A. Did you configure your firewall so it allows LW full access (advisable not to have 2 active firewalls b/c they can interfere with each other); Firewall configuration instructions (click on link)

B. Do this test: Bug Report instructions & sample image Is the result True/False?

C. Can you give us a total desciption of your set up:
1. OS version? (eg: Windows 98)
2. What firewalls you have?
3. Modem & router brand name & model numbers?
4. Where are you trying to connect from (home, school, work, etc.)?
5. What version of Limewire (LW) & Java do you have? (Go to LW's menu Help>About LW...) Will show both LW & Java version.
6. Who is your isp provider (Internet Service Provider)?
7. Are you sharing the connection with other computers or p2p sharing programs? If yes, please give details of set up.

D. Let's try an experiment, download a magnet link file from here: http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml Tell us what happens & what speeds you get.

E. See the following link & follow “ALL” the off-shoot links to find hints & extra skills to help: To continue files downlding (click on link)

* Be aware, you can normally only downld as fast as the sources you're downlding from will allow; ie: how many & how much bandwidth they have available for you. Obviously the more the sources the better.

Right-click on the top of the column bar on the downld window & choose to show vendor/version. So take a closer look at the people you're downlding from. Are the slow ones LimeWire (LW) or another such as Shareaza (RAZA) or another?