Slow downloads and stupid firewalls.

[rhexis]

I understand many of the same topics have been posted already, but I've been browsing for over an hour and still found direct answer to my problem (maybe I'm just lazy to read everything).

Recently, my Limewire has been having SUPER slow download speed. 0KB/s ~ 4KB/s. It's getting on my nerves how long I must wait to finish downloading a 100MB file. I looked up the forums and have deleted my .limwire folder, set my listen port to 12000++, and ticked the "Disable Ultrapper Capabilities". I suspect the reason of my slow download speed is because of the firewall, so I risked virus and deleted every anti-virus system I had, and disabled firewalls. Disabled expections for Limewire. Disabled firewalls for all types of connection, but all helped nothing at all.

1 month ago, everything was fine and I was downloading at over 50kb/s. This 1KB/s thing is pissing me off like crazy. I'd really appreciate if anyone can direct me to an answer to solve this stupid problem.

Also, I think it's only me, that whenever I have Limewire running, my MSN keeps signing off and on, again and again. This doesn't stop until I shut down my limewire. Has anyone experinced this problem?

My modem is a Linksys BEFW1154, Windows XP, 512 RAM. If you require more information, I'd be more than glad to provide them. Thanks.