I could use a little help as well. I have been using lime wire for about a year or so and everything has been perfect. i have a excelent rating and share over 2000 files... two days ago i was downloading and uploading no problem as always.. out of the blue starting last night and now tonight all i get is "connection" and then "more sorces needed" no matter how many hosts that file has or what file i try.. they are all the same responce. NOTHING has changed on my computer in the last few days.. software or hardware... HELP?

StormWPB, there fake files there has been an influx of them lately, try to download from a lower number of hosts or give it a day or two and you should be able to get it then...

i dont have a router because this computer is the only one in the house with broadband but i have this *dynex brank pci adapter that says: 10/100mpps fast ethernet

i normally have 1-3 green bars mostly just 1 but that is the reason i tryed opening my gnutella network in network connections

that test did work

Hmmm... have a read of this. It suggests to me that Avolve are using trafffic shaping technology & this may well be why your downloads are so, so slow.
http://www.logisense.com/pr/engageip.pdf

As for your adapter, I don't have a clue but I don't think it would be causing a firewall problem?? Somebody else may know! As long as your XP firewall's configured correctly & you aren't using any other connection devices (high speed modems & routers often have an internal firewall)... I really don't know where your firewall would be coming from. Did you get any firewall protection from your ISP when you upgraded from dial up?? Just double check that you don't have a second firewall!

You could try changing ports, there are instructions within the satellite thread I gave you earlier.

Damn... beaten again.