do for you.

Hi,
Thanks in advance for helping me figure out this problem that's been sending me in circles for hours. I'm totally vexed, and am wondering now if this isn't my problem.
I'm having the same problem as sageacres. I'm running Vista w/ service pack 1, Norton 360 with all traffic allowed to LW. No windows defender. LW tells me I have no internet connection, though I'm downloading other apps at over 300kps. I have uninstalled/installed 4.18.8 multiple times, then 5.0.11 Pro/ Java 1.6.0_04. I even tried an older LW version with no satisfaction.
I hope to get this working quickly, as I use LW religiously. Any suggestions at all would be greatly appreciated. Again, thank you for your time, and for your prompt attention to this matter.

Best regards,

Eric

Which fixes here have you tried?: If LW Will Not Connect
There are so many because so many different fixes have worked for so many different people!
If you haven't tried any yet, I'd start off by deleting/replacing your gnutella.net file & next thing would be deleting LW's preferences folder. After that, go through the whole lot.

If nothing there helps, you really need to post your system details. We can't help without those details - how can we guess your setup?? The help thread above tells you the details that we need, just like the forum rules do when you first register here

Here is the break down on my system.
Vista Service pak 1
Norton V. 10.1(which I will uninstall)
228GB Free of 288
Just downloaded Java SE kit 6 update 11
Is there any other system information you need?
I also uninstalled 4.18 and re downloaded LW 5.0

Lauri

Norton & Windows firewalls are reknown to clash with each other causing odd problems including less security, not more security.

Glad to hear problem solved!